Educational Activities for May 11-15
Monday May 11, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Which Moon Is Best?/Detective Mindy
Ganymede, Europa, and Io - Video My Moon Journal - Printable Activity What is a Black Hole? - Video
6:30 a.m. Arthur: Opposites Distract/Just The Ticket
Getting Along: How Arthur Can Help Your Child Manage Friendships - Parent Article Finding Solutions - Video Finding Solutions - Activity
7:00 a.m. Curious George: Mulch Ado About Nothing/What Goes Up
Make A Composter - Activity Target Practice - Activity
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Great Salt Lake/The Praying Mantis Hunters
Kickin' It With the Roos - Videos Insect Predators - Video
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Mosquito Dragon
Ouch! - Video Creature Features - Printable Activity
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Welcome Home Balto/Snow Jam
Sled Dog Dash - Online Game Make A Dog Sled Adventure Playset - Printable Activity
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Zora Neale Hurston/I Am Charles Dickens
Zora Neale Hurston - Video Zora Neale Hurston - Activity Write a Story With Your Child Based on a Real Experience - Activity
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Story of Smoothie/Andy The Giant
How to Help Your Child Discover the World Building Big: Hagia Sophia - Reading Andy's Art Studio - Online Game
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel’s Allergy/Allergies At School
Going to the Doctor's Office with Daniel Tiger & Mister Rogers - Videos Medical Prop Box - Activity Get Ready For A Trip To The Doctor - Parent Article
10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Firefighters At School/Daniel’s Doll
Meet the Helpers | Firefighters are Helpers - Video It's My Job! - Video
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Astronaut Elmo
A is for Astronaut - Video Engineer a Rocket Ship - Activity Jet's Rocket Ship Creator - Online Game
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Dream Salon/The Duck Stops Here
Pinkalicious & Peterrific Word Game - Activity Pinkcredible Story Maker - Online Game
Noon Nova: Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius
As the Crow Thinks - Video and Support Materials Cornell Bird Cams Lab: Citizen Science for Your Classroom - Video and Support Materials
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: WB Cartoons, Galvez Papers, Mussolini Dagger
The African Americans: Antebellum Agents of Change, Causes and Effects of Abolition Primary Source Set: The Rise of Italian Fascism and Its Influence on Europe - Interactive
2:00 p.m. When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time
Crocodile Ancestors - Video and Support Materials Birds Are Living Dinosaurs - Video and Support Materials 3:00 p.m. Pakicetus: Walking Whale Ancestor - Video and Support Materials Age of Elephants - Video and Support Materials When Whales Walked - Video
4:00 p.m. Nova: Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: “I Wonder” - Activity Bird Brains: The Life of Birds - Webpage
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: The Cherry-On-Top-Inator/Sir
Finding Patterns to Make Predictions (Requires Flash) - Game Giant Sighting Predictions with Odd Squad - Video Using Combinations to Solve a Puzzle - Lesson and Printable Worksheets Time and Scheduling - Lesson and Printable Worksheets
5:30 p.m. Weather World
Decoding the Weather Machine - Activity Collection Seasonal Science - Activity Collection
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Tuesday May 12, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Sean’s Neptune Tune/Earthday Birthday
Goldilock or Not? - Video Rocket Launcher - Activity Celebrate Earth Poster - Printable Activity
6:30 a.m. Arthur: Binky Barnes, Wingman/To Beat Or Not To Beat
Make a Bug Jar - Activity D.W.'s Island Bug-ball - Online Game Appreciating Talents - Activity
7:00 a.m. Curious George: Curious George and the Dam Builders/Curious George’s Score
Welcome to Beaver City - Online Game Counting Practice - Printable Activity
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Tally Ho, A Volcano/No Rest For The Squeaky
Build Your Own Volcano - Activity Put on a Shadow Play - Activity Night Light Video - Video and Support Materials
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Baby Tooth & Kid Musky
Hide and Seek: Predator vs. Prey Relations - Video Predators - Video
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Operation Sleepover/Beneath The Surface
Fish Camp - Online Game Animals In Alaska – Printable Activity
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Jackie Robinson/I Am Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova Reader - Activity Jackie Robinson | Athlete and Activist - Video
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: D’orsay Day/Honey In Paris
Honey's Maze - Printable Activity Building Big: Eiffel Tower - Reading
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Tiger Twirl/You Can Play Your Own Way
Pretend Play - Parent Article Friends Work Out Problems - Activity
10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Tiger Family Trip
Encouraging Curiosity - Parent Article Drive Trolley - Online Game
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Honk If You Love Libraries
At the Library (A-Z) - Video Library Field Trip - Video
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Garden Gnome Party/That Unicorn Feeling
Dance Party - Activity Great Unicorn Challenge - Video
Noon Nova: Inside Animal Minds: Dogs and Super Senses
Sniffing Out Dog’s Senses - Video and Support Materials
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Chicago Clock, Universal Friends, War Dog Letter
The Transcontinental Railroad - Video and Support Materials Images of Shaker Life - Images Made into an Enemy - Video and Support Materials
