Educational Activities for April 27-May 1
Monday April 27, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: My Three Suns/Magnet P.I.
Ruffman's Sun and Shadows Game - Online Game Go Magnet Fishing - Activity
6:30 a.m. Arthur: Swept Away/Germaphobia
Meet The Helpers: Social Distancing – Video Sandcastle – Online Game
7:00 a.m. Curious George: School of Dance/Curious George Sounds Off
Dance Party! - Activity Eggs-plore Science By Making Meringues – Recipe
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: The Glow Games/Have A Grape Day
Seed Soaring - Online Game Creatures of Light – Video
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: The Dhole Duplicator
Wild Animals Need Space - Video Creature Mobile – Online Game
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Eagle Egg Hunt/Dream Tube
Field Guide - Activity Denali Trading Post - Online Game
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Lou Gehrig/I Am Marie Owens
Hero Maker – Online Game Xavier Riddle Maze – Printable Activity
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: The Potato King/The Charango Kid
Carmen's World Orchestra - Online Game
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Uses His Words/All Aboard!
Angry Feelings - Parent Article Daniel's Tigertastic Car - Online Game Use Your Words And Say How You Feel - Video
10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Learns To Ask First/Friends Ask First
Sharing - Activity Friends Work Out Problems - Activity
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Elmo’s Factory
Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck - Online Game How People Make Crayons - Video
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Amazing Sled Run / Frost Fairy
Dog Sled Family Activity - Printable Activity Draw Pinkalicious' Wand - Printable Activity
Noon Nova, The Planets: Inner Worlds
NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth | How the Inner Solar System Formed - Video and Support Materials What’s Unusual About Mercury? | NASA Planetary Sciences - Video and Support Materials Mercury and Venus Transits - Media Gallery and Support Materials The Earth | Crash Course Astronomy - Video
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Stories from the American West
Native Americans in the West: 1838-1900 - Media Gallery, Discussion Questions and Activity White Farmers in the American West: 1800s - Media Gallery and Support Materials The Transcontinental Railroad - Media Gallery and Support Materials The Gold Rush - Media Gallery and Support Materials
2:00 p.m. The Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky
Grass Bridge - Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions The Inca’s Sacred City of Cuzco - Video and Support Materials
3:00 p.m. NOVA, Apollo’s Daring Mission
Explore the Moon - Background Reading and Discussion Questions Explore the Moon - Interactive Apollo 8 - Around the Moon (Space Chase USA) - Video John Glenn’s Official Communication with the Command Center (1962) - Background Essay
4:00 p.m. NOVA, The Planets: Inner Worlds
Development of a Habitable Planet - Lesson Plan NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth: Life on Enceladus? - Video, Background Reading, and Discussion Questions NOVA: Life on Titan? - Video and Discussion Questions NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth - Education Collection
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: The Void/Into the Odd Woods
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Teaching Tips Operation Mystery Cafe: Activity Plan Numerical Data Sets and Venn Diagrams - Media Gallery
5:30 p.m. Weather World (STEM)
Decoding the Weather Machine - Activity Collection Seasonal Science - Activity Collection
Tuesday April 28, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Freebird/Sean’s Robotic Arm
Robotic Arm Challenge - Activity Base Builder – Online Game
6:30 a.m. Arthur: D.W.’s Library Card/Arthur’s Big Hit
Library Field Trip - Video Pretend Library Visit - Activity
7:00 a.m. Curious George: Zoo Night/Charkie Escapes
Act Like An Animal – Printable Activity Hide and Seek – Online Game
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: The Legend of Gold Gardens/Winter Dance Party
Nature Road Trip – Online Game Fun With Maps – Printable Activity
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Cheeks The Hamster
Adding Up Animal Habitats - Activity Hamster Run – Online Game
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: New Nivagi/Crane Song
New Nivagi - Video Recipe Book - Activity
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: We Are The Wright Brothers/We Are The Bronte Sisters
Play A Story Telling Game – Printable Activity Hidden Heroes – Online Game
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Me and My Elephant/Mukandi’s Farm
Baby Elephant Power! - Video What Is Farming? - Video
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Clean Up Time/Neighborhood Clean Up
Clean Up, Pick Up, Put Away Strategy Song - Video Neighborhood Clean Up - Online Game
10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Says I’m Sorry/The Royal Mudpies
Saying Sorry Is The First Step - Video Saying I'm Sorry - Activity
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Picture This
Make A Feelings Photography Book - Activity Animal Shelter Photographer - Video
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: A Real Hoot/Amazing Tower of Igloos
