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Molly of Denali: Games, Videos, Podcast & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes and podcasts of Molly of Denali on https://pbskids.org/molly

Get ready to sled into fun with “Molly of Denali!” In this show for children ages 4 to 8, join Molly, an Alaska Native girl, her dog Suki, and friends Tooey and Trini on their adventures in epically beautiful Alaska. Along the way, Molly’s life is enhanced, kept on track, and flat-out saved by maps, guide books, websites, weather reports, and more.

Intro Video:

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PBS KIDS for Parents Molly of Denali Series Page

PBS KIDS Full Episode Playlist

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  • Play Molly of Denali online games. Try exploring the Trading Post or Sled Dog Dash.
  • Use Google Earth to look at a map of where you live. 
  • Learn the importance of beading with Moly in Beading Art. 
  • Got any old paper maps? See if you can recognize any of the locations. 
  • Download and play Molly of Denali’s FREE app. 
  • Download some Molly of Denali puzzles and activities!
  • Find out where it all started – listen to the Molly of Denali podcast!
  • Expolre nature like Molly!
    • Go on a nature walk. Download the free Seek by iNaturalist app to take your nature knowledge up a notch Use the power of image recognition technology to identify the plants and animals all around you. 
    • Make observations when you’re outside or looking outside from your window. Add your observations to the WXXI Community Nature Challenge. 

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Clifford the Big Red Dog: Games, Videos & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Clifford the Big Red Dog on https://pbskids.org/clifford

“Clifford the Big Red Dog” follows Emily Elizabeth, Clifford and friends as they explore Birdwell Island, play astronauts, robots, fairies — whatever they imagine! Clifford and friends’ adventures will inspire imaginative play, kindness, empathy and other life lessons among preschoolers. Your family can join in the fun when this silly and heartwarming group of friends finds their way to your home.

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    Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Clifford The Big Red Dog Page

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    PBS KIDS Play & Learn Science Resources

    PBS KIDS Play & Learn Science
    Play with shadows, control the weather, roll and slide objects down a ramp, choose the best materials for an umbrella – all while building science inquiry skills and learning core science concepts. The games in the app encourage kids to see the science in their world. They are intentionally designed to serve as catalysts for real-world exploration by modeling real-world locations and experiences. The related hands-on activities and parent notes prompt families to “try it” at home and provide tips for engaging in conversations.

    PBS KIDS Play & Learn Science for Parents App
    Ramp and Roll

    Ramp and Roll explores how objects move, roll, slide and/or stay put on ramps and other surfaces. 

    • PBS Play & Learn Science Mini-Games: Play the following games in the app: “Explore the Roll”, “Hit the Target”, and “Surface Challenge”
    • Hands-on Activities:
      • Create a ramp using recycled materials (cardboard tubes, cereal boxes) or using items you have around (books, pillows, clipboards).
      • Test different objects (balls, marbles, blocks) to see if they roll down your ramp.
      • Add different materials to your ramp to change the surface (bubble wrap, a blanket, sandpaper). Does your object still roll? Does it roll the same?
      • Race different objects to see which object rolls the farthest?
      • Go on a ramp hunt – look around inside and outside for different kinds of ramps.
    • Connected Book:  
      • Oscar & the Cricket a Book about Moving & Rolling by Geoff Waring
      • Ramp & Roll books
    • Videos:
      • Ramp-n-Roll (0:51) – George must figure out how to build a ramp so that Hundley, a little dachshund, can get out of a basement window in this video excerpt from Curious George: Hundley’s Great Escape. 
      • Building Ramps (1:28) – In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, real kids explore what types of objects will slide down ramps of different materials.
      • Rolling Down a Hill (1:28) – Real kids discover what types of round objects will roll the fastest down a grassy hill, a piece of cardboard, and a sidewalk in this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World. 
      • Homemade Hills (1:27) – In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, real kids explore what types of objects will slide down ramps of different materials.
      • The Watchamacallit (8:50) – Peep, Quack, and Chirp discover how ramps and slides work by using angles and round objects, in this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World.
      • Super Grover 2.0 Digital Ramp (0:27) – Join Super Grover to learn about ramps. Ramps help you go from low to high. 
    Shadow Play

    Explore light and shadows by making and observing shadows, making and interacting with shadow puppets, and playing with flashlights. 

