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Harrisburg School District-ELA "Big Ideas" Plan paired w/PBS Programming

"Big Ideas" April 13-17 Kindergarten

4/13, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (alphabet, magic of spelling) phonemic awareness 4/13, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (letters and -uck word family) 4/14, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (letter building: A, P, L, E, S; rhyme -ine words; sound spelling math concepts)

word blending 4/14, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (-ug word family) 4/15, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (practice alphabet; letters: D, P, T; -ow word family) 4/15, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (blends, "Sh" sound) 4/16, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (alphabet, -ow word family, music concepts) 4/17, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids WordWorld (lower case letters)

4/13, 2:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (telling story-beginning, middle, writing end)

(calendar-pic or prompt a day) 4/13, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) (research to solve a problem) 4/13, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (creating your own movie) 4/14, 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. (WITFTV) (putting on a play--various roles, storytelling) 4/14, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/15, 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & Peterific (to create a character and embody character by wearing a costume) 4/16, 11 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (writing name/rhyming) 4/17, 10:30 (WITFTV) Clifford (creating a performance based on comic book)

Grade 1 April 13-17

phonemic awareness 4/13, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (alphabet, magic of spelling) sound spelling (phonics) 4/13, 11 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (letters and -uck family) 4/14, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (letter building: A, P, L, E, S; rhyme -ine words; word blending and decoding math concepts)

fluency 4/14, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (-ug word family) 4/15, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (practice alphabet; letters: D, P, T; -ow word family) 4/15, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (blends, "Sh" sound) 4/16, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (alphabet, -ow word family, music concepts) 4/17, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids WordWorld (lower case letters)

4/13, 6:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Arthur (writing paper,using research and coming up w/own writing idea)

(calendar-pic or prompt a day) 4/13, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (research to solve a problem) 4/13, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle & Secret Museum (Churchill/Cleopatra: how to communicate effectively)

4/13, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (creating your own movie)

4/13, 4:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Mark Twain/Abigail Adams) 4/14, 11:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 4/15, 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & Peterific (to create a character and embody character by wearing a costume) 4/15, 6:30 a.m. (WITF) Arthur (Arthur Writes a Story--difficult to come up with an idea for story) 4/16, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (making a training video to share w/ others) 4/16, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Hellen Keller/GrahamBell--strategies to /listening skills) 4/17, 10:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Clifford (creating a performance based on comic book) 4/17, 7 a.m. & 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Arthur (imagining what ancestors did; creating TV show) Grade 2 April 13-17

word blending 4/13, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (alphabet, magic of spelling) practicing fluency 4/13, 9:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: seize, savor, stranded, puzzled) 4/14, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (vocab words: fitness, in shape, sluggish, strength; achey, elderly, mobility, vigor, youthful)

4/14, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: diminish, declare; release, rowdy) 4/15, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (blends, "Sh" sound) 4/15, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (creating newspaper/stories; vocab: exaggeration, reliable, eavesdropping, anonymous etc.) 4/16, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (performing a play; vocab: portray, motivate, pychology, instinct, etc.) 4/17, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (vocab words: resemble, impersonate, genuine, authentic, etc.)

4/13, 6:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Arthur (writing paper,using research and coming up w/own writing-prompt a day idea)

4/13, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (research to solve a problem) 4/13, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle & Secret Museum (Churchill/Cleopatra-- how to communicate effectively)

4/13, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (creating your own movie)

4/13, 4:30 (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Mark Twain/Abigail Adams) 4/14, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) and 4/14, 7 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (DaVinci/Earhart-explore different things and try) 4/14, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/15, 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & Peterific (to create a character and embody character by wearing a costume) 4/15, 6:30 a.m. (WITF) Arthur (Arthur Writes a Story--difficult to come up with an idea for story) 4/16, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (making a training video to share w/ others) 4/16, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITF) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Hellen Keller/GrahamBell--strategies to learn to read/listening skills) 4/17, 10:30 (WITFTV) Clifford (creating a performance based on comic book) 4/17, 7 a.m. & 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Arthur (imagining what ancestors did; creating TV show) Grade 3 April 13-17

high frequency words 4/13, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: seize, savor, stranded, puzzled) 4/14, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (vocab words: fitness, in shape, sluggish, strength; achey, elderly, mobility, vigor, youthful) fluency practice 4/14, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: diminish, declare; release, rowdy) 4/15, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (creating newspaper/stories; vocab: comprehension exaggeration, reliable, eavesdropping, anonymous etc.)

