“WordGirl” is a superhero who fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day’s work. Each episode introduces new words and reinforces their meaning in a variety of contexts throughout the episode. The videos, games and apps reinforce what children learn from the show. Click on “Parents” to read about the show’s learning goals and additional resources to teach literacy skills for elementary-age children.
Super Why makes reading an empowering adventure by using interactive literacy games that need YOU to play. In Super Why reading is power! We begin each 24-minute reading adventure in Storybrook Village, a 3-D world hidden behind the bookshelves in a children’s library, where characters encounter problems. As in real life, the problems require preschool social skills to resolve. The adventure begins as the Super Readers find out how famous fictional characters handled similar situations.
SciGirls is for kids ages 8-12, showcasing bright, curious, real tween girls putting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to work in their everyday lives. Each episode highlights the process of science and engineering. Girls can see how choosing, questioning, planning, predicting, observing, interpreting and communicating actually take place. They learn how rewarding and fun it is to do science and engineering with your peers, and the show’s female mentors offer girls a glimpse of exciting STEM career possibilities.
The Kratt brothers’ travels to animal habitats around the world teach 6- to 8-year-old viewers natural history and age-appropriate science by building on their natural interest in animals. The videos and other resources also help children develop and strengthen basic skills of observation and investigation that are important to the study of science.
Through engaging stories and physical comedy, Peg + Cat inspires preschool children to see math as exciting, accessible, and fun. The show and digital resources teach measurement, shapes and patterns, and a wide range of fundamental pre-math skills. It also teaches an inquiry-based approach to problem solving that children can use in their everyday lives.
Cyberchase is the Emmy award-winning animated math mystery show featuring a team of curious kids who use their math and problem solving skills to outwit and outsmart the villain Hacker in their quest to save Cyberspace. In addition to segments from the animated portion of the show, this collection of resources includes live-action For Real segments, in which hosts Bianca and Harry explore the show’s math topics in everyday life.
The Sid the Science Kid on-air series and online resources provide many opportunities for teachers to introduce or reinforce early science concepts in the classroom. Help your students think, talk, and work like scientists, with activities that explore “Science Tools” with the Science Adventures curriculum. Students will learn about some of the tools that scientists use including magnifiers, charts, measuring tools, and science journals.
This video series introduces key concepts in mathematics for grades 3 – 8. Each video focuses on building conceptual understanding of a topic, so that students understand the “how” and “why” behind mathematical problem solving.
