Leo & Layla's History Adventures

Leo and Layla meet Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, and learn how he brought an end to the Cold War.

Travel with Leo and Layla back in time to meet Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, and learn about the importance of free market capitalism. Free market capitalism may seem like a difficult concept to teach your kids. But starting a lemonade stand is something every elementary student can understand. In this episode, Leo and Layla travel back in time to meet Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, and learn how to start a business, earn money, and provide goods and services where everyone wins.

Thanks to an unexpected encounter, Leo and Layla learn not just about the American Revolution, but the importance of sharing history and heroes. Teach children about Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride and the American Revolution, as well as the importance of sharing history and heroes, with this cartoon for elementary kids.

A trip to the moon and a chat with an all-time winner teaches Leo and Layla that there is more to be gained from losing than participation trophies.

Leo and Layla travel back to 1852 to meet Frederick Douglass for an honest and accurate look at slavery and learn how to create change.

With help from the "first citizen" of ancient Athens, Leo and Layla learn about the birth of democracy and the importance of civic duty.

Leo and Layla take an unexpected trip to France to learn about the American Dream from Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

Leo and Layla learn the importance of having good manners from Queen Victoria.

Teach kids about freedom of speech as they travel back in time with Leo and Layla to meet Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in this animated video for elementary students.

Leo and Layla make a new friend and learn some unexpected truths about renewable energy. Are your children being told that “going green” means relying on solar panels and windmills? Teach elementary kids the truth about nuclear energy with this animated video. When Leo and Layla meet Niyah from Central Africa, they learn that nuclear energy would allow their new friend to have all the electricity she'd ever need, and it would be the best way to preserve Africa’s wildlands, open spaces, and natural beauty.

Leo and Layla learn what scientific exploration is all about from "The Father of Modern Science."