TeachersFirst Collection: Educational Podcasts for Students
Engage and inspire your learners with the power of educational podcasts! Listening offers unique benefits that make podcasts a valuable addition to any classroom. Because episodes are available anytime, they're ideal for in-person, remote, blended, and flipped instruction, giving students the flexibility to learn on their own schedule. Students can also revisit episodes as many times as needed, replaying segments to clarify concepts or deepen their understanding at their own pace. Podcasts are especially valuable for students with visual impairments or reading delays, offering an accessible way to access rich content without relying on text alone. From elementary grades through adult learners, podcasts provide engaging instruction that meets students where they are. In this collection, discover educational podcasts across a wide range of subjects and age levels, ready to spark curiosity and extend learning beyond the classroom walls.
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KidNuz - KidNuz
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K to 6
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Keep students informed about current events with KidNuz, a news podcast created especially for kids. Produced by experienced, Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalists, KidNuz delivers...more
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Keep students informed about current events with KidNuz, a news podcast created especially for kids. Produced by experienced, Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalists, KidNuz delivers six age-appropriate, nonpartisan news stories in about seven minutes each weekday during the school year. Episodes cover current events and topics of interest to young listeners while encouraging critical thinking and meaningful conversations. Listen to episodes directly on the website or subscribe through popular podcast platforms. Teachers can visit the Teachers' Lounge for daily printable quizzes that reinforce listening comprehension, plus classroom resources and Junior Journalism activities focused on skills such as the 5 W's, cause and effect, problem and solution, and expressing opinions about the news. Sign up to have new episodes delivered by email.
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Include KidNuz in current events or social studies center activities. Ask students to listen to the podcasts and take quizzes. Have older students use KidNuz as a starting point to learn more about current events. After further research of the event, ask them to share what they learned and their sources using Seesaw, reviewed here. Enhance learning and ask students to create their own current events quizzes using Wayground (formerly Quizizz), reviewed here. Use the KidNuz podcasts to extend learning by asking students to create their own 5-10 minute podcasts that share the latest world news, along with news from your classroom and school. Buzzsprout, reviewed here, is a free podcasting tool that offers a large selection of options, including the ability to record and schedule podcasts for release at your chosen date and time.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Molly of Denali Podcast - PBS Kids
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2 to 6
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Follow the adventures of Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl, in the Molly of Denali podcasts from PBS KIDS. Three seasons of audio adventures are available. In Season 1, Molly ...more
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Follow the adventures of Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl, in the Molly of Denali podcasts from PBS KIDS. Three seasons of audio adventures are available. In Season 1, Molly and her friend Tooey investigate the mystery of a creature that stole Molly's birthday cake. Season 2 takes Molly and Trini aboard a mystery train across Alaska, while Season 3 follows Molly and her friends as they prepare for the Arctic Wolf Junior Relay dog sled race. Each season contains eight episodes, generally ranging from about 7 to 15 minutes. Listen to the episodes directly on the PBS KIDS website, where they are organized by season. The engaging stories introduce young listeners to Molly's life, family, friends, community, and adventures in Alaska.
tag(s): alaska (22), native americans (169), podcasts (188)
In the Classroom
Molly of Denali is perfect for inclusion with any lessons or units on Alaska or Native Americans. Listen to podcasts together as a class, pausing as needed to identify important information such as different modes of transportation used in Alaska, weather and climate indicators, and referenced geographic locations. Before beginning your unit, engage students by asking them to brainstorm what they know about Alaska or Native Americans using Padlet, reviewed here, where you can add columns for wildlife, transportation, weather, etc. Build upon students' knowledge and address misconceptions based on your brainstorming activities. Consider creating activities within a learning management system such as Actively Learn, reviewed here. Add videos and articles based on your students' ability levels and comprehension. Enhance learning further using Symbaloo, reviewed here, to share bookmarks for further learning and additional activities. To differentiate learning, create two or more Symbaloo pages based on student interests and/or ability levels. Extend learning with a virtual field trip. Choose from several different options found at Gez.la, reviewed here, and then ask students to choose and create their own podcasts featuring any destination using Molly of Denali as a model. Spotify for Podcastors (was Anchor), reviewed here, is one of several free podcasting services suitable for classroom use.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Book Club for Kids - Kitty Felde
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5 to 9
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Book Club for Kids is a free, weekly 20-minute podcast for middle school students. Each podcast includes a discussion of a favorite book along with an author interview and celebrity...more
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Book Club for Kids is a free, weekly 20-minute podcast for middle school students. Each podcast includes a discussion of a favorite book along with an author interview and celebrity reading. In addition to the podcasts, this site offers a variety of information for students, educators, and parents. Scroll over the title to select the link for librarians, teachers, and parents to find curriculum guides for several books. Choose the sections with "Writers on Writing" to discover in-depth conversations with several authors. Podcasts are available on most popular podcasting sites.
