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Gather the gang for Family Night, weekly family viewing events featuring movie specials or themed programming. Watch, play and learn with your favorite PBS KIDS characters every Saturday and Sunday from 7 to 9 pm.
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Activities, videos and podcasts from Jamming on the Job: https://pbskids.org/jammingonthejob/
“Jamming on the Job” is a multi-generational, music-inspired podcast for kids ages 4-8 and their parents and caregivers, starring Christina Sanabria and Andrés Salguero, the Latin Grammy Award-winning kids’ music duo known as 123 Andrés. Join Christina and Andrés as they tour the country and perform songs about the world of work. Each place they go, they meet a grown-up with a different kind of job who helps them along their way. As Christina and Andrés learn about the new and inspiring career-of-the-day and the skills needed to be successful in that job, they compose an original song about it with help from their Magic Beatmaster Boombox, voiced by Grammy Award-nominated musician, Pierce Freelon.
In addition to exposing kids to a wide variety of career paths, each episode will highlight foundational skills relevant to each job, such as empathy, social problem solving, and responsibility, as well as flexible thinking, impulse control, and persistence.
Some of the jobs include: Nurse Practitioner, Prescribed Fire Manager, Language Instructor, Wind Turbine Service Technician, Robotics Engineer, Veterinarian, Online Merchant, Airport Operations Manager
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Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Jamming on the Job Page and Download Related Activities.
Check out 10 Picture Books that Relate to Careers!
Play games and watch full episodes of WordGirl: https://pbskids.org/wordgirl
WordGirl follows the every day life and superhero adventures of “WordGirl” as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day’s work. Disguised as mild-mannered 5th grader, Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on planet Earth when she and her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, crashed their spaceship. In classic superhero form, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. WordGirl has a family and friends who have no idea of her secret identity. As WordGirl, she battles and prevails over evil (albeit ridiculous and comical) villains.
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Here are a some of our favorite WordGirl Online Games and Story Adventures
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Learn more at the PBS Parents WordGirl Show Page
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Play games and watch full episodes of Rosie’s Rules: https://pbskids.org/rosiesrules
Rosie’s Rules is a PBS KIDS animated comedy series for preschoolers starring 5-year-old Rosie Fuentes, a Mexican- American girl just beginning to learn about the wow-mazing world beyond her family walls. Rosie’s Rules aims to teach children concrete social studies lessons about how a community works, helping them develop an awareness of themselves as individuals and as part of a broader society.
Las reglas de Rosie es una serie de comedia animada de PBS KIDS para niños en edad preescolar protagonizada por Rosie Fuentes, una niña mexicano-estadounidense de 5 años que recién comienza a aprender sobre el asombroso mundo más allá de los muros de su familia. Rosie’s Rules tiene como objetivo enseñar a los niños lecciones concretas de estudios sociales sobre cómo funciona una comunidad, ayudándolos a desarrollar una conciencia de sí mismos como individuos y como parte de una sociedad más amplia.
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Learn more at the PBS Parents Rosie’s Rules Show Page & en Espanol
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WXXI Education curated a list of resources to help adults (parents, caregivers, educators) discuss emergencies, news headlines and when tragedy strikes.
Resources for: Younger Children | Older Students
Learn how to use discussion prompts, media, songs, books and activities to calm young people’s fears, stimulate their minds, and encourage them to think about their place in today’s world. This list includes the best in public media resources from PBS KIDS for Parents, Arthur, Mister Rogers, Sesame Street in Communities, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, PBS Newshour Extra and PBS LearningMedia to assist you.
These resources are appropriate for students PreK-5th grade.
PBS KIDS: When Something Scary Happens
These resources to help families cope in emergencies and other challenging times. The collection includes helpful items from Daniel Tiger and Arthur, such as:
PBS KIDS for Parents Talking with Kids About the News:
Sesame Street in Communities Toolkits:
NPR
This list of resources includes articles and listening opportunities for adults that support children – focusing on how to approach talking about “terrible things” and strategies for having meaningful conversations about difficult topics.
These resources are appropriate for middle and high school level students.
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KQED’s Above the Noise Collection:
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Play games and watch full episodes of Pinkalicious and Peterrific: https://pbskids.org/pinkalicious
Pinkalicious Pinkerton is unique, one of a kind, and pinkatastic (an original word by an original kid)! Together with their friends and neighbors in Pinkville, Pinkalicious and her younger brother Peter get into all kinds of artful adventures. Based on Victoria Kann’s best-selling picture book series, “Pinkalicious and Peterrific,” for kids ages 3 to 6, models the power of teamwork and creative thinking to solve problems — and very cool, often unexpected things occur when these colorful characters join forces!
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Here are a some of our favorite Pinkalicious & Peterrific Activities:
Learn more at the PBS Parents Pinkalicious and Peterrific Show Page
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Play games and watch full episodes of Ready Jet Go!: https://pbskids.org/readyjetgo
Curiosity about space starts very early. And who better to ask about space than someone who’s actually been there – an alien boy named Jet Propulsion! “Ready Jet Go!” a series for children ages 5 to 8, is a kid’s first introduction to space, earth science, and technology. It’s all presented in an entertaining and engaging way that will inspire a life-long interest. Jet and his Earth friends explore the solar system and how it affects our planet, all while learning about friendship and teamwork.
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Here are a some of our favorite Ready Jet Go! Activities:
Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Ready Jet Go! Show Page
Watch Ready Jet Go! Compilation: Let’s Go To Space
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Play games and watch full episodes of Nature Cat on https://pbskids.org/naturecat
“Nature Cat,” a series for children ages 3 to 7, follows Fred, a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. Once his family leaves for the day, Fred transforms into Nature Cat: “backyard explorer extraordinaire!” He can’t wait to get outside for a day of nature adventures and bravery! There’s just one problem: he’s still a house cat with no instincts for nature! With the help of his animal friends, Nature Cat goes on action-packed adventures full of nature investigation and humor, all while inspiring children to go outside and experience nature.
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See Games, Activities and Videos from the Nature Cat Series at PBS KIDS
Learn more about the series, articles, activities and games at PBS KIDS for Parents: Nature Cat Show Page
Nature Cat Videos Playlist
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