    • PBS KIDS Play & Learn Science Mini-Games: Play the following games in the app: “Exploring Shadows”, “Shadow Scenes”, or “Guess the Shadow”.
    • Hands-on Activities:
      • Use a flashlight or another light (lamp, cell phone or tablet flashlight) to create hand or full body shadows.
      • Use the PBS KIDS Shadow Puppets to make shadows.
      • Move objects closer to the flashlight and then further away, what happens?
      • Tape a piece of paper to a wall or door. Use a flashlight or lamp to create a shadow, try tracing the shadow on the paper with a pencil or crayon.
      • Play “Guess the Shadow”. Use different objects (try using the PBS KIDS Puppets) to make a shadow and then try to guess what or who the shadow belongs to. 
      • Host a shadow puppet show!
    • Printables:
    • Connected Books:
      • Moonbear’s Shadow by Frank Asch
      • The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers
      • Shadow Play books
    • Videos: 
      • My Shadow Goes Where I Go (1:30) – In this short video from The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, children learn about energy and light. Nick and Sally create shadow puppets and sing a song about where your shadow can go! No matter where you go, you’re shadow will be there!
      • Shadows Can be Scary (2:23) – Daniel Tiger sees a scary shadow on the wall, but Dad shows him that shadows can be fun. Teach kids that being brave and investigating scary things together helps make things seem not as bad
      • A Thing or 2 About Making Shade (1:30) – This short video from The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, teaches about physical science, energy, and light. Thing 1 tries clear, tinted, and opaque glass, to create a shade for Thing 2. He decides that opaque glass provides the best shade, and relief from the sun.
      • How to Make Shadow Puppets (2:11) – Make your own shadow theater with just a few household items! Mya shows your how to make some neat shadow puppets, and tells the story of the dinosaurs in her own low-lit play.
    Weather and Gear

    Explore the weather by observing, matching appropriate gear and clothing for certain weather, and experimenting with thermometers and temperature.

    • PBS KIDS Play & Learn Science Mini-Games: Play the following games in the app: “Read the Temperature”, “Weather Controller”, “Thermometer Picking”, “Photo Weather”, “Gear Up”, and “The Amazing Umbrella”
    • Hands-on Activities
      • Roll the weather cube. Use Del and Dee Dress Up Characters and Gear to put different outfits ont the character that matches the weather.
      • Track a week’s weather using the “Today’s Weather” printable or a sheet of paper.
      • Hot vs. Cold weather experiment: Use a thermometer to test something really cold (ice cubes or snow) vs. something warm (hand warmers, something put in the microwave). What happens to the thermometer?
      • Roll the weather cube. Find items in your house (winter hat, goggles) that you can wear to match the weather on the cube. 
    • Connected Books:
      • Weather by Jill McDonald
      • All About Weather: A First Weather Book for Kids by Huda Harajli MA
      • Weather books
    • Printables: 
    • Videos: 
      • Poem: “Big Snow” (0:18) – This video segment from Between the Lions is an animated poem that rhymes. Snow falls all over the city and then a snow plow pushes snow. 
      • Bert is All Dressed Up for Winter (2:51) – Get your galoshes on your head, your gloves on your ears, and get those earmuffs around your waist. Earmuffs around your waist? No, no, no, they’ve got it all wrong. Hopefully, Bert can figure out how to get dressed for winter so he doesn’t end up with a cold.
      • Clouds & Weather (2:15) – This video, featuring original stop-motion animation, is a fun way for children to learn about different types of clouds and their relationship to weather. 
      • What is Weather? (2:16) – Abby Brown loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids about weather. Kids learn to observe the air and and sky as well as a thermometer in order to evaluate the weather.
      • Meet the Helpers: Meterologist (2:35) – Dive deeper into a meteorologist’s career and find out how this Helper assists in emergency situations. 
    Water Play

    Explore how different objects float or sink and notice how water moves through different kinds of spaces.

    • PBS KIDS Play & Learn Science Mini-Games: Play the following games in the app: “Water Wall”, “Thirsty Doggie”, and “Sink or Float”
    • Hands-on Activities
      • Use aluminum foil or recycled containers to create boats. Test whether they float in the sink, bucket, or bathtub.
      • Add pennies or washers to your boats to see if they can hold weight.
      • Find a variety of objects (pennies, pencil, crayon, ball, race car) and use a sink, bucket, or bathtub to test whether objects sink or float. Make guesses before testing.
    • Printables: 
    • Connected Books:
    • Videos: 
      • Do Try This At Home: Make a Boat (1:30) – In this short video from The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, children learn about motion and stability: forces and interactions. Nick and Sally test some objects in their backyard wading pool, to see what will float and what won’t. 
      • Sink or Float (1:33) – Show students how easy it is to experiment while introducing them to the concept of buoyancy, in this fun video demonstration. Students are asked whether they think an item will sink or float, the item is then dropped into a fish tank, and the results are charted.
      • Sink or Float Experiment (1:03) – Learn about household objects that sink and float in this easy-to-prepare activity with The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
      • The Fish Museum (8:52) – In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, Quack learns about what objects float and sink as he tries to add objects to his underwater fish museum.
      • Making Things Float (1:27) – In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, real kids explore what types of objects float in water and how to keep sinking objects from staying afloat.
      • Make a Boat (1:28) – Real kids learn how to make their plastic bottle boats sink and float by adding different objects and water to them in this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World. 

