mskelly Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I am just starting to realize how much useful stuff is on YouTube. So, for those of you who have been using it with your kids, what do you watch? Do you have any favorites you can share? I have 2 boys, 5 and 7 if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Have you seen WatchKnow? There is even an app for that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskelly Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Nope, but I'm going to look it up right now! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Specifically YouTube or short vids on line in general? If the latter: http://www.periodicvideos.com/ My son loves the explosions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskelly Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Explosions??? We'll be there tomorrow! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Donald in Mathmagic Land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 This isn't school related (unless you are doing a unit on pandas) but the sneezing baby panda is laugh out loud funny!!! There is another one with a baby water buffalo escaping an alligator (or croc?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Education Explorers Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Specifically YouTube or short vids on line in general? If the latter: http://www.periodicvideos.com/ My son loves the explosions. What a FABULOUS resource! Don't know how you found it, but I sure am glad that you shared it. I wasn't just taking a look at it and my son was extremely interested. "Ooh, can I watch?" Up he climbed in my lap to watch. Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskelly Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 :iagree: I was totally sucked into the explosions! It's not just for boys. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 magic school bus episodes Nest Entertainment history videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 My favorites are cat related :) - just for fun - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 This isn't school related (unless you are doing a unit on pandas) but the sneezing baby panda is laugh out loud funny!!! croc?). If you like the baby panda, check out a pair of nuns making a parody of it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 What a FABULOUS resource! Don't know how you found it, but I sure am glad that you shared it. You will never guess. I was reading An Irreverent and Incomplete Social History of Almost Everything by Frank Muir (a very funny book you can find cheap at Amazon) when he mentioned the poem: http://registrarism.wordpress.com/tag/poetry/ noting that Boot's Cash Chemist had donated money to start a more pragmatic kind of higher education. I thought: hummmm, if Boot's Cash Chemist started the university, I wonder if they have a fab chemistry department, and went googling. Well, they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 This user has a bunch of fun to watch math related videos ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Favorite math movies, some on YouTube http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363030&highlight=Math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 simon's cat. Really cute if you have a cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) I'm linking to the main subscription pages for these, so you can scroll through their offerings. LOVE this lady. She takes popular music and puts a history lesson to it. Pretty sure she is an actual history teacher. Here's the main page - http://www.youtube.com/user/historyteachers/videos Here is a link to one of my faves from her (on the plague) - These are "horrible histories." The kids love them. Basically, gives you gruesome or gross information from history. Done in a comedic style. Here's the main page, so you can go through what they have to offer - http://www.youtube.com/user/horriblehistoriesBBC/videos We really like the ones that are set to pop music. Here are two offerings, from soomopublishing. They have a page that you can follow as well, but so far I've only seen these two offerings - This one is on women's suffrage...set to a Gaga tune. I like it...just trust me and watch! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYQhRCs9IHM&feature=plcp This one is on the Declaration of Independence, set to Timbaland's "Apologize." The kids really liked this one. Hope some people have some more links. We love using Youtube! Edited May 8, 2012 by amydavis Fixed a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 All the Schoolhouse Rock episodes are there! It's amazing how many lyrics I remember from when I was a kid. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 We just did Yuck Mouth because my 4 year old dd didn't want to brush. I was going to suggest Julian Smith (totally not educational) but I think he is funny. My kid's love him although I usually screen first just to be sure. He is a Christian and was homeschooled but he is in his 20's and content is sometimes, well it just needs to be screened a little bit! Now you all know I am a dork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Oh, forgot to post a link to the Youtube Education page. It's a compilation of educational videos. http://www.youtube.com/education :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskelly Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 These are GREAT! Thanks so much. It's time to expand beyond the Animaniacs songs, although I do love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Mama Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Wow. I've only used it for magic school bus. Now I see I've totally underestimated it's usefulness. Off to browse youtube :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/user/wellroundedscholar/videos These are videos I have made. They are skip counting songs, a books of the New Testament song I made up using a familiar tune and a couple of poetry videos. I used them to have a daily memory time with my kids. They sing the tunes all the time during math for different reasons. Sometime, I plan to add more. Probably this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Specifically YouTube or short vids on line in general? If the latter: http://www.periodicvideos.com/ My son loves the explosions. Thank-you for this! My son and my uber tech-geek DH will be thrilled with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 National Geographic Channel, Nova documentaries (full length, HD), PBS Channel, History Channel documentaries, various university lectures, full length classic movies... Mr. Maker episodes; cartoons in various foreign languages; and much much more :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henriettakittycat Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Well, it's not for little kids, but my son and his friends put a (imo) funny video on Youtube a couple months before my son died. It's called A Stroll with Ninjas. My son is the proper British man who meets the ninjas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Well, it's not for little kids, but my son and his friends put a (imo) funny video on Youtube a couple months before my son died. It's called A Stroll with Ninjas. My son is the proper British man who meets the ninjas. What a charming video! Thank you for sharing. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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