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Summer Learning Challenge 2024

Summer is around the corner, and that means KERA’s Summer Learning Challenge is back! This FREE program will keep children ages 2 to 8 active. The Challenge starts May 28 — join us!

Families

Read with your child! Tip sheets for literacy adventures at home

These colorful tip sheets — in English and Spanish — are from the literacy nonprofit Reading Partners. Get guidance on creating a home library, helping your child grow to love reading and much more.

Families

Parenting Minutes: Videos & tips for healthy development

Watch these short videos for insights on healthy eating, sharing emotions, parenting strategies and other topics important to early childhood learning. You'll also find parenting tips and links to more FREE resources and information. In English and Spanish.

Families

Start Smart Texas: Early childhood texting service

Start Smart is a free texting service that sends tips on child development and early learning to help parents prepare children to succeed in school. In English and Spanish. Sign up right here.

Families

KERA Kids

Find KERA's daily schedules for children's TV shows. Plus, you can link to videos, games and other activities to extend the skills kids earn from their favorite programs.

Families

Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead e-newsletter for parents & kids

Take a look at an example of KERA’s email newsletter for families with younger kids. It features parenting tips and fun activities in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). Subscribe to get your own weekly copy!

Community Life

Community Life

KERA Community Engagement: Racial justice video collection

Delve into PBS documentaries, biographies, explanatory films and investigative reports to explore the journey and contributions of Black Americans and issues related to racial justice in this country.

Community Life

The Black Church: Resources for deeper understanding

Learn the many ways Black churches have impacted history and culture here and elsewhere. Be sure to check out our Student Oratorical Contest and discussion guides from the documentary 'The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song.'

Community Life

Emotional & mental health: Resources for kids

KERA curated these resources to help kids deal with the various ways coronavirus and other stressful events their lives. Families will find videos, activities, articles and other materials to provide help in kid-friendly terms.

Community Life

Family reading: Books selected by the Dallas Public Library

Find your family’s next great read on this virtual carousel of books for children and young adults recommended by the Dallas Public Library.

Community Life

KERA's Art&Seek event calendar

The easy-to-use Art&Seek calendar is your source for fun events across North Texas, for the whole family. Get arts & culture coverage at keranews.org, too.

School

Educator Resources

PBS LearningMedia: TEKS-aligned teaching resources

This FREE site from PBS has thousands of videos, activities, games, lesson plans, articles and other teaching resources for all grade levels and subjects. It works with Google Classroom and has tools for organizing materials. Great for home or school!

School

KERA educational toolkits: Deep dive into timely issues

These toolkits help teachers, students and parents discuss complex topics, such as elections, race and racial justice, U.S. history, personal finance and the arts. Resources include videos, discussion tips, lesson plans and more.

School

Let’s Learn! Video lessons for younger kids

These fun, fresh videos feature teachers leading interactive storytimes and conducting creative lessons in math, literacy and science. Many videos have Spanish captions. Great for home and school! Aligned to Texas teaching standards.

School

Listenwise: Use KERA News coverage to teach current events!

These teaching tools take radio stories from KERA and NPR and add discussion questions, story transcripts and more. Story topics relate to English language arts, science, social studies and current events. Try it out free of charge!

School

Math Can Take You Places . . . . . Pre-algebra lessons from KERA

These lessons from KERA have videos, lesson plans and other activities geared to grades 3-6, and they're presented with familiar Texas references like the Dallas Mavericks and Six Flags. Resources are in English and Spanish. Great for school and home!

School

KERA Learn! E-newsletter for educators

Click to see an example of KERA's email newsletter for educators. It features instructional content, teaching tools, articles on timely topics, training opportunities and much more. Subscribe to get your own copy of each issue!

Families

Summer Learning Challenge 2024

Summer is around the corner, and that means KERA’s Summer Learning Challenge is back! This FREE program will keep children ages 2 to 8 active. The Challenge starts May 28 — join us!

Community Life

KERA Community Engagement: Racial justice video collection

Delve into PBS documentaries, biographies, explanatory films and investigative reports to explore the journey and contributions of Black Americans and issues related to racial justice in this country.

School

PBS LearningMedia: TEKS-aligned teaching resources

This FREE site from PBS has thousands of videos, activities, games, lesson plans, articles and other teaching resources for all grade levels and subjects. It works with Google Classroom and has tools for organizing materials. Great for home or school!

Families

Read with your child! Tip sheets for literacy adventures at home

These colorful tip sheets — in English and Spanish — are from the literacy nonprofit Reading Partners. Get guidance on creating a home library, helping your child grow to love reading and much more.

Community Life

The Black Church: Resources for deeper understanding

Learn the many ways Black churches have impacted history and culture here and elsewhere. Be sure to check out our Student Oratorical Contest and discussion guides from the documentary 'The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song.'

School

KERA educational toolkits: Deep dive into timely issues

These toolkits help teachers, students and parents discuss complex topics, such as elections, race and racial justice, U.S. history, personal finance and the arts. Resources include videos, discussion tips, lesson plans and more.

Families

Parenting Minutes: Videos & tips for healthy development

Watch these short videos for insights on healthy eating, sharing emotions, parenting strategies and other topics important to early childhood learning. You'll also find parenting tips and links to more FREE resources and information. In English and Spanish.

Community Life

Emotional & mental health: Resources for kids

KERA curated these resources to help kids deal with the various ways coronavirus and other stressful events their lives. Families will find videos, activities, articles and other materials to provide help in kid-friendly terms.

School

Let’s Learn! Video lessons for younger kids

These fun, fresh videos feature teachers leading interactive storytimes and conducting creative lessons in math, literacy and science. Many videos have Spanish captions. Great for home and school! Aligned to Texas teaching standards.

Families

Start Smart Texas: Early childhood texting service

Start Smart is a free texting service that sends tips on child development and early learning to help parents prepare children to succeed in school. In English and Spanish. Sign up right here.

Community Life

Family reading: Books selected by the Dallas Public Library

Find your family’s next great read on this virtual carousel of books for children and young adults recommended by the Dallas Public Library.

School

Listenwise: Use KERA News coverage to teach current events!

These teaching tools take radio stories from KERA and NPR and add discussion questions, story transcripts and more. Story topics relate to English language arts, science, social studies and current events. Try it out free of charge!

Families

KERA Kids

Find KERA's daily schedules for children's TV shows. Plus, you can link to videos, games and other activities to extend the skills kids earn from their favorite programs.

Community Life

KERA's Art&Seek event calendar

The easy-to-use Art&Seek calendar is your source for fun events across North Texas, for the whole family. Get arts & culture coverage at keranews.org, too.

School

Math Can Take You Places . . . . . Pre-algebra lessons from KERA

These lessons from KERA have videos, lesson plans and other activities geared to grades 3-6, and they're presented with familiar Texas references like the Dallas Mavericks and Six Flags. Resources are in English and Spanish. Great for school and home!

Families

Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead e-newsletter for parents & kids

Take a look at an example of KERA’s email newsletter for families with younger kids. It features parenting tips and fun activities in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). Subscribe to get your own weekly copy!

School

KERA Learn! E-newsletter for educators

Click to see an example of KERA's email newsletter for educators. It features instructional content, teaching tools, articles on timely topics, training opportunities and much more. Subscribe to get your own copy of each issue!