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Job Song: A melody about different types of jobs, like farmer and teacher. This resource introduces the concept of work and some of the jobs people can do to earn money.
Sesame Street Learning About Job: Elmo’s World Compilation: In this Elmo’s World, join Elmo as he learns about all different types of jobs like doctors, dog walkers, and more!
Support young children by expanding their knowledge of the work that people do in their community.
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The Niagara Movement | The Early Battle for Civil Rights explores the Black elite and intellectual society at the turn of the 20th century, a class rarely presented. It examines the heated debate and conflict between W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter with Booker T. Washington on how to best uplift the race and secure equality for their community.
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About the Film:
The Niagara Movement: the Early Battle for Civil Rights, a powerful hour-long documentary by WNED PBS, delves deep into the movement’s pivotal role in shaping the civil rights landscape. The documentary explores the Black elite and intellectual society at the turn of the 20th century and examines the heated debate and conflict W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter had with Booker T. Washington on how to best uplift the race and secure equality for Black Americans.
In July 1905, a group of 29 men, including Black intellectuals, clergy, writers, newspapermen, and activists, was formed and led by a young sociologist, W.E.B. DuBois. The group adopted the resolutions which lead to the founding of the Niagara Movement. Its Declaration of Principles stated, in part: “We refuse to allow the impression to remain that the Negro-American assents to inferiority, is submissive under oppression, and apologetic before insults.”
The Niagara Movement was, in large part, a repudiation of the methods of Booker T. Washington, the unchallenged leader of Black liberation at the time. This was a time of widespread violence against Black Americans, as the end of Reconstruction brought oppressive Jim Crow laws and widespread lynching. How were Black Americans to respond to this oppression? Washington argued that the progress for Black Americans depended on practical but limited education – that legitimate protest against white supremacy would only make things worse, and that rights were secondary to survival. The formation of the Niagara Movement was a counter-movement: a national group dedicated to accepting nothing less than full civil rights.
Although the Movement was disbanded only four years after its inception, its impact and legacy have proven long-lasting. The Niagara Movement was a critical turning point in fighting inequality and it laid the cornerstone of the modern American Civil Rights Movement. Its influence and legacy are wide: it changed the tone and approach to Black protest in America, it created tactics, such as fighting in the courts for integration, that would be used by the NAACP, and it influenced the ideology of both the “black power” movement of the 1960s and the Black Lives Matter movement of the 21st century.
The Liberty Square public housing community in Miami becomes ground zero for climate gentrification
Razing Liberty Square is a film by Katja Esson. Liberty City, Miami, was home to one of the oldest segregated public housing projects in the U.S. Now with rising sea levels, the neighborhood’s higher ground has become something else: real estate gold. Wealthy property owners push inland to higher ground, creating a speculators’ market in the historically Black neighborhood previously ignored by developers and policy-makers alike. Featured on Independent Lens, the film is available on-demand through 4/28/24.
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Watch the On-Demand Archive of Great Lakes Now for a PBS Climate Virtual Town Hall focused on climate solutions, resilience and innovation.
The event showcased excerpts from the documentary, “Ted Explores: A New Climate Vision,” and talk with researchers, journalists and other experts at the frontlines of addressing the challenges of a changing climate with rigor and imagination.
PBS Climate Innovation Virtual Town Hall: Presented by Great Lakes Now Featuring “TED Explores: A New Climate Vision”
The Event Was Held: Tuesday, February 13 at 7 p.m.
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The event will be moderated by J. Carl Ganter, award-winning photojournalist, reporter, and co-founder and director of Circle of Blue.
Watch the playlist of What Can You Become? to learn more about areas of interest that might lead to future careers.
Grown-ups with cool careers were once kids with awesome interests!
Some of the jobs include categories of: Movers, Nurturers, Animal Lovers, Builders, Observers, Scribblers, Tinkers and Snackers
Article: Ways to Nurture Interests That Inspire Kids to Explore Their Passions
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Explore the Community Helpers PBS LearningMedia Collection with young children.
Support young children to learn how to be community helpers with PBS KIDS! These lessons have been co-designed by museum and educational partners and feature many of your favorite PBS KIDS friends. Introduce media clips, printables, games, extension activities, articles, and crafts into your classroom and share these resources with families to strengthen the school-to-home connection.
Use the lesson plans and activities in this collection to introduce the important roles community helpers play in helping others. Through the media clips and hands-on activities, students will learn about different helpers like dentists, paleontologists, meteorologists and more!