tag(s): authors (116), book lists (167), book reports (26), literature (214), podcasts (188)
In the Classroom
This tremendous resource is a must-have for every middle school classroom and library! Share the podcasts with students not only to learn about the latest books, but also to improve public speaking skills, learn the author's techniques and tips, and discover how to share informative book reports. Subscribe to the podcast and have students listen to weekly presentations during center times or as a class. Share the "Books We Love" portion of the site on your class webpage for students to use when looking for reading material. Ask your school librarian to share these podcasts in the media center, and consider ordering books of interest to your students. As students learn from these podcasts, ask them to use what they learned to create their podcasts to share with classmates and your school. Have students use organizers found on ReadWriteThink, reviewed here to organize and plan for their podcasts and book reviews. Help students visualize their written work by creating word clouds with WordSift, reviewed here to focus on commonly used terms within their text and evaluate their usefulness. As a final project, help your students create and produce ongoing podcasts sharing their book reviews with peers. Buzzsprout, reviewed here and Spotify for Podcasters, reviewed here both provide free podcasting tools.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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dailySTEM - Chris Woods
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K to 12
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dailySTEM is a blog, podcast, and weekly newsletter published by a high school math teacher. The author shares inspiration for finding STEM in the everyday world. The resource section...more
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dailySTEM is a blog, podcast, and weekly newsletter published by a high school math teacher. The author shares inspiration for finding STEM in the everyday world. The resource section of the website includes downloadable activities for families (in English, Spanish, and Arabic), and STEM ideas related to movies, Backseat Boredom Busters, and Isometric Paper for 3D drawings. Stay up to date with the latest news from the site by subscribing to the podcast and the weekly newsletter.
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many ideas found on this site to inspire STEM learning in your classroom and at home. Use the 77 Simple STEM Activities for Families PDF to share weekly tips on your class website for STEM ideas at home. Encourage students to share their activities by taking pictures and videos to share in school. Compile student activities into an online book using Book Creator, reviewed here. Include videos, images, and student explanations of activities in your class book. Enhance student learning by asking students to explain the STEM content behind their activities by creating an animated explanation using Powtoon, reviewed here.
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Celebrating Black History Month - Collection - Poetry Foundation
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7 to 12
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For Black History Month, the Poetry Foundation has put together this excellent collection of poems, articles, and podcasts that will help you discover African American history and culture....more
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For Black History Month, the Poetry Foundation has put together this excellent collection of poems, articles, and podcasts that will help you discover African American history and culture. Find poems and podcasts from Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, Rita Dove, Gwendolyn Brooks, and many others. Also, discover Educational Resources (by scrolling down the page) that include biographies. Scrolling down to the bottom menu find Poem Guides.
