Tag: PBS Kids

Sharpen your Pencils, Dig out the Crayons

Calling all budding authors Kindergarten through Grade 5.  Time to write and illustrate an original story and enter it into the WVPB Annual Writers Contest.  Winners at each grade level will have their stories published on our web-site and win great prizes.  Prizes are awarded to the first 3 places at each grade level.

Not sure where to start? Our Writers Contest booklet will walk you through the process.  Deadline to enter is March 31st.  Click Here for entry form and rules.

Read past winning entries here.

WVPB's PBS content now live on YouTube TV

Beginning today, West Virginia Public Broadcasting viewers and YouTube TV subscribers will have access to educational and inspiring PBS content.

Dedicated live channels for WVPB and PBS KIDS are now available to YouTube TV subscribers, expanding WVPB’s digital footprint and offering viewers additional ways to stream PBS. To access the full PBS lineup, viewers can visit the YouTube TV live guide or the PBS schedule here. The service does require a subscription to YouTube TV.
 

YouTube TV represents PBS’s first livestreaming partnership and includes episodes from PBS favorites, including American Experience, Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, Great Performances, Masterpiece, Nature and more. The accompanying PBS KIDS 24/7 channel extends the organization’s mission of helping prepare children for success in school and life through trusted, educational media, available anytime and anywhere. Users can access favorite series, such as Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Molly of Denali, Odd Squad, Pinklicious & Peterrific, Wild Kratts and Sesame Street. YouTube TV subscribers also can access select content through YouTube TV’s Video on Demand service.

In addition to YouTube TV, WVPB content is available on all WVPB-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and PBSKIDS.org, as well as the PBS Video app and PBS KIDS Video app available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV and Chromecast. WVPB members who sustain the station at the $5 per month minimum also are able to view an extended library of quality public television programming via Passport.

Clifford visits West Virginia

Clifford The Big Red Dog, America’s favorite Big Red Dog,  made several recent appearances around the Mountain State.  He stopped at Avery Pre-School in Morgantown for a read aloud,  he met Governor Justice at the State Capitol Easter Egg Hunt, and finished off with a visit to Hundred Library in Wetzel County. 

Clifford The Big Red Dog is larger-than-life dog and his best friend Emily Elizabeth will be back on PBS Kids this fall with new animated stories.

Clifford meets Governor Justice
Clifford meets a fan in Morgantown.

Based on the best-selling Scholastic book series by Norman Bridwell, Clifford has captured children’s imaginations for over 50 years. Clifford has always helped children understand their world and face challenges with kindness and understanding, life lessons he’ll continue to share in the new series.

The new Clifford The Big Red Dog series features an expanded world and bigger adventures, it also introduces all-new designs for main characters Clifford and Emily Elizabeth.  Although still set on Birdwell Island, Clifford The Big Red Dog will offer fresh and colorful new locations. The rebooted show will also have a strong emphasis on social-emotional skills such as empathy, along with a solid curriculum designed to boost early literacy and encourage imaginative play – teaching as it entertains with Clifford-sized humor.

Nature Nuggets

Bring science alive for the youngest of learners.  Nature Nuggets are short, minute-long videos drawn from NATURE, one of the most watched documentary film series on public television.  Included with these short videos are discussion questions and activities for students.

Nature Nuggets began as a new pilot campaign by WNET’s Education Department to test text-based technology as an effective community engagement technique. For this purpose, the minute-long videos from the NATURE series were repackaged for early learners (ages 2 to 6) and promoted as a tool for active science and language learning opportunities to parents, educators and caregivers across the nation.

Sid's Weather Adventure

Sid the Science Kid is about to head to Minnesota to celebrate the holidays with his family.  He is a reluctant traveler as he knows the weather will be cold and different from his home.  Sid, like any curious kid, with the help of his friends sets about exploring what temperature is and what it means.

Take your Pre-K to 1st grade scientists along on this adventure. Sid’s Holiday Adventure. In a series of 7 short clips (between 1-5 minutes) Sid and his gang follow the scientific inquiry process: the problem is identified, data is collected, hypotheses are made, experiments conducted, findings are recorded and published.  A simple approach to using this resource this is to introduce each section of the process with a clip from Sid and friends and then have your scientist follow along.  Keeping a science journal is fun and the students can report their findings to family just like Sid.

West Virginia LearningMedia is a limitless resources for STEM activities for every age.  Registration and resources are free.  Resources are searchable by grade level, content area and type of resource.  What are you waiting for- go explore.

Two more lessons from West Virginia Learning Media  for those budding scientists:

Sesame in Communities

Sesame Street in Communities expands with a new initiative to help children overcome traumatic experiences and address difficult feelings like anxiety, grief, and anger. These bilingual resources present universal coping strategies that help children feel safe and become more resilient in a range of situations, and give caring adults the tools they need to foster nurturing connections.

Slow Down and Settle Down is a packed one and a half minutes where Sesame’s Abby Cadabby let’s us know when we are anxious we need to Slow Down to Settle Down.  Good advice at any age.   Sesame in Communities offers resources for parents and care givers. 

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