AAEETTNN RReessoouurrccee GGuuiiddee ffoorr CChhiilldd CCaarree PPrrooffeessssiioonnaallss Broadcast Schedule PARENTING COUNTS RESOURCES A.M. HELP PARENTS 6:00 Between the Lions The resource-rich PARENTING 6:30 Maya & Miguel COUNTS project provides caregivers 7:00 Arthur and parents a variety of multi-level 7:30 Martha Speaks resources. Professional development 8:00 Curious George workshops presented by AETN provide a hands-on 8:30 Sid the Science Kid opportunity to explore and use the videos, lesson plans, 9:00 Super WHY! episode content and parent workshop formats. Once child 9:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog care providers are trained using the materials, they are able to 10:00 Sesame Street conduct effective parent workshops and provide useful 11:00 Dragon Tales handouts to parents and other caregivers. 11:30 WordWorld P.M. PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS 12:00 Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood CAN ASK THE EXPERTS 12:30 Big Comfy Couch The PBS online Expert Q&A gives 1:00 Reading Rainbow parents and caregivers the opportunity to 1:30 Between the Lions ask an expert in the field of early childhood 2:00 Caillou development for advice. The service includes information 2:30 Curious George about the expert, provides related links and gives information 3:00 Martha Speaks about other experts. Recent subjects include preparing 3:30 Wordgirl children for school, Internet safety and links to appropriate 4:00 Fetch with Ruff Ruffman PBS parent guides. The format is easy and friendly. To ask 4:30 Cyberchase the experts, visit http://www.pbs.org/parents/issuesadvice. STAY CURRENT WITH THE FREE STATIONBREAK NEWS FOR EDUCATORS AETN StationBreak News for Educators provides a unique (and free) resource for parents, child care professionals and other educators. With an enrollment of more than 4,700 subscribers, StationBreak News for Educators is designed to cover a wide range of topics, provide easy access to what you want to know, be a “fast read” and provide valuable links for more information. The monthly e-letter gives a quick overview of the topics and resources for the month. The Web site design allows you to make a “fast start” and immediately link to the Early Childhood section or cruise the site for a variety of topics. Visit the Web site and enroll for the free e-letter at http://www.ideas.aetn.org/stationbreak. Page 1 of 8 PROGRAMS AND FOCUS AREAS PROGRAM TIME AGE FOCUS MON.-FRI. Arthur 7:00 a.m. 6-9 years Reading, writing, social skills Between The Lions 6:00 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. 4-7 years Reading Big Comfy Couch 12:30 p.m. PreK Cognitive, social, emotional and physical development Caillou 2:00 p.m. 3-6 years Social skills Clifford Big Red Dog 9:30 a.m. 4-7 years Social skills Curious George 8:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. 3-5 years Science, engineering, math Cyberchase 4:30 p.m. 8-12 years Math Dragon Tales 11:00 a.m. 2-7 years Social skills Fetch with Ruff 4:00 p.m. 6-10 years Social skills, problem solving Ruffman It’s A Big, Big World 10 a.m. 3-6 years Life science, geography Martha Speaks 7:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. 4-7 years Reading Maya & Miguel 6:30 a.m. 6-11 years Spanish language, social skills Mr. Rogers noon 3-5 years Social skills, self-esteem Reading Rainbow 1:00 p.m. 4-8 years Reading Sesame Street 10:00 a.m. 2-4 years Reading, math, social skills Sid the Science Kid 8:30 a.m. 3-6 years Science Super WHY! 9:00 a.m. 6-8 years Reading Word Girl 3:30 p.m. 6-8 years Reading Word World 11:30 a.m. 6-8 years Reading USING PBS PROGRAMS IN THE CLASSROOM Teachers and parents can find a wealth of information related to each PBS KIDS program at the program's companion Web site on pbskids.org, where information such as educational goals, character listings, co-viewing tips and much more can be found. There are general ideas on how to use a particular program in the classroom. Explore the information and articles to find out how PBS KIDS can play an important role in your classroom curriculum. PARENT GUIDES COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS PBS parent guides cover a wide range of topics relevant to parents’ needs. Topics include: • Child Development • Raising Boys • Children and Media • Reading and • Creativity Language • Early Math • Talking with Kids • Going to School • Birthday Parties Page 2 of 8 READ TOGETHER R Ready, set, read – get PARENTS – START YOUR comfortable OWN FAMILY BOOK CLUB Encourage your child to read E A Ask and listen