tag(s): african american (130), biographies (102), black history (133), cultures (302), podcasts (188), poetry (194)
In the Classroom
Share several poems with students and then have them create similar poet and poem podcasts. Start your own classroom collection to be shared digitally on your website. Exchange the physical whiteboard or chalkboard by creating a digital, collaborative board using a tool such as Lino, reviewed here, for the collection ideas. Enhance learning and augment classroom technology use by using a site such as podomatic, reviewed here, for students to present their poems to their classmates. Post the podcasts to your class website for students and parents to enjoy at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Circle Round - WBUR
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K to 6
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Discover a storytelling podcast for kids at Circle Round. These diverse folktales, which cover themes such as kindness, persistence, and generosity, are 10 to 20 minutes long. At the...more
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Discover a storytelling podcast for kids at Circle Round. These diverse folktales, which cover themes such as kindness, persistence, and generosity, are 10 to 20 minutes long. At the time of this review, there were over 115 podcasts from around the world. Use the top menu and find Coloring Pages, Live Shows, Road Trip Reels, and more. The Road Trip Reels are 60 to 120 minutes long and need to be downloaded. The 60-minute "Reels" feature three stories that focus on the theme of music, each with coloring pages to go with it. The 90-minute "Reels" are all stories about magic, and the 120-minute "Reels" are stories about our furry and feathered friends. All "Reels" have accompanying coloring pages. All Coloring Pages are in PDF format.
tag(s): charactered (87), diversity (62), folktales (34), podcasts (188), stories and storytelling (81)
In the Classroom
Place the link to Circle Round on your teacher's web page for students to share stories at home, too. The stories would make an excellent classroom listening center with headphones. Let younger students listen over and over. Use these delightful stories as opportunities to develop listening skills by playing the story, then asking questions. Ask listening-comprehension questions or talk about story structure with older children (rising action, climax, and falling action, for example). Consider having your younger students share their own favorite stories with a tool like Gravity, reviewed here, and then encourage students to respond to each other's favorites. Inspire your older students to build fluency and expression by having them create their own podcasts after listening to these. For this have students plan their story with digital "post its" that can be moved around using a tool like Pinup, reviewed here. Once students are ready, have them record their podcast using a tool like RedCircle, reviewed here. Be sure to post student podcasts on your website or wiki for parents to listen to.
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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids - Vermont Public Radio
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K to 7
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But Why? Kids have lots of questions, and this podcast answers them. Some of the diverse questions answered at the time of this review were: Why Do We Poop and ...more
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But Why? Kids have lots of questions, and this podcast answers them. Some of the diverse questions answered at the time of this review were: Why Do We Poop and Fart? Why Don't Spiders Get Stuck in Their Webs? Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? Why Do People Get Cancer? Kids are encouraged to send in an audio of their questions through an adult to get it answered. Most podcasts run between 20 and 30 minutes, and many recommend additional resources on the topic. Don't have the time to listen to a podcast? Not to worry, there is a summary right under the audio.
tag(s): podcasts (188)
In the Classroom
Listen to several podcasts together as a class. Enhance learning by challenging students to reflect on their learning and what they would like to learn more about using a tool such as Flip, reviewed here. Then have students come up with their own questions to be answered and submit them on a tool such as Dotstorming, reviewed here, and then vote on their 3 favorite questions to submit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wow in the World - National Public Radio
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K to 8
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Wow in the World is a weekly podcast for elementary kids and the grownups in their lives. Each week the podcast will discuss stories and discoveries from around the world. ...more
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Wow in the World is a weekly podcast for elementary kids and the grownups in their lives. Each week the podcast will discuss stories and discoveries from around the world. Create a SoundCloud account to download, share, or save podcasts to your personal playlist.
tag(s): animals (281), conservation (104), debate (39), plants (141), podcasts (188), scientists (72), space (249)
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Use Wow in the World podcasts to introduce current events and technology innovations to your students. Listen together, or create a link to the podcast on classroom computers. Instead of sharing a written response to information learned on the podcast, have cooperative learning groups create their own podcasts demonstrating their understanding of one of the concepts. Use a site such as podOmatic, reviewed here. For younger students, after listening to a podcast, you may want to challenge students to reflect on their learning and what they would like to learn more about using a tool such as Seesaw, reviewed hereAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Stuff You Missed in History Class - Tracy Wilson and Holly Frey
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7 to 12
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Explore interesting history tidbits and background information about world events including topics from Atlantis to Vikings. Scroll through the list of topics and find links to various...more
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Explore interesting history tidbits and background information about world events including topics from Atlantis to Vikings. Scroll through the list of topics and find links to various podcast episodes with archives going back to 2008. Click to play the episodes or download any episode in mp3 format using the download link. Episodes are approximately 30 minutes in length. You can also search for specific topics using the search tool.