Let's Pretend - Parent Article Snow Shelter - Video
Noon Nova, The Planets: Mars
Life on Mars? - Video and Support Materials Soaring Over Mars - Video and Support Materials Mars Quiz | Exploring Space: The Quest for Life - Webpage
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Stories of Our Nation's Beginnings
Liberty of Death: Patrick Henry’s Speech - Media Gallery Hamilton’s America - Collection Anthem Lyrics - Printable Please Stand for the National Anthem - Lesson Plan
2:00 p.m. The Himalaya: Kingdoms of the Sky
Himalayas Facts - Webpage The Disappearing Glacier: Climate Change and Himalayan Ecology - Webpage
3:00 p.m. NOVA, Back to the Moon
Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers (NOVA) - Web-series Career Pathway Individual Research Project Instructions (NOVA: Science Now) - Activity What’s My Mission? (NOVA: Science Now) - Printable Activity
4:00 p.m. NOVA, The Planets: Mars
Mars Dead or Alive: Mars Up Close (NASA) - Interactive Mars Rover - Video
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: Oscar and the Oscarbots/Picture Day
Five Different Ways to Write a Number - Video The Importance of Patterns - Printable Worksheet A The Importance of Patterns - Printable Worksheet B The Importance of Patterns - Answer Key for Worksheets A & B
5:30 p.m. Weather World (STEM)
Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science
Wednesday April 29, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Water, Water Everywhere/Commander Cressida Story Contest
The Ice Moon Enceladus – Video Commander Cressida Coloring – Printable Activity
6:30 a.m. Arthur: All Thumbs/Kidonia
Oops! Dealing With Embarrassment - Activity
7:00 a.m. Curious George: Junky Monkey/Jumpy Warms Up
Going Green - Video Going Green - Activity
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: The Queen of the Night/Space Rocks
Make A Miniature Garden – Activity Meteorite Test - Video
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Spirit Bear
Bear Camping - Video Bear-ly Swimming - Video
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Sukis Bone/Brand New Flag
Hal's Big Dig - Online Game Color the Country Flags Coloring Page - Printable Activity
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Isaac Newton/I Am Golda Meir
Isaac Newton Memory Game - Printable Activity Isaac Newton Closer Look - Printable Activity
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Lost And Found/Time of Goodbye
Developing Cultural Awareness - Parent Video Draw Señor Fabuloso's Trailer - Printable Activity
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Calm For Story Time/Calm At The Clock Factory
Guess The Feeling - Online Game
10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Super Daniel!/Play Pretend
Let's Make Believe - Online Game Pretend Play - Parent Article
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Fixing X
Ernie's Dinosaur Daycare - Online Game Make A Letter X Book - Activity
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: The Legend of Pinkfoot/Flossie The Mossling
Pinkcredible Story Maker - Online Game Tell Me A Story - Printable Activity
Noon Nova, The Planets: Jupiter
Jupiter’s Moon: Crash Course Astronomy - Video Jupiter: Crash Course Astronomy - Video
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Amelia Earhart Plane; Fillmore Pardon; Boxcar Home
Amelia Earhart: Aviator, Record-breaker, and Activist - Lesson Plan Millard Fillmore - Video
2:00 p.m. Get the Math: Apt Exchange
Thinking Algebraically about Inequalities: Constructing and Solving a One-Step Inequality Word Problem (Khan Academy) - Video Doorman’s Code - Activity
3:00 p.m. 8 Days: To The Moon and Back
Apollo Space Shuttle Astronauts Reflect on NASA’s Changing Mission: Moonwalk - Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions Signature on the Moon (Moon Memories) - Video The Road to Apollo: An Interactive Journey - Interactive and Support Materials
4:00 p.m. NOVA, The Planets: Jupiter
Finding Life Beyond Earth: Io and Volcanism - Video and Support Materials Jupiter: Earth’s Shield
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: Slow Your Roll
How to Solve a Story Problem - Video Solving 2-Step Word Problems - Video Friction Racing - Video and Activity
5:30 p.m. Weather World (STEM)
Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science
Thursday April 30, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Sunspot’s Sunspot/Our Sun Is A Star
Jet’s Solar System Game – Printable Activity The Sun - Video
6:30 a.m. Arthur: So Long, Spanky/Buster’s New Friends
Feeling Left Out - Activity Animal Home Builder – Online Game
7:00 a.m. Curious George: Ice Station Monkey/The Perfect Carrot
Find That Habitat: Penguin – Video Bunny Ride – Online Game
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Return To Might Mountain/Welcome to the Vernal Pond
Let’s Explore With Maps – Printable Activity DIY Pond Viewer - Activity
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Sea Otter Swim
Wintertime Creature Powers – Video Otter Power! – Video
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Sap Season/Book of Mammoths
Mammoths - Video Maple Syrup - Video
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Mark Twain/I Am Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams Reader - Activity Encouragement Jar – Activity
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Nature Calls/Story Story
Alaska Native Values - Activity Alaska Native Culture - Reading
