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Educational Podcasts and Activities for Homeschool Learning

Launched with a grant from the National Science Foundation, TinkerClass@Home is the first ever standards-aligned audio-based-learning tool that asks K-5 students to listen, wonder, tinker, and make like scientists, engineers, and detectives, while building 21st-century skills like critical thinking, collaboration, creative innovation, and confidence!

Hundreds of audio lessons and home-based activities give families the freedom and flexibility they need to customize their curriculum and grow curious lifelong learners.

Subscribe now – $120/yr

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Your TinkerClass@Home Subscription Includes:

  • NGSS- and other standards-aligned audio-based projects developed with teachers and a National Science Foundation grant. 
  • 1,300+ home-based activities (experiments, crafts, games, recipes, book lists, worksheets, and more) searchable by subject, topic, and key words.
  • Hundreds of educational K-5 podcasts for homeschoolers, including Wow In The World, spanning subjects from STEAM to ELA, Social Studies, Media Literacy, and more.
  • First dibs on Tinkercast live events and access to live virtual subscriber-only events.
Subscribe now – $120/yr

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How It Works

Podcasts + Projects = Podjects! Podjects guide students through design thinking in 4 simple steps. Pick the steps that work for your lesson, or do them all!

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Listen

Kids laugh while they learn curriculum spanning NGSS, ELA, social studies, and media literacy.

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Wonder

Spark creative innovation as students record what made them say wow — and what it makes them wonder.

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Tinker

Students use critical thinking skills to sort their wonders and choose “One Big Wonder” to investigate.

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Make

Students build confidence by collaborating to plan and present hands-on projects about real-world questions.

Customize your learning experience with hundreds of additional homeschool podcast episodes and the home-based activities they inspire. All searchable by topic and subject area.

STEAM
Activities

Help kids investigate real-world scientific wows.

Crafts, Games, and Recipes

Get playful and hands-on with easy-to-set-up wow-to’s.

Thematic Book Lists

Encourage further exploration of topics.

Conversation
Starters

Inspire deeper discussion with curious questions.

Choose from hundreds of educational podcast episodes that keep students laughing while they learn about science, engineering, ELA, social studies, history, and more!

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Wow in the World

  • Episodes explore the WOWs in our world based on recent STEM discoveries
  • Podjects are NGSS-aligned!
  • 20-25 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Earth & Space Science, Engineering & Technology, Life Science, Physical Science, and Social Science
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Who, When, Wow!

  • Episodes explore histories mysteries through a top-secret podcast within a podcast
  • Episodes take listeners on a journey through space and time
  • 15-25 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Social Studies, ELA, Media Literacy

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CURRICULUM GUIDE
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Flip & Mozi

  • Musical podcast featuring all the amazing animal creatures that make our Earth full of WOW!
  • Episodes feature original music
  • 20-30 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Life Science

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CURRICULUM GUIDE
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Two Whats?! And A Wow!

  • Science-based game show podcast with kid contestants
  • Short episodes perfect for brain breaks
  • 10-15 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Earth & Space Science, Engineering & Technology, Life Science, Physical Science, and Social Science

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Once Upon a Beat

  • Musical podcast that remixes classic fairy tales and fables with beats and hooks you can’t find in books
  • Episodes feature original music
  • 15-25 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: ELA, SEL
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WeWow

  • Variety show podcast featuring familiar characters from the Tinkercast Universe
  • Themed weeks have FREE corresponding activities
  • 25-30 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Earth & Space Science, Engineering & Technology, Life Science, Physical Science, and Social Science

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Subscribe now – $120/yr

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Wow in the World Listen Page
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