2:00 p.m. Plants Behaving Badly: Murder & Mayhem
Four Deadly Carnivorous Plants: Gross Science - Video and Support Materials Braincraft: A Venus Flytrap Works Just Like Your Brain
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
3:00 p.m. Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World: The Telescope
Crash Course Astronomy: Telescopes - Video Looking Deep: Hubble Telescope - Video and Support Materials
4:00 p.m. Nova: Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses
How Dolphins Echolocate and Imitate - Video and Support Materials
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: Skip Day/The Great Grinaldi
Counting On… - Video Counting and Place Value - Lesson Plan and Printable Worksheets Fractions on a Number Line - Video Modeling Fractions - Game
5:30 p.m. Weather World
Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
Wednesday May 13, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: The Mindysphere/Lone Star
The Sun, a Real - Media Gallery and Support Materials The Sun in Motion - Video and Support Materials
6:30 a.m. Arthur: Arthur’s Chicken Pox/Sick As A Dog
Social Distancing | Meet the Helpers - Video Being Healthy and Clean - Interactive
7:00 a.m. Curious George: Fun Ball Talley/Red Sky at Night, Monkey’s Delight
Enough with the Seashells | Sid the Science Kid - Media Gallery and Support Materials Practice Counting With Your Hands - Activity
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Niagara Falls/Nature Plant
DIY Garden Corner - Activity Natural Wonders - Interactive
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Osprey (307) (Science)
Birds of Prey - Videos Animal Match - Online Game
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Mollyball/Visit Qyah Explore with Molly - Online Game Field Guide Family Activity - Activity
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Helen Keller/I Am Alexander Graham Bell
Helen Keller - Video Helen Keller Coloring Page - Printable Activity Alexander Graham Bell Reader - Activity
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9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: A Prickly Pear/Turkish Delight
Greetings From Around The World Language Cards - Printable Activity Spot the Differences - Printable Activity Dear Adil - Online Game
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Doesn’t Want To Go Potty/Daniel Sits On The Potty
Potty Stop and Go - Activity When You Have to Go Potty, Stop and Go Right Away! - Video Going to the Potty - Parent Article Potty Badges - Printable Activity
10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Likes To Be With Dad/Daniel Likes To Be With Mom
Daniel Tiger Thankfulness Cards - Printable Activity My Family - Printable Activity
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Baby Bear’s Just Right Cafe
Play Pretend: Restaurant - Activity Creating Memorization Skills Through Play - Activity Super Salad Diner - Online Game
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Aqualicious/Sing In The Spring
Color Mixing - Video Mood Music - Printable Activity
Noon Nova: Inside Animal Minds: Who’s The Smartest
Chimpanzee Deception - Video and Support Materials Elephant Stranger Danger - Video and Support Materials
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Airplane Engine Part, Metal Shavings, Yakima Saddle
Pearl Harbor: The Attack - Video and Support Materials Fort Sumter - Video
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
2:00 p.m. Plants Behaving Badly: Sex & Lies
Crash Course Biology: The Plants & The Bees, Plant Reproduction Our Hungry Planet: Why Protect Pollinators? - Video and Support Materials
3:00 p.m. Breakthrough, The Ideas That Changed The World: The Airplane
STEM in 30: Kites to Flight, Inventing with the Wright Brothers - Video and Support Materials STEM in 30: Wilbur and Orville Wright, The Process of Invention - Video and Support Materials
4:00 p.m. Nova: Inside Animal Minds: Who’s The Smartest
Dolphins Plan Ahead - Video and Support Materials
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: The Voice/Problem Partners
Rounding: To the Nearest 10 - Video Equivalent Halves - Game
5:30 p.m. Weather World
Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
Thursday May 14, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Date Night/Face On The Fritz
Jet’s Bot Builder - Game What is Programming - Video
6:30 a.m. Arthur: Big Brother Binky, Part I/Big Brother Binky, Part II
Big Brother Daniel - Interactive Book Welcome Baby Margaret | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood - Video and Support Materials
7:00 a.m. Curious George: The Clean Perfect Yellow Hat/Bee is for Bear
Counting Colors - Activity Banana Coloring Page
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: The Grand Mystery Of The Grand Canyon/Strongest Show On Earth
Nature Road Trip - Interactive and Support Materials What is the Human Body? - Video
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: This Orca Likes Sharks
Chris Kratt Talks about What Animals Need to Survive in Alaska | Wild Alaska - Media Gallery and Support Materials Adventures with Whales - Video and Support Materials
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: The Night Manager/Not So Permafrost
Denali Trading Post - Game Up, Down, All Around: Location Words - Activity
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Florence Nightingale/ I Am George Washington Carver George Washington Carver | Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Media Gallery and Support Materials George Washington Carver - Worksheet
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: C’est Cheese/C’est La Vie A Paris
Greetings from Around the World - Printable Cards CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD - Teacher-Built Activity
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel’s Grr-ific Grandpere/Making Mozies with Nana
