3 Fun and Easy Ways to Share Podcasts with Your Students

Listen, Laugh and Learn with Podcasts

If you want your students to fall in love with listening, kick off the year with The Great Listening Challenge. This fun activity encourages kids to listen regularly, track their progress and celebrate the joy of discovering new ideas through our podcasts, which cover subjects from science and engineering to English language arts, social studies, history, and more.

Teachers can download and share the ready-to-go tracker, making it simple for families to join in. Think of it as a reading log—but for listening. It’s a great way to nurture daily listening habits that strengthen literacy while keeping learning playful.

Pair Our Podcasts with Your Curriculum

Looking for the perfect episode to match your lesson? We’ve done the work for you. Our Curriculum Collections gather podcast episodes and their connected Next Generation Science Standards- and ELA standards-aligned TinkerClass activities into ready-to-use themes that support popular elementary curriculum topics.

With just a click, you can help your students:

• Dive into the phenomenal world of animals.
• Learn about our changing climate and eco innovations.
• Journey back to the age of dinosaurs.
• Explore innovations in robotics and artificial intelligence.
• Investigate new discoveries in the far reaches of space.

Each collection blends listening with hands-on guided activities, making it easy to extend learning into writing, discussion and creative projects—or as we like to call them, podjects!

Connect Home and School with Podcasts for the Whole Family

If you want learning to continue at home, the Parent Podcast Package bridges the classroom-to-home connection by giving families simple ways to join the fun. With ready-to-share handouts, episode highlights and tips for building listening habits, parents can support learning without adding more screen time.

These resources are perfect for:

• Back-to-school nights
• Open houses
• Weekly newsletters
• Take-home folders

Families will love seeing how Tinkercast podcasts fit into their children’s education—and kids will love sharing what they’ve learned.

Ready to Start?

This year, give your students the gift of listening. With podcasts, you’ll build stronger readers, spark deeper conversations, and keep curiosity alive far beyond the classroom walls. Let’s make this school year a listening-powered adventure!