The Kratt brothers’ first show, from PBS, with lots of real footage of animals in their habitats. You can find many episodes online.

Great for older kids: chemistry, physics, engineering and the scientific method, without them realizing how much they are learning. They predict, test and change variables, which is a good life lesson about trying again.

We use it for geography. We study one U.S. state every two weeks, and the Nat Geo Kids website has a matching page for each state with fun facts, pictures and local attractions. Great for unit studies.

Engaging science with funny characters. I like to search their channel for a science word or a question that comes up in our lessons. On sick days, or when we do not have the supplies, we watch the experiment there instead (almost as good, and way less cleanup).

Much of it is better for teens, with lots of full-length documentaries. We use it when we want to dig deeper, and it is a great way to give older kids extra research on a topic you are studying together.

His channel is clearly organized by topic, so it is easy to find videos that match what we are studying. He is a great storyteller with great visuals, and my son loves his bow tie.

Funny but historically accurate: kids reenacting historical events. My kids are so engaged watching kids their own age, and it often leads to them acting out their own history lessons.

Teaches history on location, so kids see the actual places while hearing the story. There are series on American, ancient and church history.

We found it while looking for election videos (how elections and the electoral college work), and it became a favorite. I appreciated their news media literacy playlist on finding reliable news. Their videos are great conversation starters.

Chasing Carmen around the world teaches geography, cultures and landmarks. There are several versions, and the amount of learning varies between them.

I liked watching it as a kid. It is low-key and not flashy, so it may not hold every child’s attention, but there is lots to learn about places, food and culture.

For my older kids. It gets them excited about engineering and problem solving. It leans more toward entertainment, but there is plenty of educational value.

For older kids who love to geek out over math: math patterns, probability and statistics, with fun experiments that show the ideas.

Great if you are learning Spanish or exploring Hispanic culture: Spanish skills plus Hispanic heroes, from superheroes to basketball players and inventors.

For older kids and teens: budgeting, debt, investing, saving and spending. It sparks money conversations in our homeschool, and I have learned things from it too.

Kansas based (I am in Kansas and had never heard of it!), but most of the careers are everywhere. Interviews about what each job involves and what employers look for. Like a virtual field trip into careers.

He puts music, motion and memory together: sight words, skip counting, multiplication facts, months and more, with hand motions or workout moves. It has really helped my kids who struggle to memorize facts.

Gets kids up and moving with workouts designed like a video game (jump over the bush, duck under the log). Really engaging.

Practical life skills, like changing a car’s oil or wrapping presents, from a man with a heart for kids who may not have a dad to teach them. My kids have a hands-on dad, and it is still fun to watch together and pick up things we might not teach otherwise.

A dad draws alongside his kids, from flowers and animals (great for nature study) to fun characters. Easy to follow and age appropriate. We love it for family night: everyone draws along, then we reveal our creations.

Science from a biblical creationist worldview. It is not made just for kids, though there are kids’ videos, and even the adult ones have been great for talking through my middle schoolers’ questions about how things work.