pre-made educational videos, interactive modules, or games
Remember, if you want to use an appropriate YouTube video in your room, make sure to click the approve button so that your students can view it
McGraw-Hill- Introduction to Reading Skills Cartoons - short and entertaining educational videos, can be used to kick off or support ELA units
Estimated Grade Levels: 2-8?
StoryBots- Use these fun-loving cartoony videos to teach basic concepts such as 2d shapes, solar system, body parts, etc.
Estimated Grade Level: K-5
Crash Course Kids- Engaging science videos that appeal to upper elementary and middle school
Estimated Grade Level: 3-8
Crash Course- Beware! Some videos are appropriate and some are not, but the ones that are seem to be entertaining
Estimated Grade Level: 8-12
Happy Learning- Math & Science videos for kids filled with music, animations, and video
Estimated Grade Level: K-4
Study Jams- These Elementary Science and Math videos and interactive activities have been around since the dawn of time (pretty much) and are still applicable and entertaining preview them ahead of time to see if they work on student devices though.
Estimated Grade Level: 3-6
Gross Science- Videos about gross things in our world. These are entertaining and informative, probably best for older grades.
Estimated Grade Level: 7-12
It's Okay To Be Smart- Fact filled science videos, that have a similar setup to Gross Science. (Both produced by PBS)
Estimated Grade Level: 9-12
National Geographic Kids- fun videos about animals, science, etc.
Estimated Grade Level: 2-5
SciShow Kids- Answers scientific questions such as: Why is the Sky Blue? Fun, engaging, short
Estimated Grade Level: 1-6
Horrible Histories- Satirical, historical fiction, can be beneficial, but some have questionable content, so preview ahead of time. Some of their older videos can be found on schooltube or teachertube.
Estimated Grade Level: 6-12
History Bombs- Short Musical-ish videos that sum up an entire historical event in a 5-8 minute song
Estimated Grade Level: 8-12
Flocabulary Youtube or Flocabulary.com Educational raps with animations. Fun!
Estimated Grade Level: 4-8
Comma Nidy- Kind of like Flocabulary for older kids
Estimated Grade Level: 9-12
BrainPop- Over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12 (ages 6 to 17), together with quizzes and related materials
Estimated Grade Level: 4-8
Login: hollisterelem Password: bpop
BrainPop Jr.
Estimated Grade Level: K-3
Login: holisterecc (1 l, for some reason) password: bpop
Khan Academy- Kind of dry videos, but they have so many videos out there that it is hard to overlook them. Math, Science, Arts, Computers
Estimated Grade Level: K-12
PBS Learning Media- Many many resources! Some great interactive animations and videos.. some of them are boring too.. ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies
Estimated Grade Level: K-12
NASA Goddard- Space related videos from NASA!
Estimated Grade Level: 5-12
ReadingBear.Org- Help teach your kids to read with these great interactive videos and quizzes!
Estimated Grade Level: K-2
Storyline Online- Mentor texts read aloud by famous actors
Estimated Grade Level: K-5
BookFlix- Scholastic easy readers turned into videos with subtitles
Username: hollister Password: Bookflix
Estimate Grade Level: K-4
Mystery Science- Complete Science Units aligned to NGSS standards, videos included!
Estimated Grade Level: K-5
WatchKnowLearn- A super directory of 50,000 videos sorted by subject
Estimated Grade Level: K-12
Embarc.Online- Incredible resource with videos, presentations, interactives for K-8 Engage NY (Eureka) Math
Estimated Grade Level: K-8 for now, K-12 coming soon
EPIC- Thousands of free e-books/ videos for educators/ students.. make sure to sign up as a teacher for free access!
Estimated Grade Level: K-8
Zearn.Org- Complete student- paced learning math modules for K-5 students with videos, interactives, and manipulatives all in one.
Estimated Grade Level: K-8
ZSpace EDU- Check out what's available for our new ZSpaces that are coming to each building. Two in each building are available to use. Talk to your Techbrarian about the possibilities!
EdPuzzle- You can take almost any YouTube video (make sure to approve it) and add questions, skip segments, cut out segments, add audio etc. while the video plays! It's completely free!
