TV Schooling
Whether you supplement your unit studies, use at the end of a book, or begin an art lesson, educational content can be found almost anywhere online. These are some sites that have free educational tv shows and movies. Services such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Vudu you’ll have to pay for but if you’ve cut the cable and use these as alternatives, you’ll find some great learning content.
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. https://www.scientificamerican.com/education/
A&E Classroom with study guides and teaching materials.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120404032025/http://www.aetv.com/class/teachingmaterials/descript.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20120506232955/http://www.aetv.com/class/teach
Biography with upcoming schedule and study guides.
Classroom Calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20140117014708/http://www.biography.com/tv/classroom/bio-classroom-calendar
Study Guides https://web.archive.org/web/20140117044657/http://www.biography.com/tv/classroom/study-guides
DisneyNature Earth https://movies.disney.com/earth Their website also has an Educator’s Guide for additional curriculum ideas for teachers to incorporate elements from the Disneynature film EARTH into students’ learning plans. The guide is for grades 2-6.
Reading Rainbow https://www.readingrainbow.org/
Discovery Education. On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/DiscoveryEducation
DIY Network used to have Knitty Gritty on their channel. The host, Vickie Howell, can now be found on her own website and YouTube with videos for various skill levels of knit and crochet. Learn with Vickie https://www.youtube.com/user/VickieHowell
A Knitting & Crochet Series for the Digital Age. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzevYvEFzfN0UDGxAMkK-mQ/featured
Learner.org Free Courses on Video.
History Channel Classroom and study guides.
National Geographic channel.
Netflix We watch shows on the computer, thru the Wii on television and thru the phone app. I’ll load shows into the queue for subjects we’re doing.
PBS Stargazer PBS’s weekly television series on naked eye astronomy. Each weekly episode features selected objects for viewing for the following week. Previously with Jack Horkheimer. Ways to view Stargazer Videos https://www.stargazersonline.org/
Bill Nye https://www.billnye.com/ Check the episode guide for clips
Nick JR
Nickelodeon Parents has Printables, coloring pages, recipes, crafts, and more from your child’s favorite Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows.
Beyond the Backpack Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten
UCTV More college ITV Courses. https://www.uctv.tv/topics/
Video clips from The Weather Classroom on The Weather Channel Weather Channel TWC Classics
PBS
Watching PBS videos on other streaming services. https://help.pbs.org/support/solutions/articles/12000060278-watching-pbs-videos-on-other-streaming-services-
NOVA Education supports STEM education and engagement nationwide through the creation of resources from NOVA’s broadcast and digital productions. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
WordGirl https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/wordgirl WordGirl follows the every day life and superhero adventures of “WordGirl” as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day’s work.
PBS Kids
PBS Teachers Source. PBS LearningMedia https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ classroom resources
Standard Deviants https://www.pbs.org/standarddeviantstv/episodes.html All Subjects Most at Middle-Highschool Level Purchase Videos or record Free from PBS-U. https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-you-launches-standard-deviants-school-programming-february-26-2002/
Cyberspace https://pbskids.org/cyberchase/ Watch full videos and do activities.
Dish Network When comparing the cost of various courses remember to consider the cost of this, for readers of this website, it was cheaper for this than buying the video tapes. They have an option where your box can have a hard drive to record courses that are on at odd hours so you can watch them during school hours.
Library Rentals
Schlessinger videos http://www.librarything.com/author/schlessingermedia
Buy from Amazon
American Girl Collection DVDs http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B1LM730/?tag=jrobertson09-20
Shop for your movies at Amazon
Available on Netflix
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Currently free on PBS Kids, Peacock, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Pluto TV, and Vudu. https://pbskids.org/catinthehat/
If I Were an Animal https://www.netflix.com/fr-en/title/80189586 Curious kids Emma and her big brother Tim observe different animals as they make their way through various life milestones, from birth to adulthood. The site isn’t working for ad-supported plan due to licensing restrictions. This title currently isn’t available to watch in your country.