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Does Gymnastics/The Big Slide
Who's Super Brave and Strong? - Video Children and Fears - Parent Article
10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: The Baby Is Here
Welcome Baby Margaret - Video Baby Band - Video Baby Joins The Family - Parent Article
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Counting Critters
Chicken Coop - Online Game Count Ladybug Spots - Activity
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Face Painting/Sailing Away
Inventing Art - Activity Pinkatastic Stickers - Online Game
Noon Nova, The Planets: Saturn
Saturn’s Rings and Moons - Video and Support Materials Saturn’s Stunning Double Show - Video
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Hindenburg Artifact; John Adams Book; Birthplace of Hip Hop
John Adams - Video and Support Materials A Case for the Separation of Powers - Video Observing (History Detectives) - Webpage Helium Is Boring - Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions
2:00 p.m. Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries - The Tropics Pt. 1/4
Sloths in their Ecosystem - Video and Support Materials Gorillas - Video and Support Materials Analyzing and Comparing Perspectives On Issues: Gorillas - Lesson Plan
3:00 p.m. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Civilizations Pt. 2/3
Will There Be Enough Fresh Water? - Interactive How Did Human Civilization Spread? (Habitat Earth) - Video and Support Materials
4:00 p.m. NOVA, The Planets: Saturn
Death Dive to Saturn: Introduction to Saturn and Its Atmosphere - Video and Teaching Tips Study Titan’s Topography - Interactive
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: Three’s Company/Behind Enemy Mimes
3-D Botopolis House - Printable Activity and Online Game Using Grouping to Count Quickly - Video Clones on the Table (Multiplication) - Printable Activity Multiplication - Printable Activity A Multiplication - Printable Activity B Answer Key - Clones on the Table and Multiplication Printables
5:30 p.m. Weather World (STEM)
Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science
Friday May 1, 2020 WPSU HD
6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: P otatoes On Mars/Bortron Leprechaun
Space Scout: Food Farmer - Online Game Making Rainbows - Video and Activity
6:30 a.m. Arthur: Feeling Flush/Family Fortune
Family Water Conservation Plan – Printable Activity TV Star - Activity Family History Fun - Online Game
7:00 a.m. Curious George: 118
Sort It Out! - Video Sort It Out! - Lesson Plan and Activity Firefighters are Helpers - Video
7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Gimme Shelter/Goin’ Batty
Backyard Extraordinaire Explorer Kit - Activity Track Your Daily Weather - Printable Activity Cave Hunt - Online Game
8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: The Real Ant Farm
All About Ants - Video Ants Go Marching - Video
8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: T ooth Or Consequences/Qyah Spy
Visiting The Dentist - Video Overcoming Fears Through Pretend Play - Parent Article Craft A Secret Message Card - Activity
9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Winston Churchill/I Am Cleopatra
Cleopatra Reader - Activity Cleopatra Maze - Printable Activity
9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: More Than All That Jazz/Swamp Pals
Creatures of the Swamp - Activity Dear Adil - Online Game
10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: P laytime Is Different/The Playground Is Different With Baby
I Love My Sister - Video Bathtime Helper - Online Game Daniel and Baby Margaret Coloring - Printable Activity
10:30 a.m. Clifford The Big Red Dog: R ed Beard The Pirate/The Space Race!
Pirate Hats, Ahoy! - Video and Activity Buried Treasure - Video and Printable Activity
11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Four Furry Superheroes
Everyday Heroes - Activity What Are The Traits of A Great Hero? - Printable Activity Super You! Coloring Page - Printable Activity
11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Fashion Fun/Welcome Pinka Bear
Pinkamagine Fashion - Online Game
Noon Nova, The Planets: Ice Worlds
Tour the Solar System - Interactive To Scale: The Solar System - Media Gallery and Support Materials All Eyes on Pluto for Historic Flyby - Video and Support Materials
1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Space Exploration
Evaluating the Evidence for the Formation of Earth’s Moon - Lesson Plan Solar System Formation - Media Gallery and Support Materials
2:00 p.m. The Farthest Voyager in Space
Voyager Becomes First Spacecraft to Enter Interstellar Space (PBS Newshour) - Lesson Plan Voyager: Humanity’s Farthest Journey (NASA Planetary Sciences) - Video, Background Reading and Teaching Tips Saturn’s Rings and Moons (NASA Planetary Sciences) - Video and Support Materials Jupiter’s Moons: Crash Course Astronomy - Video
3:00 p.m. The Farthest Voyager in Space, con’t
4:00 p.m. Nova, The Planets: Ice Worlds
First Spacecraft at Neptune (NASA Planetary Sciences) - Video, Background Reading and Teaching Tips First Spacecraft at Uranus (NASA Planetary Sciences) - Video and Support Materials
5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: Drop Gadget/20 Questions
The Addition Expedition - Video Halfway from 30 - Video Locating and Ordering Equivalent Fractions on the Number Line - Video and Support Materials
5:30 p.m. Weather World (STEM)
Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science