Imagination Moment: Baking Banana Bread | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood - Video and Support Materials Grandpere’s Veggie Soup - Recipe
10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Goes To Sleep/Prince Wednesday Sleeps Over
My Bedtime - Game Make a Bedtime Routine Book - Activity
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Mechanics In Space
Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck - Game Let’s Fix Chuck’s Machine | Everyday Learning - Interactive and Support Materials
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Fairy House/Pinkabotta & Peterbotta
Pinkalicious Party - App Dance Creation - Video and Support Materials Dance Creation Lesson Plan - Lesson Plan
Noon Nova: Dog Tales
Historic Relationships Between Dogs and Humans - Video and Support Materials Nature: From Wolf to Dog - Video and Lesson
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: John Brown’s Raid Weapon, Siberia, Ronald McDonald Costume John Brown’s Holy War - Before the Raid - Interactive Portrait of John Brown, 1860 - Image and Support Materials John Brown Pike, c. 1858 - Image and Support Materials The Bolshevik Revolution: Lasting Effects - Media Gallery and Support Materials
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
2:00 p.m. Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries: The Islands
Evolution Down Under - Article Cracking the Koala Code: Koala Fact Sheet - Article The Cuban Crab Migration - Video and Support Materials
3:00 p.m. Breakthrough, The Ideas That Changed The World: The Robot
Anatomy of a Rover - Interactive Justin Garretson, Robotics Engineer - Video and Support Materials Motorized Car - Activity What Is a Robot? - Lesson Plan
4:00 p.m. Nova: Dog Tales
Do Dogs Understand Fairness? - Video and Support Materials Social and Historical Perspectives of Dogs - Video and Support Materials Social and Cultural Perspectives of Dogs - Video and Support Materials
5:00 p.m. The Robot Doctor
The Ethics of Robotics - Interactive Engineering a Robotic Future - Interactive The Robot Doctor - Website
5:30 p.m. Weather World
Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
Friday May 15, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Mindy Turns Five
What is Gravity? - Video Episode 117: Happy Birthday, Monster! - Video and Support Materials
6:30 a.m. Arthur: My Music Rules/That’s A Baby Show!
Definition of Cool - Document Introduction to Instruments of the World - Video and Support Materials
7:00 a.m. Curious George: No Knowing Gnocchi/Here Comes The Tide
Curious George: Pigeon Perch - Video and Support Materials Treasure Map - Peg + Cat | PBS KIDS Lab - Media Gallery
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Under Pressure/Rainy Day
How Does a Soda Geyser Work? | Science-U: Video and Support Materials GPS: Geysers - Video and Support Materials Exploring Weather - Activity
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: The Real Ant Farm
Break It Down - Game and Support Materials Leaf-Cutter Ants | San Diego Zoo Kids - Video
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Grandpa’s Drum/Have Canoe, Will Paddle
Grandpa's Drum - Video Talking With Children About “Grandpa's Drum" - Parent Article The Making of Grandpa's Drum - Video
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am George Washington/I Am Susan B. Anthony
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
Susan B. Anthony - Video and Activity George Washington - Video and Activity How to Raise Kids Who Can Speak Up - Parent Article
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: You Can’t Move The Moon/Lizardzilla!
Make Three Kid-Friendly Rice Dishes Onigiri Rice Balls From Japan - Recipes Luna and Friends Coloring Page - Printable Activity
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel’s Bicycle/Katerina’s Magic Trick
Keep Trying, You'll Get Better! - Video It Takes Practicer - Activity Keep On Trying - Parent Article
10:30 a.m. Clifford The Big Red Dog: Hiccup Pup/Top of the Charts Great Adventures Start with a Story - Parent Article All Around Birdwell - Online Game
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Camp Grover
Camp Out With Newspaper Forts - Activity Camp Time - Online Game
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Mr. Socko/A Pinkapurrfect Pet
Mr. Socko - Video Create Your Own Sock Puppet! - Activity
Noon Decoding COVID-19
A Brief but Spectacular Take on Surviving COVID-19 - Video and Support Materials Fact or Fiction: How to Spot Covid-19 Misinformation - Video and Support Materials
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: WWII Drone/Wooden Club/Clara Barton Letter
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.
America’s Boomtowns: On the Home Front - Video and Support Materials Clara Barton: Biography Civil War Letters - Lesson Plan Theodore Roosevelt’s “Bull Moose Party” and the 1912 Election
2:00 p.m. Get the Math Apt Exchange
Real-Life Math: Chef - Video and Support Materials Math in Fashion - Interactive Lesson
2:30 p.m. Get the Math 2.0 Apt Exchange
The Majesty of Music and Math - Song Maker - Interactive The Majesty of Music and Math: Melody Maker Experiment - Interactive
3:00 p.m. Breakthrough, The Ideas That Changed The World: The Car
Carbon-Fiber Car of the Future - Video and Support Materials The Impact of Technology: Cars - Video and Support Materials
4:00 p.m. Decoding COVID-19
How Coronavirus Tests Work - Video What We Know and Don’t Know about the Coronavirus - Video
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: Oona and the Oonabots/The Ninja Situation
A Gift for Mother’s Day - Video and Activity A Different Point of View - Video and Activity
5:30 p.m. Weather World
Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science
Some education materials provided by PBS stations SoCal and WGBH. Used with permission.