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If you are looking for ways to keep kids entertained but also learning, then this list of YouTube channels may be a great resource for you.  We have compiled a list of the 15+ Best Educational YouTube Channels For Kids. There is something here for almost every subject, including Math, Science, Art and even general channels with a breadth of learning videos.

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Most of these channels are geared toward younger elementary kids and preschool children but some of them also have something for kids of all ages.  This is also a great resource for teachers, parents, childcare workers and grandparents.

 

15+ Best Educational Videos For Kids

Nothing can replace a great hands-on learning experience, but when there are days that you need a little extra help and support, YouTube can be a wonderful resource.

Some of these channels are educational and entertaining and some of them are a little more interactive. Some are silly and some get right down to business when it comes to learning. This list of YouTube resources is one that you can keep coming back to anytime you feel bored or want to learn something new with your kids!

Another thing to try is to search questions or topics on YouTube.  For example, why do bees make honey? Why is the sky blue? You’ll be able to then select a video to get a video explanation to supplement your learning.

Because there are so many different YouTube channels, we have divided this list up by subject matter to make it easier for you to navigate and refer to.

Peekaboo Kids

You will find videos for kids of all ages on this channel.  Most of the videos are all about math, science or phonics. Whether you have a preschooler or older child, this channel has something to offer!

It’s OK To Be Smart

If you need some education support for biology, physics, anatomy, space, animals or more, then check out this YouTube channel. There is a large variety of videos on all sorts of subjects!

Homeschool Pop

Even if your kids aren’t homeschooled, this channel is still an excellent learning resource. There are videos for different grade levels and subjects, making it easy to search just what you are looking for. Almost every subject is covered on this channel.

FreeSchool

This channel focuses on history, animals and science. The videos are short, informative and fun. This is a great place to go if you need some extra support for teaching kids about a specific subject.

Crash Course

Crash course is a great educational resource for kids. The videos are very well made and they span a wide variety of subject matters. Older kids will love this channel for learning!

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has lots of short clips on different topics from the show your kids love to watch. From science to literacy they cover it all!

SciShow Kids

There are videos on all different types of scientific subjects such as nature, animals and science experiments. These videos are short, entertaining and educational for kids!

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic for kids offers videos that are funny, entertaining and educational for kids. These videos are well done and there is something to offer for everyone.

The Spangler Effect

See lots of different science experiments by Steve Spangler.

Wild Kratts

A new video is released every Wednesday. Full episodes are available on Netflix but you can get short clips with lots of educational content about animals on their YouTube channel.

Mystery Doug

This channel answers questions for kids like –  Can animals laugh? Why do we have tears? Why do bears hibernate? It is chock full of interesting questions your kids will love learning about!

Minute Physics

For a more advanced science channel about physics – Minute physics provides hand drawn animations to explain cool physics and other science facts.

Math Antics

You can find videos on all different types of math subjects such as fractions, algebra, decimals, division and more. This is a great resource if you are looking for videos to teach a specific math theory to kids.

Super Simple Songs

Super Simple Songs has lots of educational songs for kids. From learning about bedtime routines, foods, and colors, there is a song about almost every topic here!

StoryBots

All of your favorite songs from the StoryBots are here in one playlist. Learn about different topics with these songs!

Music with Nancy

Nancy creates educational, interactive songs for kids. Kids will love singing along to some of her songs like Planets, Planets to learn about the solar system.

Lunch Doodles With Mo Willems

This is a new Youtube Channel started by the children’s book author, Mo Willems. If your kids love Mo Willems’ books, then this channel will be a huge hit. Mo shows kids how to draw some of his most iconic characters.

Art For Kids Hub

A wide selection of drawing and art videos are available on Art for Kids Hub. Kids will love the step-by-step and kid-friendly instructions on how to draw different cartoon animals, characters, food items and more.

 

We hope you find this list helpful for you to find educational resources for kids on YouTube!

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    10 cartoons that will teach your child to read

    Russian Language Day, also known as Pushkin's Day, is celebrated more often by adults and schoolchildren involved in the subject. This concerns kids less often, and in vain: after all, they have to learn Russian for the longest time. We suggest not putting it off for a long time in the educational box and start showing educational cartoons to the little ones - anyway, they are most likely already watching TV, and together with these funny, understandable videos, they will be able to remember the letters faster and better.

    Recall that we have a general selection of educational cartoons for kids, and now you have a review of popular videos on YouTube, where they will try to teach your children to read and write in an advanced modern format.


