204 favorite Educational Youtube Channels

Written By Manisha Snoyer (co-founder of Modulo)

During the pandemic, we had a group of three students who did a youtube exploration class. Every day, we tried out a different educational youtube channel recommended by secular homeschooling parents.

The kids had to rate how much they liked the channel. Our educators also rated the channel in terms of its educational channel.

We probably watched videos from thousands of channels.

This is our list of 204 favorites, ranging from live animal cams to physics to how to make origami videos….and LOTS of zoo channels.

Visit our Youtube Channel to learn more about our favorite educational youtube channels or explore channels directly from our channel page!

We are still working on this Youtube list and hope to organize the channels by subject area, add educator notes and reviews.

Explore Live Nature Cams350K subscribers

New Sounds11.8K subscribers

Science Mom52.5K subscribers

RoyalFireworksPress657 subscribers

CBeebies2.24M subscribers

Logic of English42.5K subscribers

The Art of Aaron Blaise541K subscribers

TKOR12.6M subscribers

CGP Grey5.65M subscribers

Perth Zoo5.82K subscribers

Explore Bears & Bison168K subscribers

Minecraft: Education Edition75.3K subscribers

GoNoodle | Get Moving1.3M subscribers

Khan Academy Kids142K subscribers

Headspace593K subscribers

Oregon Zoo146K subscribers

Toastmasters International252K subscribers

Zoo Tours19.7K subscribers

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens3.62K subscribers

Dexter Industries3.28K subscribers

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered1.09M subscribers

Codecademy216K subscribers

Art for Kids Hub6.25M subscribers

Liberty's Kids - WildBrain160K subscribers

SmarterEveryDay10.5M subscribers

Brave Wilderness20.5M subscribers

TheSpanglerEffect442K subscribers

Physics Girl2.54M subscribers

KLT1.48M subscribers

VEX Robotics37K subscribers

Night Zookeeper1.8K subscribers

Melissa Maribel287K subscribers

Reading Eggs20.2K subscribers

Oak Meadow1.56K subscribers

Scratch Garden568K subscribers

The Museum of Modern Art481K subscribers

Kiddopia8.46K subscribers

Lindybeige1.2M subscribers

Toronto Zoo95.1K subscribers

Primitive Technology10.7M subscribers

SpanglerScienceTV198K subscribers

NPR's Skunk Bear132K subscribers

The Body Coach TV2.81M subscribers

Brookfield Zoo153K subscribers

Glassdoor11.8K subscribers

SEA Homeschoolers1.11K subscribers

Adyashanti82.9K subscribers

Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover3.92K subscribers

AsapSCIENCE10.3M subscribers

San Diego Zoo255K subscribers

Extra Credits2.69M subscribers

IXL15.2K subscribers

Calvert Homeschool1.62K subscribers

Grammy's Book Nook24.2K subscribers

Travel With Kids TV12.5K subscribers

Nat Geo WILD4.37M subscribers

The Met335K subscribers

Tara Brach232K subscribers

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden559K subscribers

Masaka Kids Afrikana3.1M subscribers

Dallas Zoo19.8K subscribers

Arduino Projects & Robotics Tutorials - RootSaid ✅47.3K subscribers

BlueWorldTV1.12M subscribers

Yoga With Adriene11.4M subscribers

Tips On Ballet Technique29.3K subscribers

NileRed4.52M subscribers

MasterClass998K subscribers

ZManGamesOfficial2.83K subscribers

MEL Science111K subscribers

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra2.46K subscribers

WoodlandParkZoo45.3K subscribers

Be Smart4.59M subscribers

Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes5.78K subscribers

Gross Science335K subscribers

Choonbaboon5.17K subscribers

Great Museums29.9K subscribers

Blackbird18 subscribers

Rick Beato3.17M subscribers

Joao Rei2.98K subscribers

NASA10.7M subscribers

the Psychos of Soul1.15K subscribers

Schoolhouse667 subscribers

Smithsonian's National Zoo43.4K subscribers