4/15, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: defeat, unstoppable, envelop, hinder) 4/16, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (performing a play; vocab: portray, motivate, pychology, instinct, etc.) 4/17, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (vocab words: resemble, impersonate, genuine, authentic, etc.)

4/13, 6:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Arthur (writing paper,using research and coming up w/own writing journal-opinion/familiar idea) 4/13, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum topic (Churchill/Cleopatra--how to communicate effectively)

4/13, 4:30 (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Mark Twain/Abigail Adams) 4/14, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) and 4/14, 7 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (DaVinci/Earhart-explore different things and try) 4/14, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/15, 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & Peterific (to create a character and embody character by wearing a costume) 4/15, 6:30 a.m. (WITF) Arthur (Arthur Writes a Story--difficult to come up with an idea for story) 4/15, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (George Washington/SusanBAnthony--leadership/advocacy) 4/16, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (making a training video to share w/ others) 4/17, 7 a.m. & 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Arthur (imagining what ancestors did; creating TV show)

Grade 4 April 13-17 word analysis 4/13, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: seize, savor, stranded, puzzled) fluency 4/14, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: diminish, declare; release, rowdy) 4/15, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (creating newspaper/stories; vocab: comprehension exaggeration, reliable, eavesdropping, anonymous etc.)

4/15, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: defeat, unstoppable, envelop, hinder) 4/16, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (performing a play; vocab: portray, motivate, pychology, instinct, etc.) 4/17, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (vocab words: resemble, impersonate, genuine, authentic, etc.)

4/13, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum writing journal-research/opinion (Churchill/Cleopatra--how to communicate effectively)

4/13, 4:30 (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Mark Twain/Abigail Adams) 4/14, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) and 4/14, 7 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (DaVinci/Earhart-explore different things and try) 4/14, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/15, 9:30 & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & Peterific (to create a character and embody character by wearing a costume) 4/15, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (George Washington/SusanBAnthony--leadership/advocacy) 4/16, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (making a training video to share w/ others) 4/17, 7 a.m. & 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Arthur (imagining what ancestors did; creating TV show) Grade 5 April 13-17

fluency 4/13, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: seize, savor, stranded, puzzled)

comprehension 4/14, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: diminish, declare; release, rowdy)

4/15, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (vocab words: defeat, unstoppable, envelop, hinder)

4/16, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl ("Chuck E. Sneeze/Swap Meat"; vocab: forgery, etc.) 4/17, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgiril ("Shrinkin' In the Day/Department Store Tobey")

4/13, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum writing journal-topic/opinion (Churchill/Cleopatra--how to communicate effectively) 4/14, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) and 4/14, 7 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (DaVinci/Earhart-explore different things and try) 4/14, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/15, 9:30 & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & Peterific (to create a character and embody character by wearing a costume) 4/15, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (George Washington/SusanBAnthony--leadership/advocacy) Grade 6-8 April 13-17 Literature reading: Courage and catastrophe non-fiction reading writing-ideas for writing prompts Daily, 5:30 p.m., (WITFTV) BBC World News America (The show will expose students to information, analysis of important current events with international perspective) Daily, 6 p.m. (WITFTV) PBS New Hour (The show will expose students to informational data, along with modeling how to analyze and report relevant details)

4/13, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Reveal Reveal – https://www.revealnews.org/ Reveal engages and empowers the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling that sparks action, improves lives and protects our democracy. 4/14, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Innovation Hub Innovation Hub – http://blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hub/ Innovatin Hub features today's most creative thinkers--from authors to researchers to business leaders. It explores new avenues in education, science, medicine, transportation, and more. 4/15, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Ted Radio Hour Ted Radio Hour – https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/ TED Radio Hour investigates the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. In each episode, host Manoush Zomorodi explores a big idea through a series of TED Talks and original interviews, inspiring us to learn more about the world, our communities and most importantly, ourselves. 4/16, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) To The Best of Our Knowledge To The Best of Our Knowledge – https://www.ttbook.org/ is a nationally-syndicated, Peabody award-winning radio show where long-form interviews lead us to dive headlong into the deeper end of ideas. We have conversations with novelists and poets, scientists and software engineers, journalists and historians, filmmakers and philosophers, artists and activists--anyone with a big idea and a passion to have creative and engaging conversation about it. also for Science curriculum 4/17, 2-4 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Science Friday Science Friday (two hours 2-4) – https://www.sciencefriday.com/ Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

*PA State Department of Health has been having their daily press briefing at 2 p.m. which is aired on the radio. This cuts into regular scheduled programming about High School 9-12 Daily, 5:30 p.m., (WITFTV) BBC World News America (The show will expose students to n/a information, analysis of important current events with international perspective) Daily, 6 p.m. (WITFTV) PBS New Hour (The show will expose students to informational data, along with modeling how to analyze and report relevant details)