    Educational cartoons: Talking ABC

    We start from the basics - from the alphabet. Here, plasticine letters turn into animals, make sounds corresponding to their appearance and further transform according to the alphabet. All the names are spoken out (and more than once), the animals look extremely cute, friendly and in the good traditions of plasticine cartoons. They also have an application for tablets and phones - for those who want to poke buttons on their own.

    17 minutes of educational joy for children aged 3-6.


    Learning to read. Talking letters

    The authors of this video (Mizyaka-Dyzyaka channel, name from the creators of Abuuuv! and Azyabatska) know firsthand about the benefits of associations. Their speaking letters are maximally reinforced with images and sounds, where near the "D" and a woodpecker that hammers, and smoke, and "Yo" sparkles with New Year's garlands.

    5 minutes of doing their own visual business of letters for the little ones. The rest of the channel's educational cartoons can be found at the link.

    Cartoon Russian alphabet from, A to Z from Aunt Owl

    Wise Aunt Owl demonstrates the alphabet to children on the example of a variety of concepts, with rhymes, an accompanying bright cartoon and an indispensable important morality next to each letter. Suitable for those kids who are not interested in the pure alphabet, but watching a collection of short cartoons (and at the same time taking in the teaching part) will be a real pleasure.

    15 minutes for 3-6 year olds, there is also an abbreviated five-minute version of the alphabet for the more impatient.


    Learning to read by syllables with Fixies

    Let’s say right away that there are a lot of similar videos - with Fixies, Barboskins, Smeshariki and other cartoon characters to the taste of a child. And this is not exactly a cartoon - rather, a mixture of a video lesson with the fashionable genre today "opening kinder surprises." Here, after reading the words, the kids are really teased with an opened egg with a toy inside, and they also pop the balloons based on the children's delight, pronounce the game lines of the characters and perform other typical actions designed to receive a large number of views from young viewers. And yet, words are really taught to read here - syllable by syllable, slowly, methodically and intelligibly.

    32 minutes for children aged 1-7 years old (what a waste, really!).

    Learning to read with the zoo Umachka

    Two hilarious pencils and their helper Lisa the scissors in an exciting word reading blockbuster. By letters, syllables, whole, with pictures, informative facts and a combination of different animation styles. The channel is seriously aimed at teaching children to read, there is even a video instruction on how to work with their cartoons. Extremely detailed and visual. Well, there is a whole series of similar lessons on the channel - just as bright and favorably distinguished by a reduced level of "lisping" with the target audience.

    6 minutes for those who want to teach reading to children from 3 years old.


    Learning to read. Educational cartoon by Robert Saakyants

    Surely you are familiar with such stylish Soviet cartoons as “Wow, talking fish!”, “In the blue sea, in white foam” and “Look, Maslenitsa!”. Their author is the famous Armenian director Robert Sahakyants, who continues to create animation today. For the little ones. His "Learning to Read" is a large cartoon with recognizable style, strange animals and a visual educational element. Be sure to also mention his ABC for Kids. The fat face on the monitor screen may remind you a little of that very talking fish, but it's even for the better, isn't it?

    45 minutes (we said that this is a full-fledged cartoon), we recommend for viewers from 3 years old.


    Learn Russian with Piggy

    Combine the legendary "Good night, kids!" with Russian lessons - a simple but effective idea. Khryusha, Filya, Stepashka and the host on duty are trying to turn study into a fun and exciting game, and for fans of the original series, such training can really become a useful and organically perceived help.

    10 minutes for those running towards the screen to the sounds of “Tired Toys Sleeping” of any age. You can find more educational videos with Piggy at the link.


    100 words for 1-3 year olds

    Want to expand your baby's vocabulary but don't have time to show traditional pictures, books and cards? Videos like these can be of great help. The words are read out as clearly as possible, they pop up on the screen following a large intelligible photograph of the object, and all together it has a slightly hypnotizing effect on adults, but the target audience of 1-3 years old is quite suitable. It’s better, of course, when parents do such things, but given the lack of time, why not.

    100 words in 7 minutes, more videos can be found here.


    Luntik. Russian language for kids

    In essence, this is not a cartoon, but a video about the passage of an educational game. But it is in great demand among those who do not dare to give tablets in pens yet, preferring to seat the baby for video lessons. However, one does not interfere with the other at all. Well, Luntik is here in his repertoire - infinitely kind, saves butterflies, solves riddles and explains everything.

    56 minutes with Luntik for those who have already watched almost five hundred episodes of the main animated series.