    Other Support Resources 

    Books & eBooks: There are also LOTS of books available from our local libraries for you to borrow:

    Parenting Minutes

    Parenting Minutes is a series of short videos from the WNET Group/Channel THIRTEEN (WXXI’s sister station serving New York City) that focuses on key topics related to early childhood learning and raising children.

    Parenting Minutes are short videos that focus on key topics related to early childhood learning and raising children. Videos are available in multiple languages, including: English, Spanish, Bengali, and Chinese. 

    Explore the full collection of Parenting Minutes videos and resources here. 

    Here are a few of WXXI Education’s favorite Parenting Minutes videos in English and Spanish:

    Family Discovery Walks:
    See how one family spends time together and promotes curiosity on a “discovery walk”.

    Sharing Feelings:
    Hear how one family makes time to share feelings each day to promote a healthy dialogue around emotions and mental health. 


    Routines:
    See how one family creates a family schedule to help set a routine for the week. 

    Explore the rest of the Parenting Minutes videos and resources here. 

    Parenting Minutes is a production of The WNET Group. ©2016-2021 THIRTEEN Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. Major funding for Parenting Minutes has been provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Learning Heroes with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Additional funding is provided by Helena Rubinstein Foundation, The V & L Marx Foundation, and The Henry and Lucy Moses Fund.

    PBS KIDS for Parents in English & Spanish! / ¡PBS KIDS para padres en inglés y español!

    PBS KIDS for Parents is a website that provides valuable information and resources to help raise happy, healthy, smart and kind kids. In an effort to provide inclusive, relatable, and valuable content to families of all backgrounds, PBS KIDS for Parents launched a Spanish version of the site. Click on the Button on the Right (Español)

    Check it out in English at PBS.org/parents and in Spanish at PBS.org/es/parents.

    PBS KIDS para padres es un sitio web que proporciona información y recursos valiosos para ayudar a criar niños felices, saludables, inteligentes y amables. En un esfuerzo por ofrecer un contenido inclusivo, relevante y valioso para las familias de todos los orígenes, PBS KIDS ha lanzado una versión en español del sitio web. Haga clic en el botón de la derecha. (Español)

    Compruébelo en PBS.org/es/parents.

    Wild Kratts: Videos, Games & Activities

    Play games and watch full episodes of The Wild Kratts: https://pbskids.org/wildkratts

    Join Chris and Martin Kratt in “Wild Kratts,” a series for children ages 4 to 8! In each episode, the Kratt Brothers travel to a different corner of the world to meet amazing new animals and learn about them and their habitats. It’s all wrapped up in engaging stories of laugh-out-loud adventure and mystery as the Kratt Brothers activate their creature power suits to rescue their animal friends!

    Mask Maker Activity Challenge

    Where to Watch:

    Watch Full Episodes Below on this Wild Kratts Playlist

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    Here are a few of our favorite Wild Kratts Activities & Articles: 

    Wild Kratts Collection from PBS LearningMedia
    In this collection:

    Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Wild Kratts Show Page

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    Dinosaur Train: Videos, Games & Activities

    Play games and watch full episodes of Dinosaur Train: https://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/

    “Dinosaur Train” embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains! Kids can join Buddy and his adoptive Pteranodon family on a whimsical voyage through prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans, as they unearth basic concepts in life science, natural history and paleontology.

    Where to Watch:

    Watch Full Episodes Below on this Dinosaur Train Playlist

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    Here are a few of our favorite Dinosaur Train Activities & Articles: 

    Dinosaur Train Collection from PBS LearningMedia
    In this collection:

    Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Dinosaur Train Show Page

    Alma’s Way: Videos, Games & Activities

    Play games and watch full episodes of Alma’s Way: https://pbskids.org/almasway in English & https://pbskids.org/es/almasway en Español:

    “Alma’s Way” is an engaging, animated series for children ages 4 to 6 created by Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on “Sesame Street.” The series stars 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud and confident Bronx-born, Puerto Rican girl, who lives in the Bronx with her family and a diverse group of friends and neighbors. In each story, Alma speaks directly to the audience in her “Think Through” moments, where she learns to think for herself, make decisions, and understand other people’s points of view — while making lots of messy and hilarious mistakes all along the way.

    Where to Watch:

    Watch Full Episodes & Clips Below on this Alma’s Way Playlist / Alma’s way Episodio Completo

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    Here are a few of our favorite Alma’s Way Activities & Articles: 

    Alma’s Collection from PBS LearningMedia includes Video Activity Bundles & Games

    Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Alma’s Way Show Page

    Learn the Alma’s Way theme song: 

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