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tag(s): archeology (26), black history (133), civil rights (228), civil war (148), cross cultural understanding (167), mental health (63), native americans (169), podcasts (188), religions (120), vikings (11), world war 1 (88), world war 2 (169)
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Use podcasts from Stuff You Missed in History to enrich current lessons or lure students into thinking history can actually be "cool." Provide a link on class computers or your class website for students use. Have students use a mapping tool such as Zeemaps, reviewed here, to create a map of one of these events (with audio stories and pictures included)! Have students use Fakebook, reviewed here, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about one of the people in these lesser known historic events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Naked Scientists - University of Cambridge
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5 to 12
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Love science? Find ideas, extraordinary information, and experiments on this entertaining site. Listen to weekly science podcasts and archives covering a wide range of topics, including...more
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Love science? Find ideas, extraordinary information, and experiments on this entertaining site. Listen to weekly science podcasts and archives covering a wide range of topics, including those that may seem unbelievable. This realistic, scientific site explores topics like aliens and telepathy, as well as ballistics and volcanoes. Find in-depth information explained with scientific clarity, even complex topics, explained in terms that everyone can understand and from multiple perspectives.
tag(s): experiments (66), genetics (84), oceans (141), podcasts (188), volcanoes (60)
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Use Naked Science to introduce topics in class. Or use these articles to hook students during a start-of-school "what is science" unit. Use the site to answer many of the tough questions students may ask during classroom instruction. Give students time to research the facets of a topic as a group for lively group or class discussions. Discuss problem setup, theory descriptions, or how to separate fact from opinion. Research the backgrounds of the experts on this site. Teachers of gifted students and regular classroom teachers seeking ways to adapt for gifted students will find this site well-suited to the eclectic interests and angles of out-of-the-box thinkers. Be sure to share the link on your class web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Way With Words - A Way with Words & Wayword LLC
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7 to 12
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If you are looking for podcasts to draw your students into the study of language and words, this is a great site to explore. A Way with Words is an ...more
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If you are looking for podcasts to draw your students into the study of language and words, this is a great site to explore. A Way with Words is an hour-long PBS radio show, currently hosted by Martha Barnett and Grant Barrett. The show features lively discussions about "slang, grammar, old sayings, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well." Listening to any of the older shows is entertaining and informative. The home page lists the topics along with summaries. To get more programs, click "Get the podcast" in the right-hand menu. They are appealing, with provocative titles such as "What the Cluck?," "Elvis in a Cheese Sandwich," and "Coinkydinks and Big Boxes." There are full-hour podcasts and mini-podcasts.
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Plug in your students to start a discussion on any topic relevant to your class. Students increasingly want to listen through headphones; let them enjoy these entertaining, informative language podcasts, then use class questions posted on an interactive whiteboard or projector to spark full-class discussion. Language never sounded so good! Have students create similar projects in cooperative learning groups. How about podcasts using a site such as podOmatic, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Story Corps - NPR
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3 to 12
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NPR is collecting oral histories by traveling across the country and talking to ordinary people. On this website, users can read or listen to the stories told by a wide ...more
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NPR is collecting oral histories by traveling across the country and talking to ordinary people. On this website, users can read or listen to the stories told by a wide variety of Americans. Click "Tell your story" to find Locations & Reservations for traveling Mobile Booths or directions to record on your own. The Do It Yourself guide includes tips on interview questions and an interview checklist. Started in 2003, the site has many stories in its archives and frequently adds updates.
tag(s): digital storytelling (182), podcasts (188)
In the Classroom
Use this site to connect your students with people from other generations and geographic locations. Turn up your speakers and listen to some examples in your classroom. You can even use the story collection site as a model to start your own oral history project for your class or the entire school. You may not want to actually place your recording on the NPR site but instead house it locally on your school or community website. As major events occur in your community, such as an anniversary or the opening of a new school, engage your students in documenting the event. The general interview guides also offer useful interview techniques for school newspapers or news broadcasts.
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