    Russian language for children. Education for all

    If all the previous videos in the review are, among other things, entertaining and not always systematized, then everything is serious here. A real TV school invites you to fully learn Russian through a series of videos with a teacher and his plush friends. And even though Uncle Volodya tries to put knowledge into a form that is interesting for children, these are still real lessons according to a schematic program. They cannot become an alternative to a school subject, but taking a course will definitely be beneficial and will allow you to bring up those topics that have "passed by" in the main educational institution.

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    90,000, training video for children: TOP-20 children's programs

    Probably not in vain the concepts children's programs and educational videos for children are growing together more and more. Educational videos are often built on the principle of a series of programs, and programs, thanks to the Internet, become a resource that is available not at a certain day and hour, but at almost any moment.

    Today's TOP-20 children's programs were prepared for us by Tatyana Pirozhenko (Tavika) , author of the blog This is interesting! , who received an honorary award Blog of the Year in the action Choice “Mom Blogs” 2012 , author and host of the Pochemuchek Club , where you can send any children's questions and get detailed interesting answers. In general, it is obvious that today's review will be a good navigator in the world of educational videos for children.

    Some time ago I presented to your attention a review of educational and educational cartoons . Today I continue to acquaint you with educational videos for children.

    This time I want to offer you a review of children's programs. All these programs were watched by my children at different times (my son is now twelve years old, my daughter is five), and my comments about them are based precisely on our personal experience.

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    Before starting the review, I once again want to remind you that any, even the most beautiful educational or developing video and any, the best children's programs will not replace a child's communication with parents and peers . Therefore, you should not abuse watching TV.

    One program (about 15 minutes long) a day will give a good developmental effect. But a whole hour of such broadcasts will have a stupefying effect on a child. Not to mention the damage to health that constant sitting in front of the TV can cause. Therefore, control what and how much your baby watches.

    In addition, the question remains: at what age can a child be allowed to watch TV? For example, the French Higher Broadcasting Council banned the operation of TV channels broadcasting programs for children under three years old. In the opinion of the Council, such broadcasts are harmful to the health of children. After all, according to some medical studies, watching TV at this age can cause problems with speech and sleep, addiction, passivity and lead to other diseases of the nervous system.

    On the other hand, it is the TV that is often the “window to the world” for babies — with the help of it one can learn and understand so much! With your own eyes to see the ice of Antarctica, people of bygone eras, to visit space ... Therefore, it is difficult to imagine a modern child who would not be familiar with the TV at all. And it is in our power to make sure that this acquaintance only benefits him.

    So, here is a list of 20 educational and educational programs for children, "tested" by my children. I would be glad if you share your impressions about educational video products for children in the comments, tell us about what you like and watch.

    Children's programs: top 20

    Telemouse (Die Sendung mit der Maus)

    Germany, ARD. Produced since 1971. The duration of the episode is 26 minutes. Age 4-10 years old

    The main character of the program, Cartoon Mouse, together with her friends present a series of short videos on a variety of topics - from observing the life of animals on a farm to stories about professions and the history of everyday things. The plots are interspersed with three or four cartoons, which in themselves are very unusual for our eyes. This is not a Russian school of animation, but not an American one either. But something completely different, original.

    In Germany, this program is called the “school of the nation”. She is very popular. Discs, computer games, soft toys, T-shirts and even stamps with Telemyshka are produced. The program also has its own website (www.wdrmaus.de). Unfortunately, this is the only program from the entire list that I could not find on the Internet in Russian. It was broadcast in 2006 by the Rambler channel. Then her eight-year-old eldest son watched her with delight. We digitized the program, and it was kept on our disks until our daughter grew up to it. The quality of the digitization is terrible. But there is nothing to replace it with, I have never seen Telemyshka in Russian anywhere else. If you can find or can watch in the original language, I highly recommend it! Even adults will be interested in it.

    “This is my house” (“My beautiful house”)

    France, 1998. 28 episodes of 7 minutes. Age 4-12 years.

    In each episode of this children's show, children from some country introduce viewers to their home, customs and way of life. Spectators seem to spend one day visiting them. Venice and England, Cuba and Belgium, Denmark and Israel and many more different countries and cultures. Very informative from the point of view of studying the traditions of different peoples. And adults are no less interested than children.

    Academy of Arts

    Russia, Bibigon, 2008. The duration of the episode is 12 minutes. Age 5-10 years old

    Dmitry Khaustov is broadcasting with several children. During the show, they learn different styles and artistic techniques of drawing. As a result of an open lesson led by invited artists, children in the studio create their own masterpiece and learn the basics of artistic literacy. In the opinion of my son, who himself studies at an art school, the program is a bit boring - there is little content, a lot of shows. But he watched to the end all 50 episodes that we had. I haven't shown it to my daughter yet.