Octonauts https://www.netflix.com/title/80020935 The first season of this ocean-set series finds the Octonauts investigating an undersea volcano, a coral reef and a whale shark’s insides.
The Magic School Bus https://www.netflix.com/title/70264612 Join Ms. Frizzle as the Magic School Bus travels to outer space, under the sea, through an anthill — and even inside the human body!
The Magic School Bus Rides Again https://www.netflix.com/title/80108373 Ms. Frizzle’s kid sister Fiona takes the wheel at Walkerville Elementary, leading the class on wild adventures packed with science-fueled fun.
Julie’s Greenroom https://www.netflix.com/title/80113090 Precocious puppets stage their own musical under the watchful eye of mentor Julie Andrews in this original kids’ series from the Jim Henson Company.
Ask the Story Bots https://www.netflix.com/title/80108159 Five inquisitive little creatures track down the answers to kids’ biggest questions, like how night happens or why we need to brush our teeth.
Anne With An E https://www.netflix.com/title/80136311 A plucky orphan whose passions run deep finds an unlikely home with a spinster and her soft-spoken bachelor brother. Based on “Anne of Green Gables.”
The Who Was? Show https://www.netflix.com/title/80184379 Fresh voices bring some of the most famous names in history to life. A live-action sketch comedy show based on the series of best-selling books.
Available on Hulu
Liberty’s Kids https://www.youtube.com/@LibertysKids
NASA X https://www.hulu.com/series/2f83a06a-a7ca-4853-a962-02950a2d0997 is a new NASA television program that follows innovative new technologies and the NASA scientists, researchers and engineers who are putting them to work for us.
Sesame Street https://www.hulu.com/series/3c0bf4eb-2d7a-4b7c-a9a4-668427a22aba
Food, Inc https://www.hulu.com/movie/food-inc-1beef04f-564c-444f-bcc2-a483eb610975?entity_id=1beef04f-564c-444f-bcc2-a483eb610975 Currently on Hulu with your subscription, Amazon Prime Video with your supscription, and for free on Tubi, Peacock, Redbox, Plex, Pluto TV, Vudu, Crackle.
Available on Amazon Prime
Horrible Histories https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07CKNV9C5/ref=atv_dl_rdr is a British children’s live-action historical and musical sketch comedy television series, based on the bestselling books of the same name by Terry Deary.
Wild Kratts https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00C177H4M/ref=atv_me_kid_c_jycOO4_brws_5_1
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B072BG1RPX/ref=atv_me_kid_c_s0JW00_brws_10_2
The Living Sea https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B016AT76ME/ref=atv_me_kid_c_s0JW00_brws_10_28
Leave It To Beavers https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00L0Y5E10/ref=atv_me_kid_c_s0JW00_brws_10_33
Available on Vudu
Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Fat-Sick-and-Nearly-Dead/192286 Currently on Tubi, Peacock, The Roku Channel, Plex, Pluto TV.
Little Pim https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/search?minVisible=0&returnUrl=%252Fcontent%252Fmovies%252Fmovieslist%253FminVisible%253D7&searchString=little%2520pim
Useful Resources
Teach With Movies A movie provides an alternative educational experience. Each Learning Guide can easily be made into a lesson plan.
Teaching Math With Movies https://homeschoolingonashoestring.com/homeschooling/homeschooling-by-subject/math/teaching-math-with-movies/
Movie Worksheets https://teachwithmovies.org/movie-worksheets/
Television Worksheets https://teachwithmovies.org/television-worksheets/
Planning sheets to use with any shows https://lifeinthenerddom.com/product/homeschool-with-tv-and-movies-planning-pack/
TV Schooling Free Worksheets https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:tv%20show%20worksheets/Price-Range/Free
Free Movie Worksheets https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:movie%20worksheets/Price-Range/Free
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