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SuperWhy: Videos, Games & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of SuperWhy on https://pbskids.org/superwhy/

Super WHY! is the first preschool series designed to help children learn to read through interactive story adventures. Each 22-minute episode features a team of fairytale superheroes who soar into classic storybooks and use their unique reading-based powers to find answers to everyday preschool problems. With curriculum guidelines established by the National Reading Panel, Super WHY! teaches preschoolers key literacy skills, including letter identification, decoding, encoding, spelling, and reading comprehension.

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New Digital Only Super Why’s Comic Book Adventure Series

PBS KIDS Super Why's Comic Book Adventure Series of 3-minute episodes focused on literacy skills for preK and K age children.

Each 3-minute episode is made for preschoolers, focusing on early reading skills.

Mike Pecoriello, a series producer from 9 Story Media Group, is excited to introduce the show to families. “The hilarious villains of the series wreak havoc and create problems that our Super Readers need to use their literacy skills to solve,” Pecoriello said.“But they can’t do it without the home viewer — Super YOU!”

These short episodes also include catchy songs — such as “Start with the Sounds,” “S is More,” “Spell It Out,” “Nothing Stops a Sentence Like a Period,” and “The Long Vowel Song” — that help kids remember the reading skills they’ve learned.

Learn more about supporting activities in this PBS KIDS for Parents Article

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Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Super Why Show Page

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Curious George: Songs, Videos & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Curious George on https://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/

Aimed at preschoolers, “Curious George” inspires children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them. And what better guide is there for this kind of exploration than the world’s most curious monkey? George lives to find new things to discover, touch, spill, and chew. Everything is new to George and worth investigating. Of course, in George’s hands — all four of them — investigation often leads to unintended consequences!

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Find articles, games, and hands-on activities to go with the series at the PBS KIDS for Parents Curious George Page

      PBS KIDS Family Night

      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.

      Where to Watch:

      Ultimate PBS KIDS Movies Marathon Make Your Own Family Movie Night

      Jamming on the Job Podcast Series

      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 AndrĂ©s Salguero, the Latin Grammy Award-winning kids’ music duo known as 123 AndrĂ©s. Join Christina and AndrĂ©s 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 AndrĂ©s 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

      Watch Season Episode Compilation (YouTube)| Watch and Listen to All Released Episodes | Watch Shorts | Season 2 Episodes

      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!

      WordGirl: Videos, Games & Activities

      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.

      Where to Watch:

      WXXI Education Favorites
      Here are a some of our favorite WordGirl Online Games and Story Adventures

      Collection from PBS LearningMedia

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      Watch Video Clips & Theme Song Here:

      Learn more at the PBS Parents WordGirl Show Page

      Rosie’s Rules: Videos, Games & Activities

      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 reciĂ©n 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 cĂłmo funciona una comunidad, ayudándolos a desarrollar una conciencia de sĂ­ mismos como individuos y como parte de una sociedad más amplia.

      Where to Watch:

      WXXI Education Favorites Rosie’s Rules Activities: 

      Rosie’s Collections from PBS LearningMedia

      Learn more at the PBS Parents Rosie’s Rules Show Page & en Espanol

      Talking with Kids About News & Emergencies

      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. 

      For Younger Children

      These resources are appropriate for students PreK-5th grade.

      Arthur and Daniel Tiger: When Something Scary Happens: Resources to Help Families in Your Community Cope in Emergencies and Other Challenging Times

      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:

      • How to make a family plan for emergencies
      • Video clips, songs and discussions when scary things happen
      • Activities and books to help with emotions and understanding.

      PBS KIDS for Parents Talking with Kids About the News: 

      Sesame Street in Communities Toolkits:

      • Community Violence: It’s hard to know how to help young children understand and cope with the effects of violence, but there are ways to help them feel safer and more secure… and build hope for a more peaceful, kinder future.
      • Handling Emergencies: Help parents and caregivers speak with children about emergencies and prepare in advance.
      • When Families Grieve: Presents families’ personal stories about coping with the death of a parent and difficult life transitions as well as strategies that have helped these families move forward.
      • Traumatic Experiences: Caring grown-ups can help lessen the effects of trauma and show children they’re not alone.
      NPR

      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. 

      For Older Students

      These resources are appropriate for middle and high school level students. 

      PBS Newshour

      PBS NewsHour Resources:

      • PBS NewsHour Classroom Collection on PBS LearningMedia: This collection of daily and weekly news helps teachers and students identify the who, what, when, where, and why-it-matters of major national and international news stories. Created for educators to use with students in grades 7-12, the Latest News Story takes the best of the PBS NewsHour news program and pairs it with discussion questions, lesson plans, and stories developed specifically for students. Topics such as Civics and Social Studies, Media Literacy, STEM, English, Arts & Culture, Lessons and Activities give you the toolkit you need. to work with students. 
      Above the Noise: Cut Through The Hype

      KQED’s Above the Noise Collection:

      • Above the Noise Collection: Cutting Through The Hype: A collection of video prompts to disucss current issues of interest with teens. Above the Noise host Myles Bess takes viewers along on his journey to cut through the hype surrounding controversial topics in the news to find out what’s really going on. Topics are updated regularly and address what teens are hearing about and give them ways to engage, think critically, and consider issues of the day that have meaning for them. 
      Student Mental Health Matters A Toolkit for Educators

      Pinkalicious and Peterrific: Videos, Games & Activities

      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!

      Where to Watch:

      WXXI Education Favorites
      Here are a some of our favorite Pinkalicious & Peterrific Activities: 

      PBS LearningMedia Collections

      Watch More Episodes

      Learn more at the PBS Parents Pinkalicious and Peterrific Show Page

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