    “There is such a profession”

    Russia, Production Bureau, Karusel. 2008-2012 year. 52 episodes of 25 minutes. Age: junior and secondary school

    Young presenters Pavel Serdyuk, Lenya Bolotnikov and Nika Lysakova introduce the audience to representatives of different professions and their work. In each series, we can see how the presenters try to master one of the professions: a turner and a cook, a hydraulic engineer and an architect, a minister and a diver. Very informative and useful in terms of career guidance. But it is difficult for preschoolers to watch it - a lot of adult text.

    "Funny Science" ("Science in the Yard", "Backyard science")

    Australia, 2003-2007, 156 episodes of 12 minutes. Age 5-12 years old

    Two adult leaders, together with a company of children of different ages (about 7-10 years old), make crafts, arrange experiments and experiments. And in a playful way they learn the laws of nature. No theory - pure entertainment! On the screen, everything happens so simply and provocatively that it is difficult to resist and not try to repeat what you saw in the program yourself. Highly recommend!

    "Galileo" (Russian analogue of the German program "Galileo" of the ProSieben channel)

    Russia, STS channel, from 2007 to the present, more than a thousand episodes. The duration of the episode is 45 minutes. School age.

    Host - famous musician, KVN and physicist Alexander Pushnoy. In addition to the children's program, the magazine "Science by Experience" is also published. In the program, in an entertaining way, answers are given to many children's "why?" And How?". Just look at the list of topics for a few random shows:

    • Which country has the best football snacks?
    • Who invented the passenger elevator and how?
    • Does water affect how the vase breaks?
    • What are 14 vehicles that can be used in winter?
    • What and why do people collect? How is garbage collected in Cairo and in Europe?
    • What is it like to work as a lumberjack and puppeteer? How are the Diving Competitions going?
    • Is it possible to turn a director into a professional wrestler?
    • How does the gimlet rule work?
    • Who will win in the battle of originals and their models?

    Amazing program, I myself watch it literally with my mouth open!

    "ABVGDeika"

    Russia, from 1983 to the present. Series duration 25 min. Preschool age.

    Do you remember the song from your childhood: “ABVGDeika is study and play, ABVGDeika, ABVGDeika it’s time for children to know the alphabet…”? For 35 years now, the characters of the program (now they are clowns Klepa, Roma Romashkin, Shpilka, teacher Ksyusha Sergeevna and postman Pechkin) have been creating educational videos for children: they teach young viewers to read and write, count, traffic rules and rules of conduct. And since 2010, a children's developing magazine of the same name has also been published.

    But neither I nor my two children liked this program as a child. This is my personal opinion, but I can't stand grimacing adults trying to play "childish" roles. There is a strong sense of falsehood in them.

    Art History with Piggy and…

    Russia, Karusel2, 2012, 50 episodes of 10 min. Age: older preschoolers.

    Heroes of the program "Good night, kids" - Khryusha, Stepashka, Filya, as well as the leading aunt Yulia and a cartoon character. art critic Mr. Arts, - get acquainted with the basic terms of art, examples of paintings by famous artists, visit museums around the world. A series of such children's educational programs, in my opinion, is not bad, but my daughter, after watching the entire series, did not show any interest in it.

    In addition to this cycle, there are similar ones on other topics: "Russian language together with Khryusha and ...", "Learning to count with Khryusha and ...", "English with Khryusha and ...", "Travel around the world with Khryusha and ..." .

    All About Animals2

    UK, BBC, 2005-2010, 52 episodes of 25 min. Age: from 3 years old to old age.

    Great documentaries for which the BBC is so famous! In each series there is a story about any one animal. Very entertaining, dynamic, understandable, interesting. Easily accepted by children. The only thing that personally seems to me a drawback is the long duration of the series. For preschoolers, it's still too much. Well, for schoolchildren and adults - just right.

    "Multstudiya"

    Russia, "Karusel", 2011. 13 episodes of 25 min. Age: senior preschool and school.

    A program from which you can learn everything about cartoons: how and who invents, voices and makes them. The guests at the studio are well-known animators and children's writers. And the most interesting thing: in each issue there are lessons on how to make cartoons yourself using different techniques. Hosted by Alexander Oleshko.

    A beautifully crafted and very entertaining show. Watch with the whole family with great pleasure!

    Academy of Entertaining Sciences. Mathematics"

    Russia, 2012. 49 episodes of 13 min. Age: elementary school students.

