I found the entire series of Magic School Bus, Time Warp Trios, and Horrible Histories as I expected but I also discovered quite a few shows that are new to us, like Journal through History-Building Civilizations in Ancient Egypt and Living History-Ancient Greece I watched a few minutes of both series to make sure that it is something to catch my boys interest, and I am impressed. I think they will like them better than the Time Warp Trio series since they are told from the point of view of a 12 year old, educational, yet still fast moving cartoons sprinkled with real pictures of historical geographical places. I also appreciate the fact that each series can be watched as a whole, or broken down into smaller areas if time is limited. Did I mention that they also have an interactive quiz at the end of each one?
My other surprise finds were Pendimonium Grammar and Cyberchase Math
I know I won't use all of the great videos since I am not a fan of screen time education, but I think they will fill in some time gaps and hopefully be interesting enough that the boys might want to watch them without me prodding and pushing them into it.
As for the OCD part they also have their own "My Favorites" list on the website once you sign in and I was able to categorize the shows and save them for when I want them.
It is a bit costly but they have some free content like
Free Puzzlemaker | Discovery Education as well as opportunities to watch some shows without a subscription. I also lucked out and bought it through a co-op, Online G3
G3 discussion forums provide a safe, moderated environment for gifted students to socialize. Enrolled students will also receive access to BrainPOP.com, BrainPOP Jr., BrainPOP Espanol, and Discovery Education Virtual Streaming. $59.00 per academic year. That is about half off and includes the Brainpop websites. So it was a deal and a splurge.
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