When young learners are introduced to important roles within their communities, they learn to work cooperatively and respect others as they develop skills like pride, responsibility, and empathy.
Jobs include: Banker, Bus Driver, Farmer, Dentist, Firefighter, Meteorologist, Paleontologist, Veterinarian, Scientist
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A People’s History of Asian America is a series of thoughtful visual essays and explainers, hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist, Dolly Li, and Asian studies scholar and professor, Adrian De Leon. Each episode offers informed and empowering perspectives, helping to break down common microaggressions and racist stereotypes through the tools of ethnic studies. This series covers what your classic American school history textbook may not. Brought to you by PBS Voices.
Play games and watch full episodes of Lyla in the Loop on PBS KIDS. https://pbskids.org/lyla
Watch Lyla in the Loop Video Episodes and Clips at PBS KIDS: https://pbskids.org/videos/lyla-in-the-loop
PBS KIDS for Parents Lyla in the Loop, Articles and Activities: https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/lyla
PBS LearningMedia: Lyla in the Loop Collection: https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/lyla-in-the-loop/
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LYLA IN THE LOOP is a funny and engaging new animated series for kids ages 4-8 about Lyla Loops and her fantastical blue sidekick, Stu, who use creative and strategic problem-solving and critical thinking skills to help their family, friends, and community! From building homemade carnival games to creating a new sandwich for the family restaurant– Lyla, Stu, and the whole Loops crew tackle challenges with equal servings of humor and heart.
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Play Vacuum Hockey: Think air hockey. With vacuums. Play the Lyla in the Loop Vacuum Hockey game.
Operation Rise & Shine:
Watch the Operation Rise & Shine Video and then try the challenge!
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LYLA IN THE LOOP, a funny and engaging new animated series for kids ages 4-8. Produced by Mighty Picnic and Pipeline Studios, LYLA IN THE LOOP follows Lyla, a dynamic 7-year-old girl, who lives in a big city with her close-knit family, fantastical blue sidekick Stu, and a host of relatable and quirky characters in her community, who use creative and strategic problem-solving and critical thinking skills to address a range of everyday problems together. The new series will debut in both English and Spanish.
“Lyla is curious and resourceful, and when it comes to figuring out solutions to everyday problems, she doesn’t give up, even when it takes several tries to get it right,” said Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice President and General Manager, PBS KIDS. “We know audiences will quickly be drawn to Lyla’s determination and can-do-attitude, and we’re excited to introduce this warm, funny, and smart series to our viewers.”
LYLA IN THE LOOP centers on Lyla and her family – mom Lydia and dad Louis, who run Loops Lunch diner; older twin sisters Liana and Louisa; younger brother Luke; and sidekick Stu, who always does exactly, literally, what was asked. With her family and best friend Everett Phan, Lyla tackles all sorts of challenges, from building her own homemade carnival games using repurposed materials, to riding along and lending a hand on the neighborhood trash and recycling route, to making a puppet show that recreates the Jamaican folktale, Anansi and the Goat. Lyla even helps her sister navigate the ethics of creating an art project with the help of Stu, showcasing an age-appropriate example of current questions surrounding the use of real-world AI tools. In every adventure, Lyla and Stu introduce and explore foundational computational thinking concepts, leading to some comedic disasters and creative solutions, all while helping others in their community. The series will support a wide range of learners, modeling flexible approaches to finding and designing solutions, and creative self-expression.
“Kids are natural creative problem-solvers, experimenting and investigating the world around them with joyful curiosity,” says Series Creator and Showrunner Dave Peth. “LYLA IN THE LOOP celebrates and encourages kids and the grownups in their lives to recognize those innate abilities and see them as a powerful tool to help others, express themselves, and solve all kinds of problems in everyday life.”
The series pulls inspiration for its setting from Philadelphia, creator Dave Peth’s homebase, and includes vocals by students from the public School District of Philadelphia in the series theme song, which was composed and performed by Grammy-nominated musician, Divinity Roxx.
“Finding stories and issues our audiences can relate to is paramount to creating the relatable world of Lyla Loops. When viewers can connect to and identify with characters, they’re more likely to absorb and retain the curriculum,” says Series Executive Producer and Head Writer Fracaswell Hyman. “Working with a diverse group of writers who share authentic stories and interrelationships that ring true is where we find inspiration, humor, and heartfelt moments that may spark new ways of looking at ourselves and our friends.”
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