Maple Leaf Learning

Ages 2–5

Japanese-based Real ESL teacher Puppets & songs

Channel info

Run by: Run by Kenny King, owner of a real language school (Maple Leaf Eikaiwa) in Gifu, Japan, making original ESL material since 1999.

Why we picked it: A genuinely small, real-educator-led operation — Kenny personally writes and sings most songs, with a small named team (Hiroko, Anthony, Kyle, Mami) behind production.

Learning focus: Original songs written specifically for ESL learners, with vocabulary and phrase structures designed for teaching, not just entertaining.

How Are You Today?

How's the Weather?

Two good starting points — the channel has plenty more if these land well with your child.

Did you know? Kenny King has been producing original ESL material since 1999 — years before YouTube existed — originally for his own in-person classroom in Japan.