Why is Columbus Day being replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day? Do your kids know the truth about Christopher Columbus? This animated episode explains why we honor Columbus and teaches elementary students not to judge events of the past by the standards of today.

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Leo & Layla's History Adventures

Leo & Layla Meet Christopher Columbus

Your kids can watch the Bible come to life in this time-traveling animated adventure when Leo and Layla visit Abraham and his son Isaac to learn how God keeps His promises.

Abraham: The Father of Many Nations

At a time when few black Americans received an education, Benjamin Banneker helped design the blueprints and lay the groundwork for our nation’s capital. When Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet him, they learn the importance of not passing judgment or making assumptions about others—a valuable lesson for all children.

Benjamin Banneker: Surveying The Future of America

Give your child a lesson in the “Golden Rule” as they follow Leo and Layla back in time to meet Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore, two heroic American medics in World War II who risked their lives to show compassion to their enemies.

Robert Wright & Kenneth Moore: World War II’s Medics of Mercy

Does your child know about the amazing women of the Revolutionary War? In this episode, Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet Mary Ludwig Hays, the woman behind the legend of “Molly Pitcher,” and find out how integral women were to the founding of our great nation.

Mary Ludwig Hays: Woman Warrior of the American Revolution

Teach elementary kids the importance of standing up for scientific truth! This time-traveling cartoon introduces children to Michael Faraday, the British scientist who furthered the study of electromagnetism by standing firmly against pressure and challenging well-known and established theories at a time when it would have been easier for him to remain silent.

Michael Faraday: Pioneer of Electromagnetism

Have your elementary kids heard of the “Hippocratic Oath”? In this time-traveling cartoon, they’ll get to meet Hippocrates, the father of medicine for all of Western Civilization, and learn how important it is to “do no harm” and show compassion to those who are suffering.

Hippocrates: The Father of Medicine

Your elementary students will travel to 1979 to meet Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat—two leaders who worked together despite hostilities to forge a treaty of peace. Your children will learn that by setting aside old rivalries, peace and cooperation are indeed possible.

Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat: Israel & Egypt's Treaty

Do your elementary students know where America got its name? They’ll love time traveling with Leo and Layla to meet Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci—the man who realized that the New World was a new continent.

Amerigo Vespucci: The Explorer Who Gave America Its Name

What does a French philosopher from the 18th century have to do with the founding of America? Your elementary students will travel with Leo and Layla to meet Montesquieu, a political philosopher of the Enlightenment, and learn how his ideas about separation of powers inspired Founding Father James Madison when constructing the United States government that remains in place today.

Madison & Montesquieu: The Men Who Gave Us Checks and Balances

Teach elementary students to be a victor, not a victim, with this time-traveling cartoon about Sadao Munemori, a brave Japanese-American WWII hero who felt he had much to prove after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. When Leo and Layla meet the brave soldier, they learn how he and his family sacrificed and persevered to prove their loyalty to the United States.

Sadao Munemori: Patriotism in the Midst of Persecution

This animated video will introduce your elementary students to Pope John Paul II, who promoted peace, justice, and compassion while fighting against communism in his native Poland.

Leo & Layla Meet Pope John Paul II

While feeling bored on a road trip, Leo and Layla meet the adventurous pioneers Lewis and Clark, famous for mapping and journaling about the rivers, mountains, plants, and animals of the uncharted land obtained in the Louisiana Purchase. Through this animated adventure, your elementary kids will understand important history and learn not to take for granted the comfort and ease of modern-day travel.

Leo & Layla Meet Lewis & Clark

It’s normal for siblings to argue, but the Bible teaches us to love and forgive one another. Elementary students will learn this lesson as they time travel to meet Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, who knew a thing or two about sibling rivalry and the power of forgiveness.

Leo & Layla Meet Joseph

This cartoon encourages elementary kids to strive to improve society with ingenuity and invention. They’ll travel through time to meet Thomas Edison, the famed inventor who didn’t let his physical setbacks stop him from changing the world!

Leo & Layla Meet Thomas Edison

This time-traveling cartoon introduces elementary students to two of America’s Founding Fathers—John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—who disagreed on almost everything when it came to politics, but eventually realized that what united them was greater than what divided them: the love of America.

Leo & Layla Meet John Adams & Thomas Jefferson

Do your children know how our national anthem came to be? Teach them with this time-traveling animated video about Francis Scott Key, the young man who became inspired to write a poem known as the “Star Spangled Banner” when he saw the American flag still standing after the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.

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