Series

Gracie's Corner

143 episodes

Animated sing-alongs from the Hollingsworth family in Houston, who built the channel during the pandemic after noticing how few preschool videos featured Black children. The songs cover a wide spread: the alphabet and vowel-sound play, counting, continents and early map words, hygiene and healthy habits, and a large social-emotional run on honesty, respect, and believing in yourself. Many are familiar nursery rhymes rebuilt over the group's own beat, including Baa Baa Black Sheep and a second-line remix of Bingo. Aimed at pre-K through second grade, and well suited to a morning start or a soft landing after recess.

what this series covers

What Gracie's Corner covers

143 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–3rd. Heaviest coverage: For Fun, Reading & Writing (ELA) and Brain Breaks. Between them they line up with 43 distinct standards across 7 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 128
K: 134
1st: 73
2nd: 11
3rd: 5

Episodes per subject

For Fun: 68
Reading & Writing (ELA): 17
Brain Breaks: 15
Math: 15
Social-Emotional Learning: 15
Health: 8
Social Studies: 6
Physical Education: 2
Science: 1

NGSS (Science) 1

1-ESS1-2Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Common Core — Math 10

K.OA.A.1Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
K.CC.B.4Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
K.CC.B.5Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, array, or circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration.
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.
K.CC.A.1Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
K.CC.A.2Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).

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2.MD.C.8Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
K.CC.A.3Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0–20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
K.G.A.1Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
K.G.A.2Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

Common Core — ELA 4

RF.K.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.1Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
RF.K.2Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
L.K.5With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

Social Studies (C3 / NCSS) 5

D2.His.3.K-2Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.
D2.Geo.2.K-2Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
D2.Geo.3.K-2Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
D2.Civ.2.K-2Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community.
D4.8.K-2Use listening, consensus-building, and voting procedures to decide on and take action in their classrooms.

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 15

CASEL.SA.3Recognize your own strengths, interests, and the assets you bring from your family and culture.
CASEL.SA.5Show self-confidence — believe you can do hard things and take on a challenge.
CASEL.SA.4Show honesty and integrity, including admitting mistakes.
CASEL.SOA.5Understand and express gratitude.
CASEL.RS.1Communicate clearly and listen actively.
CASEL.RS.3Practice teamwork and solve problems collaboratively.

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CASEL.RS.8Stand up for the rights of others.
CASEL.RS.9Show respect and cultural competency across differences in background, language, and ability.
CASEL.SA.1Name your own feelings and notice how they change during the day.
CASEL.SA.6Hold a growth mindset: treat effort, practice, and mistakes as how ability grows.
CASEL.SM.1Manage strong emotions and impulses instead of acting on them right away.
CASEL.SM.2Use calming and stress-management strategies (deep breaths, a break, asking for space).
CASEL.SM.3Show self-discipline and self-motivation — keep working when a task gets hard or boring.
CASEL.SOA.2Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.
CASEL.SOA.3Show concern for other people's feelings and respond to them with care.

National Health Education 5

NHES.7.2.1Demonstrate age-appropriate observable health and safety practices.
NHES.1.2.6List ways to take part in healthy practices, such as brushing teeth daily.
NHES.1.2.7List ways to prevent common childhood injuries and health problems (bike helmets, water instead of sugary drinks).
NHES.4.2.4Tell a trusted adult when feeling threatened, harmed, or unsafe.
NHES.4.2.5Use refusal skills — say no firmly and move away from unsafe people or situations.

SHAPE America (PE) 3

1.2.1Demonstrates a variety of locomotor skills with the concepts of space, effort, and relationship awareness.
1.2.10Demonstrates kicking a ball in a variety of non-dynamic practice tasks.
1.2.11Demonstrate dribbling with feet in a variety of non-dynamic practice tasks.

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