Responses and suggestions from other home educators – Documentaries
What documentaries would you recommend to other families?
Maddie’s do you know on iview.
Someone on FB suggested My Octopus Teacher & it was amazing. It’s on Netflix.
Also Youth v Gov, The Social Dilemma but it depends on age, mine are older & watch lots of educational documentaries that I wouldn’t say are for younger children.
I like My Octopus Teacher too. It’s a refreshing look at cycles of life.
7 Up series
Curiosity stream is amazing
The Story of Stuff
Following, great question!
My Octopus Teacher – it’s different.
Speed cubers
Tim Winton’s Ningaloo on ABC iview
If you have Netflix: Island of Sea Wolves.
Anything by David Attenborough
You Tube Documentary Series: Most Dangerous Ways to School. Fascinating & eye-opening, each episode focuses on a specific region in the world, their way of life & the challenges children face getting to school each day… (I know this is a home education group, but seeing how other children access forms of education has been great learning for us)
For older kids… Ukraine on Fire.
The Shark Whisperer – Saving Sharks From Extinction ( YouTube) Takayna – What If Running Could Save A Rainforest? (YouTube)
We’ve been watching casual geographics- youtube and @vsauce also on youtube and Nasdaily- facebook. I don’t know that they are all documentaries souch as they are short educational videos. Nas daily started out doing 1 minute videos on different countries. casual geographic does animal videos and @vsauce does a mix of science maths etc most are good for kids, but as casual geo is about animals I do advise parental discretion
For ages 10 and up think these would be ok:
Ancient apocalypse (netflix)
Back in time for dinner, Further back in time and Corner shop (iView) Lost treasures of Egypt(disney)
Teenage boss (iview)
The gold rush (iview)
Back to nature (iview)
Moving to the country (iview)
The kewi grower(youtube)
Blueworldtv (you tube)
Bright side (you tube)
Jared owen (youtube) how things work etc
The action lab (youtube) science
For younger kids its aumsum time (youtube) Mylmarks (youtube) about feelings etc
Blue water safari SBS
Young Plato
Everything on Curiousity Stream!
Mine love anything David Attenborough… I particularly like the Galapagos series.