    Hosts Albert Razumnik and his learned hamster talk about the history of mathematics, about mathematical concepts and terms. In each program there is a fun break - tasks for quick wits and logic.

    In addition to "Mathematics", the "Academy of Entertaining Sciences" also has "Physics", "Chemistry", "Music", "Biology", "Geography", "Astronomy".

    Not a bad educational video for children, but I can't say what causes some excitement. Have only watched a couple of episodes so far.

    "Piggy bank of tricks"

    Russia, "Telenyanya", 2010-2011. 83 episodes of 25 min.

    The host of the magic show, magician Yuri Arbuzov, invites a child from the audience onto the stage and demonstrates a trick with his help. After that, the secret of the trick is revealed, and children are taught how to repeat it on their own. Each episode features a guest from among pop or movie stars.

    The show itself is helpless, but it's interesting to watch the reveal of the trick's secret.

    "School of Magic"

    Russia, "Bibigon", 2010. 51 episodes of 13 minutes. Age: elementary school students.

    Another magic show with a master class on how to make a magic trick. Conducted by Ilya Larionov and four children 7-10 years old in the studio, who, together with the audience, learn to perform simple tricks.

    The show is not much better than the previous one - the presenter lacks "drive". Although the tricks are well chosen.

    "Aty - Baty"

    Russia, TV channel "My Joy" 2008-2010, 68 episodes of 13 minutes. Age: junior and middle school.

    The history of the Russian army, famous battles and biographies of great generals, presented in the form of an eyewitness account - the Old Soldier (Honored Artist of Russia Yu.G. Grigoriev). The program uses visual material: maps, paintings, weapons and uniforms from museums. It will be interesting for boys who are fond of "war games".

    Time to Space

    Russia, Karusel, 2010, more than 76 episodes of 15 minutes each. Age: senior preschool, school.

    The transmission was created jointly with Roscosmos. It is led directly from the ISS by cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin. And on Earth, two children help him (Egor Klinaev and Yulia Sorokina). The program consists of four blocks: a story about life and life on the ISS, training of astronauts, "Mysteries of the Universe" and a theoretical part.

    Our family is very interested in everything related to space, so this program could not help but become one of our favorites!

    "Let's paint!"

    Russia, "Telenyanya", 2008 - 2011. More than 100 episodes lasting 20 minutes. Age: preschool.

    Educational video for children - Lessons from the Violet fairy and her assistant Kalyaki-Malyaki. Together with the children in the studio, the audience is taught various drawing techniques. According to the official website, all the exercises used in the program, as well as the advice of the Violet Fairy and her assistant on the maintenance of the workplace of a real artist, are carefully selected by a child psychologist.

    I didn't like it at all: I have already spoken about my attitude towards grimacing adults who play various fairies and other fabulous creatures. My daughter watched several episodes with interest, but her patience is not enough to sit through all 20 minutes to the end.

    Miracle Travel

    Russia, Karusel, 2007-2010, issues of 15 min. Preschool age.

    Puppet show with elements of geography. I did not like it - a lot of noise, fuss ... little geography.

    "Visiting Grandfather Local History"

    Russia, "Karusel", 2009-2012. 62 issues of 15 min. Preschool and primary school age.

    The puppet character Grandfather of Local History visited all corners of Russia, and then began to travel to other countries of the world. The program contains a short story about the geography, history and traditions of the area visited. Besides, it's a folk tale.

    Large-scale project. And the format is very good: short and only the most important. Exactly what a child needs to know for general erudition. But personally, the puppet character really jars me. The children looked on with curiosity.

    "We're going to play!"

    Russia, "Karusel", 2009 - 2010, issues of 13 min. Age 3-5 years.

    Children's program for the development of speech and logic. The girl Chatterbox together with her friend Tishka the bear are collecting items for the game. To do this, they need to explain the task to Grandfather Secret and complete all his tasks.
    The idea is not bad, the execution is not up to it. They didn't look.

    Sesame Street

    USA, PBS, p. 1969 years old to the present. More than 4 thousand issues. The duration of the release is from 30 to 70 minutes. Age: different cycles for different ages - from 3 years to 12. The Russian version was released from 1996 to 2008 on different channels.

    One of the world's most popular educational television programs for children. This is a puppet show in which characters not only teach kids to read and write , but also help them explore the world, learn how to communicate and resolve conflicts peacefully. The show has a lot of humor, songs and games. American and Russian experts in the field of child development take part in the preparation of the issues.

    The classic American way of presenting material. I do not consider myself to be his supporters, therefore I have included this program in the list only for completeness - after all, this program is insanely successful all over the world.


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