Video lessons
Watch a short video, answer a quick check at the halfway point, and finish with a small test. Pass the test to complete the lesson.
Math
· 5 videos
▶Counting to 10 with Cotu
Practice counting objects from one to ten.
~3 minTier 15-question test
▶Shapes All Around Us
Spot circles, squares, and triangles in everyday life.
~4 minTier 15-question test
▶What Are Fractions? — Math Antics
The visual basics of fractions: numerator, denominator, and equal parts.
~11 minTier 35-question testMath Antics
▶Fractions on the Number Line — Math Antics
How to place a fraction on a number line between whole numbers.
~12 minTier 35-question testMath Antics
▶Dollars and Cents — Math Antics
Counting money: how dollars and cents fit together as decimals.
~11 minTier 25-question testMath Antics
Reading
· 5 videos
▶The Opposites Game
Big and small, hot and cold — discover everyday opposites.
~4 minTier 15-question test
▶How to Compare and Contrast — Crash Course Kids Literature
Use Little Red Riding Hood to learn how to compare and contrast two stories.
~9 minTier 35-question testCrash Course Kids
▶How to Find Themes — Crash Course Kids Literature (A Wrinkle in Time)
Spot the big ideas (themes) running through A Wrinkle in Time.
~9 minTier 45-question testCrash Course Kids
▶Poetry Explained — Crash Course Kids Literature (Inside Out & Back Again)
See how poems use line breaks and word choice to share feelings.
~9 minTier 45-question testCrash Course Kids
▶The Dark Origins of Disney Fairy Tales — TED-Ed
How fairy tales evolved from oral folklore through the Grimms to Disney.
~6 minTier 55-question testTED-Ed
Science
· 13 videos
▶Colors of the Rainbow
Learn the colors and the order they appear in a rainbow.
~4 minTier 15-question test
▶The Yuckiest Animals — SciShow Kids
A tour of some of the strangest, slimiest animals and why their gross habits help them survive.
~12 minTier 25-question testSciShow Kids
▶KABOOM! All About Volcanoes — SciShow Kids
What is inside a volcano, why it erupts, and how scientists study them.
~15 minTier 25-question testSciShow Kids
▶The Biggest Volcano Ever is in Space! — SciShow Kids
Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the solar system.
~5 minTier 35-question testSciShow Kids
▶Hawai‘i: Land of Volcanoes — SciShow Kids
How the Hawaiian islands were built by underwater volcanoes.
~6 minTier 25-question testSciShow Kids
▶How a Broken Heart Affects Your Body — TED-Ed
The science behind why emotional pain produces physical symptoms.
~6 minTier 45-question testTED-Ed
▶What Causes Avalanches, and Can You Survive Them? — TED-Ed
The physics of how snow slabs break and what to do if you are caught.
~6 minTier 45-question testTED-Ed
▶Should You Rinse Your Dishes Before the Dishwasher? — TED-Ed
How dishwasher detergent works and why rinsing first can be counter-productive.
~6 minTier 35-question testTED-Ed
▶Exploring Our Solar System — FreeSchool
An illustrated tour of the eight planets and the dwarf planets.
~12 minTier 25-question testFree School
▶10 Interesting Facts About Polar Bears — FreeSchool
Where polar bears live, what they eat, and how they stay warm.
~8 minTier 15-question testFree School
▶All About Reindeer or Caribou for Kids — FreeSchool
The same animal goes by two names. Learn how reindeer survive the Arctic.
~8 minTier 15-question testFree School
▶Playing Soccer Can Create Electricity?! — Nat Geo Kids
A look at kinetic-energy soccer fields that turn play into power.
~8 minTier 35-question testNat Geo Kids
▶Big Words for Little Astronauts — Nat Geo Kids
A read-along that introduces space vocabulary: planets, satellites, gravity and more.
~9 minTier 25-question testNat Geo Kids
History
· 2 videos
▶How to Attack (and Defend) a Medieval Castle — TED-Ed
The siege tactics and clever defences that shaped medieval warfare.
~6 minTier 45-question testTED-Ed
▶All About the Mayflower for Children — FreeSchool
Why the Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower and what daily life on the ship was like.
~9 minTier 25-question testFree School