4/13, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Reveal Reveal – https://www.revealnews.org/ Reveal engages and empowers the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling that sparks action, improves lives and protects our democracy. 4/14, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Innovation Hub Innovation Hub – http://blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hub/ Innovatin Hub features today's most creative thinkers--from authors to researchers to business leaders. It explores new avenues in education, science, medicine, transportation, and more. 4/15, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Ted Radio Hour Ted Radio Hour – https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/ TED Radio Hour investigates the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. In each episode, host Manoush Zomorodi explores a big idea through a series of TED Talks and original interviews, inspiring us to learn more about the world, our communities and most importantly, ourselves. 4/16, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) To The Best of Our Knowledge To The Best of Our Knowledge – https://www.ttbook.org/ is a nationally-syndicated, Peabody award-winning radio show where long-form interviews lead us to dive headlong into the deeper end of ideas. We have conversations with novelists and poets, scientists and software engineers, journalists and historians, filmmakers and philosophers, artists and activists--anyone with a big idea and a passion to have creative and engaging conversation about it. Also for Science curriculum 4/17, 2-4 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Science Friday Science Friday (two hours 2-4) – https://www.sciencefriday.com/ Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

*PA State Department of Health has been having their daily press briefing at 2 p.m. which is aired on the radio. This cuts into regular scheduled programming about 20 minutes or so.

ELA "Big Ideas" April 20-24 Kindergarten 4/20, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (alphabet, -ant word family, dinosuars, vocabulary: herbivore, carnivore) phonemic awareness 4/20, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (A-sounding words) 4/22, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (alphabet; letters F, R, O, G; sound spelling environment) 4/22, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) Wordworld (letter recognition: W, E, B; sound out word blending words: bag, can, box)

4/23, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (letters: W, A, T, E, R; good hygiene) 4/23, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (word: TENT; letter V) 4/24, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (using letters to build words)

4/20, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/21, 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & writing Peterfic (using sidewalk chalk art to tell stories) 4/22, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (importance of (calendar-pic or prompt a day) research/books to get info/facts) 4/22, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (think about what makes you special) 4/24, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (reading/imagination can be more fun/write a story from different points of view) Grade 1 April 20-24 4/20, 10:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Super Why! (alphabet, -ant word family, dinosuars, phonemic awareness vocabulary: herbivore, carnivore) sound spelling (phonics) 4/20, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (A-sounding words) 4/22, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (alphabet; letters F, R, O, G; word blending and decoding environment) 4/22, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) Wordworld (letter recognition: W, E, B; sound out fluency words: bag, can, box)

4/23, 10:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Super Why! (letters: W, A, T, E, R; good hygiene) 4/23, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (word: TENT; letter V) 4/24, 11:00 a.m. (WITFKids) WordWorld (using letters to build words)

4/20, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/21, 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & writing Peterfic (using sidewalk chalk art to tell stories) 4/21, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle & Secret Museum (Lou (calendar-pic or prompt a day) Gehrig/Marie Owens) 4/22, 6:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Arthur (exploring "treasures" in attic-discovering family history/tradition) 4/22, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (importance of research/books to get info/facts)

4/22, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (think about what makes you special) 4/24, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (reading/imagination can be more fun/write a story from different points of view) Grade 2 April 20-24 4/20, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (telling science fiction stories; vocab: word blending unpredictable, improbable, enormous, foresee) 4/21, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (vocab: convince, play, intimidate, practicing fluency reluctant) 4/22, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (pitching ideas; vocab: gist, concept, specific, etc.) 4/24, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (detective work/investigation; vocab: citation, security, camouflage, pursue, etc.) 4/20, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (DaVinci/Earhart-explore different things and try) 4/20, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/21, 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & writing-prompt a day Peterfic (using sidewalk chalk art to tell stories) 4/21, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle & Secret Museum (Lou Gehrig/Marie Owens) 4/22, 6:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Arthur (exploring "treasures" in attic-discovering family history/tradition) 4/22 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (importance of research/books to get info/facts) 4/22, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (CatherinetheGreat/Tomioka Tessai--sharing stories about family)

4/22, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (think about what makes you special) 4/23, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) and 4/21, 7 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Julia Child/Neil Armstrong) 4/24, 9 a.m. (WITFKids) Clifford (reading/imagination can be more fun/write a story from different points of view) 4/24, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Isaac Newton/Golda Meir--creative problem solving) Grade 3 April 20-24 4/20, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (telling science fiction stories; vocab: high frequency words unpredictable, improbable, enormous, foresee)

4/20, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (sequel to book series) 4/21, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (vocab: convince, play, intimidate, fluency practice reluctant) 4/22, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (pitching ideas; vocab: gist, concept, comprehension specific, etc.) 4/24, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (detective work/investigation; vocab: citation, security, camouflage, pursue, etc.)