Screencast-O-Matic- Record a screencast or video of yourself and save it for free!
SeeSaw- Google Classroom on steroids, almost like an educational FaceBook page just for your class.
Estimated Grade Levels: 2-8?
StoryBots- Use these fun-loving cartoony videos to teach basic concepts such as 2d shapes, solar system, body parts, etc.
Estimated Grade Level: K-5
Crash Course Kids- Engaging science videos that appeal to upper elementary and middle school
Estimated Grade Level: 3-8
Crash Course- Beware! Some videos are appropriate and some are not, but the ones that are seem to be entertaining
Estimated Grade Level: 8-12
Happy Learning- Math & Science videos for kids filled with music, animations, and video
Estimated Grade Level: K-4
Study Jams- These Elementary Science and Math videos and interactive activities have been around since the dawn of time (pretty much) and are still applicable and entertaining preview them ahead of time to see if they work on student devices though.
Estimated Grade Level: 3-6
Gross Science- Videos about gross things in our world. These are entertaining and informative, probably best for older grades.
Estimated Grade Level: 7-12
It's Okay To Be Smart- Fact filled science videos, that have a similar setup to Gross Science. (Both produced by PBS)
Estimated Grade Level: 9-12
National Geographic Kids- fun videos about animals, science, etc.
Estimated Grade Level: 2-5
SciShow Kids- Answers scientific questions such as: Why is the Sky Blue? Fun, engaging, short
Estimated Grade Level: 1-6
Horrible Histories- Satirical, historical fiction, can be beneficial, but some have questionable content, so preview ahead of time. Some of their older videos can be found on schooltube or teachertube.
Estimated Grade Level: 6-12
History Bombs- Short Musical-ish videos that sum up an entire historical event in a 5-8 minute song
Estimated Grade Level: 8-12
Flocabulary Youtube or Flocabulary.com Educational raps with animations. Fun!
Estimated Grade Level: 4-8
Comma Nidy- Kind of like Flocabulary for older kids
Estimated Grade Level: 9-12
BrainPop- Over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12 (ages 6 to 17), together with quizzes and related materials
Estimated Grade Level: 4-8
Login: hollisterelem Password: bpop
BrainPop Jr.
Estimated Grade Level: K-3
Login: holisterecc (1 l, for some reason) password: bpop
Khan Academy- Kind of dry videos, but they have so many videos out there that it is hard to overlook them. Math, Science, Arts, Computers
Estimated Grade Level: K-12
PBS Learning Media- Many many resources! Some great interactive animations and videos.. some of them are boring too.. ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies
Estimated Grade Level: K-12
NASA Goddard- Space related videos from NASA!
Estimated Grade Level: 5-12
ReadingBear.Org- Help teach your kids to read with these great interactive videos and quizzes!
Estimated Grade Level: K-2
Storyline Online- Mentor texts read aloud by famous actors
Estimated Grade Level: K-5
BookFlix- Scholastic easy readers turned into videos with subtitles
Username: hollister Password: Bookflix
Estimate Grade Level: K-4
Mystery Science- Complete Science Units aligned to NGSS standards, videos included!
Estimated Grade Level: K-5
WatchKnowLearn- A super directory of 50,000 videos sorted by subject
Estimated Grade Level: K-12
Embarc.Online- Incredible resource with videos, presentations, interactives for K-8 Engage NY (Eureka) Math
Estimated Grade Level: K-8 for now, K-12 coming soon
EPIC- Thousands of free e-books/ videos for educators/ students.. make sure to sign up as a teacher for free access!
Estimated Grade Level: K-8
Zearn.Org- Complete student- paced learning math modules for K-5 students with videos, interactives, and manipulatives all in one.
Estimated Grade Level: K-8
ZSpace EDU- Check out what's available for our new ZSpaces that are coming to each building. Two in each building are available to use. Talk to your Techbrarian about the possibilities!
EdPuzzle- You can take almost any YouTube video (make sure to approve it) and add questions, skip segments, cut out segments, add audio etc. while the video plays! It's completely free!
Screencast-O-Matic- Record a screencast or video of yourself and save it for free!
SeeSaw- Google Classroom on steroids, almost like an educational FaceBook page just for your class.