Wonder Raps

*Wonder Raps*
Wonder Raps
Genre	Children's television
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	5 minutes
Production company	Monkey Kingdom
Release
Original network	Sky Kids
Original release	2021 –; present

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

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

"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.
"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.
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.
"MC Grammar: from school teacher to hip hop MC". The Spectator. 9 December 2021.
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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[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.

[times-5] 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.