3 New-to-You BBC Children's Shows That Should Be on Your Radar

We're guessing you know all about Bluey, the inexhaustible blue heeler puppy who lives with her mum, dad, and little sister Bingo. But we're willing to be that you've never even heard of these amazing BBC children's shows that are just waiting for you and your students to fall in love with. Let us tell you about these little-known (in the U.S.!) programs that we just adore for PreK-Grade 2. Plus, we have tons of clips freely available on our platform (not to mention learning resources that go with!).

Sarah & Duck

Sarah & Duck is a kids' show about the adventures of seven-year-old Sarah and her quacky, flappy best friend, Duck. These short episodes are perfect for teaching your littles seasonal content and social-emotional skills. We have 10 full episodes available for you, and we even put them all together in a collection (go to it here!). 

Don't miss: Sarah and Duck Bake a Birthday Cake for Duck's Birthday | BBC Learning Hub. Sarah and Duck are baking a special cake for Duck’s birthday! They mix flour, milk, and baking powder to make it big and fluffy — but oops! The batter spills! What will happen next? After watching this darling episode, students can write a letter to Sarah and Duck requesting their own birthday cake or draw the friends at the park.

Love it? Visit the official Sarah & Duck website. Learn more about the characters and episodes, watch more clips, play games, get creative, and explore the online store.  

Go Jetters

Go Jetters is a delightful series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn. We're so pleased to have more than 100 Go Jetters clips for you, and we think they'll be an excellent addition to your social studies curriculum, as most episodes follow Xuli, Kyan, Lars, Foz to famous world landmarks. There's fun science content, too, as the team learns about everything form hydroelectric power to hurricanes.

Don't miss: The Go Jetters Save a Terracotta Army in China | BBC Learning Hub. The Go Jetters crew travels to China to save the Terracotta Army from Grandmaster Glitch’s noisy concert. Ubercorn shares funky facts about the Terracotta Army, a collection of clay statues that were buried with the first Chinese emperor. Can the Go Jetters stop Grandmaster Glitch’s concert from shaking and shattering the statues? Follow up a viewing of the short clip with our questions, such as: Look at a photo of the real life Terracotta Army. Why do you think the Chinese buried all these statues with their emperor?

Love it? Play one of four Go Jetters games on the Cbeebies website. Our pick? Cadet Rescue: Go Jetters, we have an emergency. The cadets are stranded and need your help.

Andy's Adventures

When we say Andy's Adventures, we're actually referring to a whole bunch of programs all starring beloved Cbeebies presenter Andy Day. Meet all kinds of amazing creatures with Andy as we follow him around the world. Join Andy as he goes on Safari, visits the Dinosaurs, gives us some Wild Workout routines and lets us in to his Secret Hideout! Make Andy part of your science classroom today!

Don't miss: Keeping Warm, Penguin-Style | BBC Learning Hub. Andy shrinks down to the size of an emperor penguin so he can waddle, slide, and cozy up to a group of emperor penguins. When he finds the penguins, he shrinks even more so he can keep warm like penguin chicks do. When you've finished watching, compare how penguins and people get warm when it’s cold using a Venn diagram.

Love it? Snag these fun coloring pages featuring some of Andy's animals. (Hint: Filter by Andy's Adventures.)

Stay tuned, as we're adding more content from our favorite shows all the time!