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Here, you can find a listing of the free educational videos I have used. I usually use these as part of a project – but sometimes I find a gem that stands out alone! The result? Easy homeschool!!

NEW : The Periodic Table of Videos

I love these video experiments from the University of Nottingham. They have created a short film about each of the chemical elements. Absolutely wonderful!!

Free educational video clips from Discovery

There are lots of video clips on the Discovery Education site. Although just short clips, they are interesting and can be used in several projects. We found the Ancient Egypt ones very useful (project details coming soon). A good addition to our homeschooling.

Wildlife and Nature Videos

There are some fantastic clips on John Downer Productions site - a media company specialising in wildlife television. Well worth a visit.

Schoolhouse Rock Video Clips

Schoolhouse Rock!! How could I not know about this?

Apparently, “Schoolhouse Rock originally aired on the ABC Television Network from 1973 to 1985. This classic series of three-minute educational vignettes combined animation, hip music, and catchy lyrics to tackle lessons in American history, the rules of grammar, multiplication tables, science, government, and finance. Its toe-tapping lyrics entered a generation’s lexicon and, four Emmy Awards later, its melodies are still a pop-culture frame of reference common to an astounding number of under-30 Americans”

Oh! That’ll be it then - I’m not an under-30 American!! (I’m not even an under-30 Brit, but we won’t go there!). Many thanks to Stephanie for putting me onto this - the children and I have had a fun time full of Schoolhouse Rock ‘coffee-breaks’! Here are some of our favourites from Youtube:

There are more on Youtube - but watch out for the spoofs. Enjoy!

Geography Video Clips

Lonely Planet has travel photos and videos - although I found it easier to navigate from this link.

Globetrekker TV plays online travel video clips. Each clip is about 10 minutes long and you may need to plan ahead to catch the schedule. You can also buy credits to watch the adventure travel shows on demand.

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