The School of Life
Art/Architecture - Edward Hopper
What is going on here? The works of artist Edward Hopper invite viewers to image the story captured in his paintings. Introduce Hopper with an episode from the The School of Life playlist that focuses on the American realist.
The School of Life
Art/Architecture - Caspar David Friedrich
The episode from the "Art/Architecture" playlist examines the paintings of the famous Nineteenth Century German romantic landscape artist. The narrator focuses on Friedrich's belief that art can teach us about the importance of...
The School of Life
Art/Architecture - Andrea Palladio
The design principles of 16th Century Italian architect Andrea Palladio are the focus of an episode in the "Art/Architecture" School of Life playlist. The narrator points out how Palladio's belief that the purpose of architecture...
The School of Life
Art/Architecture - Johannes Vermeer
Bombarded by the loud, the flashy, the larger-than-life glamorous, class members are asked to consider the beauty and value in everyday events through a video about Johannes Vermeer. Part of the "Art/Architecture" playlist, the episode...
Little Baby Bum
Shapes Song: Circle Song
Bright colors and a calming singing voice make up a music video highlighting a shape—the circle.
Little Baby Bum
Five Little Kittens Jumping On The Bed
Count backward as five frisky kittens jump on their beds in a music video featuring colorful graphics and a playful tune.
ABCmouse
The Colors Song
A music video features two playful cats that explore the outside world to find colors. They showoff buckets of paint filled with primary colors and mix the paints together to create secondary colors.
ABCmouse
Look at All the Colors I Can See
Learn the colors of the rainbow with help from a music video that highlights 12 colors—primary and secondary.
ABCmouse
The Four Seasons
Captivating graphics and an upbeat tempo make up a music video detailing the four seasons—spring, summer, fall, and winter. A catchy chorus separates four verses, each singing details about a season as cartoon children and adults...
ABCMouse
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Out came the sun and — then what? A captivating music video adds western flair to the ever-favorite children's song, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."
ABCmouse
The Wheels on the Bus
Beep, beep, swish, swish! Get ready to groove to a captivating music video featuring an upbeat rendition of the song, The Wheels on the Bus.
ABCmouse
Old MacDonald
Take a trip down to the farm with a music video featuring the classic children's song, Old MacDonald. Watch as captivating farm animals pop onto the screen, accompanying a kid-friendly farmer, and western-style letter E,...
ABCMouse
If You're Happy and You Know It
Enjoy a jolly rendition of If You're Happy and You Know It! A captivating music video enthusiastically instructs young scholars to clap their hands, stomp their feet, nod their head, and shout hooray.
Joy 2 Learn
Jazz Musicians
Ten informative videos make up a series hosted by Wynton Marsalis designed to share the musical triumphs of jazz musicians Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and more!
Joy 2 Learn
Nuts and Bolts of Jazz
A collection of videos directs viewers through a series of seven videos detailing all things jazz. Video topics include how to play, its forms, rhythm, syncopation, swing, improvisation, and explores the rhythm, horn, and wind sections....
TED-Ed
Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message?
Like Mark Twain's introduction to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz warns readers not to search for a hidden message or moral in his tale. Yet many, such as Henry Littlefield, have done...
TED-Ed
Why Cartoon Characters Wear Gloves
When color cartoons came into existence, so did glove-wearing cartoon animals. But why? Discover how vaudeville shows had such an influence on glove-wearing cartoon characters and why animated birds still don't wear gloves.
ABCMouse
Continents and Oceans
Play a fun video that plants the five oceans and seven continents into young learners brains. The video first goes through the continents in alphabetical order, and then the five oceans in alphabetical order.
ABCmouse
The Shapes Song
Shapes are all around us. Learn the shapes in a video that has a catchy tune and shows shapes in the real world from triangles in a sailboat to squares in a door.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"?
While many of your class members may find the opening strands of "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi familiar, few may know of the rich history of this program music. Viewers not only listen to portions of the music from each season,...
TED-Ed
Why Is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" Considered a Masterpiece?
Johannes Vermeer's Girl with the Pearl Earring is the subject of a short video that asks viewers to consider why the enigmatic painting has captured the attention of so many. Using other Vermeer works to provide a contrast, the...
TED-Ed
The History of African-American Social Dance
Just exactly what is social dancing? What does social dancing have to do with the African American community and African American history? The narrator of this short video explains how social dancing can support the culture of a...
TED-Ed
The Case For Andy Warhol
What do The Factory and Marilyn Monroe have to do with Campbell's soup cans? Nothing and everything. Welcome to the world of Andy Warhol and explore his legacy in this short video.
TED-Ed
The Physics of the "Hardest Move" in Ballet
"It's not magic. It's physics!" Here is a short video that explores the physics behind the fouetté—the most difficult move in ballet.