4/20, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum writing journal-opinion/familiar (DaVinci/Earhart-explore different things and try) 4/20, 11:30 (WITFTV) and 4/21, 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & topic Peterfic (using sidewalk chalk art to tell stories) 4/21, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle & Secret Museum (Lou Gehrig/Marie Owens) 4/22, 6:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Arthur (exploring "treasures" in attic-discovering family history/tradition) 4/22, 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. (WITFTV) Molly of Denali (importance of research/books to get info/facts) 4/22, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (CatherinetheGreat/Tomioka Tessai--sharing stories about family) 4/23, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) and 4/21, 7:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Julia Child/Neil Armstrong) 4/24, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Isaac Newton/Golda Meir--creative problem solving)

Grade 4 April 20-24 4/20, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (telling science fiction stories; vocab: word analysis unpredictable, improbable, enormous, foresee) fluency 4/20, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (sequel to book series) 4/21, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (vocab: convince, play, intimidate, comprehension reluctant) 4/22, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (pitching ideas; vocab: gist, concept, specific, etc.) 4/24, 1:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Martha Speaks (detective work/investigation; vocab: citation, security, camouflage, pursue, etc.)

4/20, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum writing journal-research/opinion (DaVinci/Earhart-explore different things and try) 4/20, 11:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 4/21, 9:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Pinkalicious & Peterfic (using sidewalk chalk art to tell stories) 4/21, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle & Secret Museum (Lou Gehrig/Marie Owens) 4/22, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (CatherinetheGreat/Tomioka Tessai--sharing stories about family) 4/23, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) and 4/21, 7:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Julia Child/Neil Armstrong) 4/24, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Isaac Newton/Golda Meir--creative problem solving) Grade 5 April 20-24 fluency 4/20, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl (sequel to book series) 4/21, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl ("Granny's Goodtime All-Cure comprehension Spritzer/Mecha-Mouse") 4/22, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl ("Lady Redundant Woman/A Game of Cat and Mouse") 4/23, 9:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wordgirl ("The Masked Meat Marauder/Sandwich World")

4/20, 9 a.m. & 4: 30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum writing journal-topic/opinion (DaVinci/Earhart-explore different things and try) 4/21, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle & Secret Museum (Lou Gehrig/Marie Owens) 4/22, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (CatherinetheGreat/Tomioka Tessai--sharing stories about family) 4/23, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) and 4/21, 7:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Julia Child/Neil Armstrong) 4/24, 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. (WITFTV) Xavier Riddle and Secret Museum (Isaac Newton/Golda Meir--creative problem solving) Grade 6-8 April 20-24 catastrophe non-fiction reading Daily, 5:30 p.m., (WITFTV) BBC World News America (The show will expose students to information, analysis of important current events with international perspective) Daily, 6 p.m. (WITFTV) PBS New Hour (The show will expose students to informational data, along with modeling how to analyze and report relevant details) 4/20, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Reveal

Reveal – https://www.revealnews.org/

4/21, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Innovation Hub

Innovation Hub – http://blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hub/ 4/22, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Ted Radio Hour

Ted Radio Hour – https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/ 4/23, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) To The Best of Our Knowledge

To The Best of Our Knowledge – https://www.ttbook.org/ Also for Science curriculum 4/24, 2-4 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Science Friday

Science Friday (two hours 2-4) – https://www.sciencefriday.com/

High School 9-12 April 20-24 Daily, 5:30 p.m., (WITFTV) BBC World News America (The show will expose students to information, analysis of important current events with international n/a perspective) Daily, 6 p.m. (WITFTV) PBS New Hour (The show will expose students to informational data, along with modeling how to analyze and report relevant details) 4/20, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Reveal

Reveal – https://www.revealnews.org/ 4/21, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Innovation Hub

Innovation Hub – http://blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hub/ 4/22, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) Ted Radio Hour

Ted Radio Hour – https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/

4/23, 2-3 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio) To The Best of Our Knowledge

To The Best of Our Knowledge – https://www.ttbook.org/ Also for Science curriculum 4/24, 2-4 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITFRadio Science Friday

Science Friday (two hours 2-4) – https://www.sciencefriday.com/