as your child • Name your family book shares the story club and decide what D Don’t forget to praise every chance you get you want to accomplish – learn new things, share adventures – whatever is right for your family, and T Teach as you go – read signs, labels, everyday things remember to include the younger children when you can. O Offer to let your child pick the book • Choose a special place for reading in your G Get books at the right age home – each person will probably want their level own place. E Enjoy your time together • Select a family time to read together if the T Try facial expressions and children are younger, separately if the voices that tell the story children are older and reading on their own. H Help your child dare to read a • Select a book and allow everyone to read at word his or her own pace. E Explain as you go • Get the family together to discuss the book R Read, read, read! after everyone has had a chance to read it. PLAY TIME • Use open-ended discussion questions: P Put building blocks with toys o How do you feel after reading the L Let children explore new book? activities o What parts of the book did you enjoy A Allow children to grow and or dislike? exercise o What would you have done if you Y You can join the fun had been the main character? o What was your favorite part? T Try out the games yourself o Would you have done something different if you were the main I Instill a sense of wonder as children learn new things character? M Make time for play E Enjoy the moment with your READING NOW FOR child SUCCESS TOMORROW MEAL TIME M Make meals together as a If you and your children are family going to learn to read, get ready for a E Eat simple, healthy meals wonderful adventure. You will learn the power together of reading and the doors it can open in your A Allow yourself time to enjoy life. You will be able to know the “secret the meal information” readers know. You will unlock the Let children share in the L mystery of signs. It will be a brand new world conversation for you and your family. S Set the stage for a relaxed meal Page 3 of 8 USING MOVIES IN THE CLASSROOM… PRINTABLE LETTERS MAYBE! TO PARENTS This site provides an archive of Teachers like to use movies in the classroom for a variety of 27 printable parent reasons: as a reward; to entertain the children; to bring children letters covering and parents together to enjoy themselves; to provide a relief of subjects as diverse as stress for children and adults; and many other reasons that parent/teacher seem so worthy. Many of these teachers have never thought conferences, reading about whether they had the right to do this. and writing tips to use A new awareness of copyright regulations is causing with children, fun teachers to ask if it is permissible for them to use movies with activities, health and safety tips and their own students. The answer to that question is a resounding TV tips. All letters include English – MAYBE! If your agency has copyright use agreements with and Spanish versions. the holders of the copyright for that film, you Visit probably have rights to use the program in the http://www.pbs.org/teachers/earlychil classroom, but be sure to check with your dhood/connecting/printablearchive- administrator. Just because you have always pdf.html. done something, or it seems so harmless, or you want to help children have fun, does not SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE necessarily mean you have the right to do it. A GRANT… Perhaps you have heard that schools have Perhaps you have watched as exemptions from copyright restrictions. In some circumstances others struggled writing a grant for they do under the “Face-to-Face Teaching Exemption,” but the that additional funding so requirements are stringent and all of the following requirements desperately needed to continue or must be met: expand a service. You may have • A teacher or instructor must be present. even congratulated yourself for being • The showing must take place in a classroom setting with able to avoid the whole process. But only the enrolled students attending. that was then and this is now, • The movie is used as an essential part of the core, current and you are suddenly curriculum being taught. The instructor should be able to faced with the need to show how the use of the motion picture contributes to the write a grant yourself, overall required course study and syllabus. You should be and you don’t have able to prove this. any idea where to • The movie being used is a legitimate copy, not taped from a start! There’s help.