Teach Your Monster7.21K subscribers

OverSimplified6.78M subscribers

Vihart1.42M subscribers

Mandai Wildlife Reserve13.9K subscribers

GPB Education20.2K subscribers

StoryToys - Award-winning Children's Apps16.8K subscribers

Next Level Homeschool81 subscribers

Numberblocks5.34M subscribers

Texas Tech University K-12230 subscribers

Peep and the Big Wide World498K subscribers

Australia Zoo482K subscribers

Dickerson Park Zoo437 subscribers

Trevor Zoo at Millbrook School4.7K subscribers

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt11.7K subscribers

Brights Zoo2.23K subscribers

Julia Cook4.07K subscribers

stlzootube45.8K subscribers

Peg + Cat34.6K subscribers

Auckland Zoo21.4K subscribers

Explore Oceans244K subscribers

Welsh Mountain Zoo97 subscribers

pigmie2.76M subscribers

NaNoWriMo38.8K subscribers

CNN 10670K subscribers

22learnKidsGames590 subscribers

TheDavidsonInstitute513 subscribers

minutephysics5.54M subscribers

The Slow Mo Guys14.5M subscribers

Arduino122K subscribers

National Geographic UK284K subscribers

Evan-Moor2.05K subscribers

Numberjacks715K subscribers

Laurel Springs School1.74K subscribers

Smithsonian Channel3.96M subscribers

CrashCourse13.9M subscribers

4-H4.21K subscribers

Octonauts1.09M subscribers

AMAZE Org231K subscribers

Mark Rober22.7M subscribers

San Diego Zoo Kids9.46K subscribers

Deep Space Sparkle23.8K subscribers

3Blue1Brown4.72M subscribers

Spanish Academy TV13.5K subscribers

Art Land172K subscribers

Black History in Two Minutes or so16.5K subscribers

The Kid Should See This2.78K subscribers

HOMER69.5K subscribers

Chester Zoo47.2K subscribers

Omaha Zoo3.12K subscribers

SciShow7.25M subscribers

ARRRGH! Schooling6.74K subscribers

Zoovienna Tiergarten Schönbrunn12K subscribers

Halfbrick Studios3.31M subscribers

Stated Clearly478K subscribers

Alphablocks1.48M subscribers

Jimmy Kimmel Live18.9M subscribers

TouchMath2.63K subscribers

Toledo Zoo7.23K subscribers

Amoeba Sisters1.45M subscribers

Alpha-Omega video5.43K subscribers

Zaner-Bloser1.38K subscribers

The Actuarial Foundation89 subscribers

Understood128K subscribers

Science Max297K subscribers

TMBGkids86K subscribers

School Specialty614 subscribers

Curiosity Stream347K subscribers

KiwiCo165K subscribers

The Kennedy Center629K subscribers

Time4Learning7.97K subscribers

MinuteEarth2.71M subscribers

gozenonline20K subscribers

PBS1.05M subscribers

Just Dance2.1M subscribers

Practical Money Skills2.26K subscribers

NOVA PBS Official434K subscribers

Nye Labs98.9K subscribers

The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca14.4K subscribers

Animal Planet5.42M subscribers

DebateAble183 subscribers

Homeschool Science Club1.78K subscribers

Robolink Inc2.1K subscribers

Mastery Hour16 subscribers

LearningRx Brain Training5.97K subscribers

Adventure Academy16.3K subscribers

Geography Now3.03M subscribers

Snake Discovery2.8M subscribers

Stanford History Education Group2.85K subscribers

Lincoln Park Zoo13.1K subscribers

It's AumSum Time3.23M subscribers

Santa Barbara Zoo5.6K subscribers

PJJ3.79K subscribers

National Geographic20.6M subscribers

Houston Zoo48.3K subscribers

Blank Park Zoo5.09K subscribers

The Critical Thinking Co.774 subscribers

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell19.4M subscribers

Philadelphia Zoo9.16K subscribers

TED-Ed17.6M subscribers

Lisa Van Gemert | Gifted Guru4.09K subscribers

Common Sense Education89.2K subscribers

EzOrigami147K subscribers

FIRST LEGO League32.3K subscribers

Science Channel4.38M subscribers

DragonBox1.5K subscribers

Upwork77K subscribers

Cherish Tuttle Music24.6K subscribers

Essentials in Writing721 subscribers

Westchester Children's Museum77 subscribers

Animalogic1.74M subscribers

Mr. DeMaio335K subscribers

Wild Kratts1.36M subscribers

Susan Barton583 subscribers

