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I love finding new educational YouTube channels for homeschooling. YouTube has revolutionized the way some kids learn. Online learning and educational videos have made a huge impact on my son’s education.

It’s perfect for parents on a budget because it’s free! We started incorporating more and more YouTube channels into our curriculum this year.

I figured the kids were on YouTube most of the time anyway, so let’s put it to good use and find some of the best educational videos. From there, we just went with it. And the kids love it! We have started incorporating a lot of these homeschool YouTube channels into our curriculum.

P.S. If you’re having a hard time getting the kids off the screen to do chores – I have a free Earn Your Screen Time printable that may help.

YouTube also has an app called YouTube Kids. This is an app made specifically for kids. You can check it out here. If you’re a little leary on having the kids on YouTube with the app – there is a way to block channels on YouTube Kids.

Best Educational YouTube Channels for Homeschooling

Typically, my kids will use a notebook or a bullet journal so that they can jot down any notes they have about what they’re learning in the videos. This has come in handy multiple times because my daughter learns by writing things down while my son learns from visualization.

While they’re writing in the notebook and watching their videos, I’ll work on writing down what we’ve done for the day, plan out the rest of the week, or come up with some fun activities we can do at home.

I always have a planner handy while they’re watching videos because often times something will really spark their interest and will want to learn more about it. When that happens, I’ll write it down in the planner so I can remember and we can research and learn more about that particular topic.

I will continue to update this list as I discover new channels, so favorite this list and check back to see any new additions!

For Science:

Grab these free printable to help kids learn the Scientific Method

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Math & Numbers:

Numberphile – All about numbers and good for the older kids. Socratica – Again for older kids. They focus on math and science, but I see more math involved. WOWMath – More for the high school student. Think Twice – Another channel for the older kids. Mathologer – Mix of various math teachings. 3blue1brown – Math for middle schoolers and up. CTC Math – Elementary age math. Vihart – Doodling and math. Professor Leonard – Math education for older students. Math Mammoth – Great videos on helping learn math. Division, fractions, and more are covered.

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History & Geography

Don’t forget to grab your free state flashcards to help kids learn the 50 U.S. States.

Tip: If you’re using YouTube Kids – See how to block channels.

Mixed Collection of Subjects & Interesting Facts

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Writing

National Writing Project – Geared for middle school and high school EssayPro – Helpful advice for constructing essays – middle and high school

Journals are a great way to help with writing as well – check out these middle school journal prompts and fall writing prompts for kids to help get them started.

Phonics & Reading

Art

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Cooking & Crafts

Messy Hands Cooking – Lots of fun recipes for kids to cook and learn about. Rosanna Pansino – One of the top kids cooking channels. 5 Minute Crafts – Different crafts and DIY tutorials for kids. Cook with Amber – Kids can follow Amber while she cooks as they learn how to create these recipes and more.

Physical Education & Activity

GoNoodle – A great channel for elementary-aged children to get dancing, stretching, running, jumping, deep breathing, and wiggling. Little Sports – Kids can mimic the on-screen animated characters to do exercises. CosmicKids Yoga – Yoga, mindfulness, and relaxation for kids. POPSUGAR Fitness – Exercises for kids of all ages and even adults.

Don’t forget to grab: P.E. For Kids (Daily Exercise Ideas) + 10 A Day Challenge Printable Tacker

To be honest…

I think my son learned a lot more from some of these YouTube channels than he would have by reading a book! He’s more of a visual learner so it’s helped him tremendously.

If you’re looking to have your child learn a particular subject or skill you’re sure to find it somewhere on YouTube. Recently, we’ve incorporated some cooking into our curriculum. We will search for kid-friendly recipes to get the basics and then we explore adding and mixing ingredients. It’s become quite fun and the kids have a blast creating their own dishes.

Of course, sometimes our recipes don’t work out as planned but that’s ok because we learn from it and get better with the next recipe.

There are so many different educational YouTube channels for homeschooling! You can find just about everything on YouTube.

We have subscribed to so many different learning channels that have helped. These YouTube channels have been so helpful. It’s something we can use any time and we often use them on the go running errands or while we are waiting at an appointment.

While these are free resources, there are a few very good educational STEM and other programs that will help children learn more.

I use these in addition to the YouTube channels. These are paid educational subscription boxes, but definitely worth the low monthly cost (around $20 a month) for learning and creating.

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