What’s New in September 2026: Classroom Videos and Resources
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There’s plenty new on ClickView this September for schools across the US, with something for every classroom. Set the mood for focused study with middle schoolers using our game-inspired Music to Study To, or take high schoolers behind the scenes of video game development in Game Design—and that’s just the beginning of this month’s releases.
What’s new?
In the last two months we have added 193 new videos to ClickView, learn all about this month’s featured releases below.
Spotlight on New Content
This month we are highlighting new content that spans all levels, with elementary students discovering the story of Helen Keller and middle school students exploring a new series of study music. The high school highlights include a game design series that examines the game development process and new videos in our Financial Literacy series, helping students build essential life skills around personal finance.
Elementary School Highlights
Discover the story of Helen Keller, the first deafblind person to graduate college, and learn about her childhood and education, her years of advocacy work, and the legacy she left behind—a legacy which still inspires us today.
Middle School Highlights
Set the mood for focused study or relaxation with these instrumental tracks inspired by music from video games. Choose from short- and long-form videos, each paired with unique, peaceful imagery of block-made worlds.
High School Highlights
Learn about the different phases of game development and the different types of players, and understand how game designers use their knowledge of gamer psychology and brain chemistry to create engaging video games.
Explore financial literacy, personal finance, and everything you need to know about how to “adult”, including how to set financial goals, understand taxes, break down the costs of transportation, and more.
Producer Comment
Dane Picken — How to Adult: Financial Literacy
You’re staring down the barrel of graduation, on the cusp of having to pay for adult life.
From all you can gather, doing that successfully equates to not only scaling corporate ladders but also launching multiple AI-automated side hustles, investing in fifteen cryptocurrencies, and documenting all of it so you can be paid as an influencer.
But money doesn’t have to be so high-tech, or high-stress . . .
How to Adult: Financial Literacy sets out to give senior high school students grounded, actionable money management strategies they can apply to their incomes and outgoings right now, and in the future. From budgeting basics, to taxation and financial goal setting, this series will have the next generation making their money work for them.
New and Featured Content Partners
From the journeys of historical explorers to renewable energy and the animal kingdom, this September’s featured partners bring new series spanning history, science, and values for elementary students.
In the Footsteps of History
In the Footsteps of History takes students of all ages on a journey into the lives of important historical figures such as Marco Polo, Hatshepsut, Ibn Battuta and Matthew Henson.
TMW Media
This month two new series have been added to TMW Media aimed at younger students. Kids Planet reinforces values and manners for children in an easy and fun way, while Animal DNA takes a look at some of the unique and varied species that make up the animal kingdom.
Syk Flyk
Explore how the sun and wind have helped shape civilization, and how the US and other countries are using them to develop renewable energy in Planet Sun and Planet Wind.
Movies + TV Highlights
Join explorers Dennis Belliveau and Francis O’Donnell as they retrace Marco Polo’s incredible 13th-century Silk Road expedition in ‘In the Footsteps of Marco Polo’.
Told through compelling first-hand accounts, Belliveau and O’Donnell complete Polo’s expansive journey, from Venice to China, with a contemporary twist as they encounter modern-day dilemmas when entering countries along the Silk Road.
Beyond the lessons in history, the documentary encourages learners to seek meaning and curiosity in travel, where meeting new people from different corners of the globe is the real accomplishment.
Curation and Special Events
This month’s new Topics for Elementary students teach us about healthy eating and nutrition, the fascinating history and achievements of the Maya civilization, and the fundamentals of division. Middle School students can discover how music can support learning and focus, explore the patterns and balance of symmetry, and learn about the key features of the U.S. economy. High school students can explore the physical and mental benefits of yoga, the history and significance of the Black Women’s Club Movement, and the experiences and contributions of Jewish Americans.
Elementary Topics
Middle School Topics
High School Topics
October Special Events Topics
Mark your calendars for these upcoming special days and explore related resources to integrate across the curriculum.
- World Space Week (October 4th – 10th)
- World Mental Health Day (October 10th)
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day (October 12th)
- Digital Citizenship Week (October 19th – 23rd)
- United Nations Day (October 24th)
- Halloween (October 31st)
Browse the full calendar for more special events here.
Featured Resource: Vocabulary Practice
Move vocabulary from passive recognition to active use with this one-page resource. It nudges vocabulary understanding up a level by asking students to define terms in their own words and use them in context.
Supports skills in:
- Subject-specific vocabulary building
- Defining and explaining key terms in own words
- Applying vocabulary
Why use it?
- Deepens subject-specific vocabulary understanding
- Encourages students to demonstrate understanding, not just memorise definitions
- Creates a handy reference students can return to for revision and related tasks
- Best used after the video to consolidate the key terms introduced
Try it with the video Four Spheres: Part 2 (Hydrosphere and Atmosphere) from the series Crash Course Kids: Earth’s Spheres and Natural Resources.
Ready to explore?
From renewable energy with Planet Sun and Planet Wind to retracing the Silk Road with Marco Polo, September’s releases reach every corner of the classroom across the US. Everything’s live on ClickView now, so log in and see what fits your upcoming lessons.
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Steven Rezkalla
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Steven Rezkalla is the Content Acquisitions Manager at ClickView, where he works with our content partners to licence the best educational videos for ClickView's customers around the world.
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