Official Mr.Wizard's World Channel35.5K subscribers

Peekaboo Kidz3.05M subscribers

Official FIRST22.8K subscribers

HALIDONMUSIC3.51M subscribers

Roger Hale85.8K subscribers

Mango Languages10.3K subscribers

Nick Loper22.8K subscribers

PBS Eons2.35M subscribers


Manisha Snoyer (co-founder of Modulo)

For the last 20 years, I’ve taught over 2000 children in 3 countries (of all socio-economic backgrounds). I pioneered an English language program in a conflict region in the Middle East. I’ve worked as a bilingual public school teacher at some of the highest and lowest performing public schools and in all five boroughs of NYC. I’ve tutored 18 subjects in three languages to some of the wealthiest families in NYC, San Francisco and Paris to make up for shortcomings in private schools they were paying up to $60,000 a year to attend.

Since 2015, I’ve helped hundreds of parents start microschools (way before this was a household buzzword). I founded CottageClass, the first marketplace for microschools and learning pods that was part of the Techstars 2018 class. In 2019, I created a virtual learning program to help families through the pandemic, a free online math tutoring program (masteryhour.org), and schoolclosures.org, a hotline developed in collaboration with Twilio and 80 other partners including Khan Academy, Revolution Foods and the Crisis Text Line, that served 100,000 families impacted by school closures.

I’ve climbed trees with children in forest schools in San Francisco, and tested new digital apps with kids in seven countries.

I’ve also coached dozens of families at different stages in their homeschooling journey. Most recently, I founded Modulo with homeschooling dad, best-selling author and tech entrepreneur Eric Ries, to help families curate their children’s education, social and childcare experiences drawing from a diverse array of in-person and online resources.


During the last three years, I’ve devoted much of my time to reviewing and testing secular homeschooling curriculum and other resource. I’ve spent the last three years talking to thousands of secular homeschooling families, and poring over tens of thousands of secular curriculum reviews and testing physical curriculum and digital apps for with hundreds of students to find the highest quality, most engaging, personalized learning materials for every type of learner.

I’ve spoken about homeschooling and modular learning at multiple venues including SXSW EDU, NY Tech Meetup, and on the LiberatedEd podcast.

In 2022, Modulo was one of 8 organizations who were awarded the Bridge Grant from the Vela Education Fund to expand access to homeschooling and modular learning to under-resourced communities.

My experience in education and homeschooling has led me to believe that there is no perfect education for every child, but families have an extraordinary amount of wisdom they can apply to building the perfect education for their individual child.

My goal with Modulo is to make it possible for any family to easily build a customized education that their child will love, and that will empower the whole family to thrive, taking into account, social, emotional and academic needs.

I love to answer questions from parents and receive feedback on how we can improve Modulo, so feel free to reach out anytime! I personally answer all the questions and comments readers leave on my blogs.

In my free time, I like hiking, traveling the world, tasting ceremonial grade matcha, enjoying dark chocolate.

I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brandeis University with highest honors, with a double degree in French Literature and American Studies and minors in Environmental Studies and Peace & Conflict Studies.

And I love to learn!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manisha-snoyer-5042298/
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