PBS Kids and Education: July 2021

Vermont System (PBS) and the Agency of Education (AOE) continue their partnership to support learning for Vermont students and school communities this summer and beyond. This partnership provides access to free educational programming, curricular connections, offline kits, and distance learning tutorials through Vermont PBS Kids and Education. The Broadcast Schedule can be found online, continuing through the summer months. Would you like to know more? Watch the webinars: • Beyond Screen Time: The Fundamentals of PBS Navigation (1 Hour) • Playful Learning Collections for Home: Resources for Parents (1 Hour)

Contacts: • Emily Leute (AOE) at [email protected] • Heather Duhamel (PBS) at [email protected]

As a primary resource, PBS LearningMedia provides recommended collections for PreK-12 resources for in-person or remote instruction, both with or without internet access. These are anytime, anywhere resources. Summer learning can be playful and fun. Find great online and offline resources on the Vermont PBS Distance Learning page all summer long. Summer Learning resources and kits available soon.

Teacher Resources Accessible Ahead to Stream On-demand and Through Broadcast Teachers and community members can navigate resources in two ways: 1. Access weekly thematic bundles with specific episodes highlighted per week by content area and age-level that are available to stream on-demand. These episodes connect to specific resources on PBS LearningMedia and PBS Kids for Parents. 2. Use the Vermont PBS grids with the Incorporating PBS guides to help pick and choose specific educational series that align with content focus, standard, and age-level. Not all content is available on-demand.

Looking for Specific Content Connections? • Go to PBS LearningMedia and search by content, standard, or grade. • Search resources by using the Incorporating PBS Documents by series, age, or content.

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Summer Learning Resources – Summer of Possibilities

Friday Night, Family Night • Schedule – Fridays 7:00-9:00 p.m. on 24/7 Channel • Click titles below for printable resources

Exploring Space at Home (PreK/K) • July 2 – Friday Night Family Night: Ready Jet Go

Playing with Water (PreK/K) • July 9 – Friday Night Family Night: Wild Kratts

Investigating Animals (PreK/K) • July 16 – Friday Night Family Night: Wild Kratts

Reading and Sharing Stories (Grades 1 & 2) • July 23 – Friday Night Family Night: Xavier Riddle

Creating Daily Routines for Kids (PreK/K) • July 30 – Friday Night Family Night: Daniel Tiger

Check Back for Back to School PreK/K in August!

Summer Learning for Families (PreK-Grade 3) NEW from Mister Chris and Friends The Mister Chris and Friends Collection on PBS LearningMedia • Stories about Community • Stories about Routine • Stories about ALL the Ways We Learn

Check out and share: • Summer of Possibilities - PBS Parents Summer Collection provides children with opportunities to play and learn through hands-on activities, games, and tips that support literacy, math, science, and life skills.

Camp TV (Kindergarten-Grade 12) Beginning June 28 until August 20, Monday through Friday, 2:00 p.m. on Main Channel Welcome to Camp TV! This live-action series features hands-on activities, performing arts, movement, nature and animal content, science, literacy, virtual field trips and more – everything 5 to 10 year olds love about summer camp, all led by the enthusiastic fun-loving “ head counselor” Zachary Noah Piser.

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Camp TV Best Paired With: • Summer of Science Collection • Summer Learning Collection

Both PBS LearningMedia collections invite students in grades 6-12 to learn while exploring everyday summer activities.

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