Wonder Raps

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Wonder Raps
Genre Children's television
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time5 minutes
Production company Monkey Kingdom
Original release
Network Sky Kids
Release2021 (2021) –
present

Wonder Raps is a British educational children's television series, broadcast on Sky Kids and streaming platforms. It is presented by MC Grammar, a teacher who uses educational rap to teach children.

Contents

Each animated episode is 5 minutes long, with each featuring a different educational rap about a given topic. [1] Topics in the first season included volcanoes and how to save the planet. The premise of the show is to teach children in a fun way about topics that some children would struggle to focus on. [2]

Background

In 2019, Jacob Mitchell from the London Borough of Barnet began to use social media to post educational raps. [3] This began when he posted a video rapping The Gruffalo to his daughter. [4] Mitchell began to use the performing name "MC Grammar," featuring on numerous TV and radio shows, including The Ellen Show . [5]

Broadcast

In October 2021, it was announced that Sky Kids would air the first season of the show. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Where I Work: Jacob, the teacher filming rapping videos as MC Grammar in front of a green screen". Metro (newspaper). 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "MC Grammar: How interactive learning can change children's lives". New Statesman. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Horton, Tom (17 February 2021). "MC Grammar creates official World Book Day song". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "MC Grammar: from school teacher to hip hop MC". The Spectator. 9 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 Iskra, Gabriella (14 October 2021). "Barnet MC Grammar launches TV series rapping to teach kids". Times series (north London). Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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