YouTube History Channels
I just discovered The Daily Bellringer this year and I have to say that I love what the host Jared Bruening is doing. Jared is a history teacher who has taken his lessons and condensed them into quick 5-minute videos designed to get the kids thinking. He speaks clearly and has many graphics to visualize his topics and hold interest. He also provides study questions for each episode. What I really like is the quick, get to the point approach he takes. I use this to reinforce some of our bigger topics, but I also use this to cover some of the little topics quickly. A definite must for middle and high school history. https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDailyBellringer/featured
If you needing to supplement your high school world history, I recommend Epic History TV. My son is studying Russian history and I found this channel in my search. Again, the videos are short but pack a lot of information. https://www.youtube.com/c/EpichistoryTv/featured
Libertys Kids are great videos that I used to teach about the Revolutionary War. These cartoons are approximately 30 minutes in length and, in my opinion, great to use as supplements or to use as a lesson. I’ve had the DVDs for years and my kids loved to watch them in the car. As they have grown, we are watching them again in a more critical thinking way. I think they are well done, very informative, and easy to follow. Parents will enjoy because some of the characters are voiced from some well-known celebrities. I purchased the DVDs years ago; I am so glad to see full episodes on YouTube. I highly recommend this. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5pJi9mLIy38m2e_u3sboKQ/featured
Simple History is another channel that offers quick history videos that are great for supplementing your curriculum. The world history videos appear to me to be designed for middle and high school students. They are easy to follow but the graphics are not as high tech as some of the others but that doesn’t seem to be a problem in our homeschool. These would be a great add to your growing list of educational channels. https://www.youtube.com/c/Simplehistory/featured
History Bombs videos offer a unique and entertaining of presenting world history. The reporter/narrator introduces and explains what’s going on while the actors give the viewer the visuals as they rap their dialogue. The target level is definitely high school, and you should be aware of possible offensive language or at least the suggestion. https://www.youtube.com/c/HistoryBombs/featured
Pursuit of History offers very quick explanations of various historical events. Each video is packed full of information that kept the attention of both my kids. I would recommend this for upper elementary through high school. It is definitely one I will be coming back to as we study American History. https://www.youtube.com/c/PursuitofHistory/featured
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David Halahmy, History for the Ages is a college history professor who started making history videos for his students during the lockdowns. He has collected everything together into short and easy to understand videos. Middle School and up are his target audience. He does encourage parents to view first due to some of the heavy topics discussed. Topics covered focus on Early and Modern Western Civilization and the History of the Middle East. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCowkuJYFNs5G56CrtTwZDNA