For more than 40 years TVO has been helping parents prepare their kids for school and life with its educational programming. All of the TVOKids programs and online games are based on Ontario curriculum, spanning all of the school subject areas.
TVOKids programs and games are divided into two main age categories
- ages 2-5 (which is the audience focus of programming on TV from 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
- ages 6-11 (the audience focus for the afternoon block, from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.) weekdays.
Check out our features below to find out more about what your kids are learning online and on TV with TVOKids.
Find homework help in the Homework Zone
Homework Zone is an online database resource offering school subject-specific help through programs, games, practice sheets, EQAO sample tests and videos of real teachers explaining lessons in language, math and science. Built like a chart, parents and kids can cross reference subjects, sub-subjects with the various types of help available. Here's the schedule for the TVOKids Homework Zone helpline - with real, live teachers to help you get your kids through their homework.
TVOKids Educational Games and Activities
TVOKids offers you tons of free games and fun stuff for your kids - and don't let them know, but they're educational.
Connect learning objectives to your child's age with this chart
What TVOKids program is right for your child's age and learning needs? Just use this chart to find the right match. Who knew so much thought went into each program!
What are your kids are learning while watching TVOKids?
This alphabetical database of TVOKids programs explains which curriculum points and age range each program targets. Match your child's age with a subject area, then click through to find each of the TVOKids programs suggested online for on-demand viewing.
TVOKids Help Zone
Sometimes kids just need to talk. But they don’t feel comfortable going to a grown-up they know. That where the TVOKids Help Zone can help. Throughout the school year TVOKids offers the opportunity for kids to call in and talk about what’s upsetting them with a Kids Help Phone counsellor during the live afternoon show The Space. Click on the link above to see dates and topics for upcoming call-in shows.
Educational kids' TV shows based on Ontario curriculum
A whole lot of thought goes into the research, development and production of all TVOKids programs and online games. In-house and outside TVOKids productions must meet strict standards of mixing Ontario curriculum with fun for kids. Read all about it in this feature story about TVOKids behind the scenes.
TVOKids' materials and site improve literacy: pilot study
A pilot study by Ontario Institute for Studies in Education professor Janette Pelletier found TVOKids' literacy materials and online games helped improve kids' literacy. Click through to read the details.
About the programs and games
Carney the Cat teaches kids coin recognition
Two new TVOKids programs this Fall take a financial literacy focus, including Carney the Cat for kids aged 2-5 and Tumbletown Tales for kids aged 6-11. This article explains the details.
Kids can count their minutes of moving
This year TVOKids launched the Million Ways to Move initiative to help get kids and their families moving more each day. Kids can sign onto the TVOKids.com site to log their minutes of moving and help TVOKids now achieve the 2-million minutes goal.
My Canada teaches kids the fun side of our Canada
Don't be surprised if your kids start singing all about what they know about Canada's provinces and territories thanks to the new program My Canada. The colourful, musical, and unforgettable segments help make geography fun. Find out more about the behind-the-scenes production of My Canada in this article.
Pillars of Freedom teaches kids about civics, democracy
Set in the mythical underground world of dragons called Moltonia, Pillars of Freedom is a multi-platform production made up of a series of animated television episodes and a website with an online game and episodic mini-games that show the importance of taking part in the democratic process through voting and activities online. Read all about it here.
Behind the scenes at TVOKids' Tumbletown Reads
Ever wonder what's involved in getting those hamsters and chinchillas to stay inside those tiny Tumbletown vehicles? Well, this story will give you all the hilarious details of what it takes to film TVOKids' Tumbletown Reads.
