Series

SmartKids

50 episodes

SmartKids is an animated series from Yogotars built for Pre-K through sixth grade, where a crew of cartoon heroes turns short two-to-five-minute stories into quick lessons. Across about fifty episodes it ranges widely: naming shapes and numbers, adding and subtracting, growing a garden, the human skeleton, planets and seasons, world cultures and holidays, saving money, musical instruments, mixing colors, and social-emotional topics like sharing, perseverance, and naming emotions. Every episode lists a recommended age range, so a teacher can match a title to their grade. Reach for it as a grab-and-go warm-up or a calm brain reset between activities.

what this series covers

What SmartKids covers

50 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–6th. Heaviest coverage: Social Studies, Science and Social-Emotional Learning. Between them they line up with 37 distinct standards across 7 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 6
K: 21
1st: 25
2nd: 21
3rd: 29
4th: 24
5th: 22
6th: 1

Episodes per subject

Social Studies: 13
Science: 8
Social-Emotional Learning: 8
Math: 7
Health: 4
Art: 3
Music: 3
Technology: 2
Brain Breaks: 1
Reading & Writing (ELA): 1
Physical Education: 1

NGSS (Science) 5

K-ESS3-3Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
2-LS2-2Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
4-LS1-1Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
K-ESS2-1Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
K-LS1-1Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Common Core — Math 6

1.OA.A.1Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing.
3.MD.A.2Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams, kilograms, and liters; solve one-step problems involving these quantities.
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.CC.B.4Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
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.

Social Studies (C3 / NCSS) 8

D2.Geo.6.K-2Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
D2.His.3.3-5Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.
D2.Eco.10.K-2Explain why people save.
D2.Eco.5.3-5Explain the role of money in making exchange easier
D2.Eco.7.3-5Explain how profits influence sellers in markets.
D2.Geo.2.3-5Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.

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D2.His.14.3-5Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.
D2.His.3.K-2Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.

National Core Arts 5

VA:Cn11.1.4Through observation, infer information about time, place, and culture in which a work of art was created.
MU:Cn11.0.3aDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
MU:Re7.2.4aDemonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social and cultural).
MU:Re7.2.KaWith guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (such as beat or melodic direction) is used in music.
VA:Cr2.1.1Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 8

CASEL.RS.2Build and keep positive relationships and friendships.
CASEL.RS.3Practice teamwork and solve problems collaboratively.
CASEL.SA.1Name your own feelings and notice how they change during the day.
CASEL.SA.3Recognize your own strengths, interests, and the assets you bring from your family and culture.
CASEL.SM.3Show self-discipline and self-motivation — keep working when a task gets hard or boring.
CASEL.SM.5Use planning and organizational skills to break a task into steps and manage time and materials.

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CASEL.SOA.2Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.
CASEL.SOA.5Understand and express gratitude.

National Health Education 4

NHES.1.2.2Identify benefits of practicing health-promoting behaviors.
NHES.1.2.5Identify practices that prevent or reduce health risks, such as handwashing.
NHES.1.2.6List ways to take part in healthy practices, such as brushing teeth daily.
NHES.1.5.7Explain ways to prevent common childhood injuries and health problems, such as swimming safety or managing emotions.