18 Educational YouTube Channels to Watch as a Family
This is YouTube’s moment to shine
Millions of parents are collectively figuring out that keeping kids engaged and learning is hard, particularly while juggling working from home. As Shonda Rhimes said, teachers deserve a billion dollars.
Luckily YouTube has been here, patiently waiting for this moment.
If you know where to look, YouTube provides outstanding educational content to take in as a family when you want to take a break from navigating the 20 websites your school district is emailing you.
YouTube has virtually unlimited content, so the purpose of this article is to point you in the right direction towards channels that are perfectly built for this situation we all find ourselves in. Talented creators who have spent years putting out finely tuned and edited content to keep our brains growing and engaged. If your family likes science and creativity, these selections will be just right for you.
On the education vs entertainment spectrum, the bias of these recommendations is slightly towards entertainment. Khan Academy has hundreds of outstanding instructive videos for older students, but you wouldn’t necessarily want to watch them as a family (but certainly don’t let me stop you). These choices are geared to be widely…
