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-PBS Kids Launches New App - PBS KIDS LAUNCHES SID THE SCIENCE KID READ & PLAY ON THE APP STORE FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND IPOD TOUCH -Daniel the Tiger ARLINGTON, VA, August 2, piece of that early learning they know about senses by -New Locally 2012 – PBS KIDS today puzzle,” said Lesli Rotenberg, identifying traits of different announces that a new Senior Vice President, objects based on how they Produced storybook app, SID THE Children’s Media, PBS. “The feel, smell, sound and look. Documentary SCIENCE KID Read & Play SID THE SCIENCE KID Read & App for iPad, iPhone and Play App brings scientific Sticker Book: Select from Completed iPod touch, is now concepts to life for kids in a three separate scenes with

available on the App Store. way that is relatable and different objects and -Program Updates Based on the animated engaging. From learning characters for little ones to preschool series SID THE about germs to discovering build their own scene. They -Educational SCIENCE KID from The Jim the five senses, the app can be saved to the photo Henson Company, and encourages children to album and shared with Resources developed by iStoryTime, explore their world and find friends and family. SID THE SCIENCE KID Read out that science is all around & Play features two them.” Spot the Difference: What’s storybooks, jokes, games, The SID THE SCIENCE KID different in each image? sing-along music videos, Read & Play App features: Kids see if they have an coloring pages and more, eagle eye and can spot all aimed at developing Two Storybooks: the differences between early science exploration. “The Trouble with Germs”: two images. Follow along as Sid discovers Narration Options: Choose “Children are using our why he has to wash his from Read to Me, Read to content on mobile devices hands to get rid of germs. Myself and Auto Play. more and more; we serve While Sid can’t see them, his over half of our video mom shows him a picture The SID THE SCIENCE KID streams on mobile. More through a powerful Read & Play App is than 74 million videos were microscope to explain that available for $3.99 from the streamed on the PBS KIDS those itty bitty things do exist App Store on iPad, iPhone Video App in June, and can make him sick. and iPod touch or at accounting for 56% of PBS www.itunes.com/appstore. KIDS’ total streams for the “What’s That Smell?” Sid month*,” said Jason Seiken, finds out that smells, while PBS KIDS offers 18 apps, Senior Vice President, invisible, are molecules that available in the App Store, Interactive, Product can pass through the air covering curricular areas Development, and even without wind. That’s ranging from literacy and Innovation, PBS. “With so what allows him to smell his science to math and more. many families turning to PBS dad’s favorite pancakes, Through mobile for high-quality, flowers and even his baby applications, as well as educational content on brother Zeke’s diaper online games, classroom mobile, we are excited to (ewwww!). resources, on-air offer a robust app with a programming, and variety of interactive Sing-Along Music Videos: curriculum-based toys, PBS content for children to Parents and children can KIDS offers educational prepare features.” sing along to songs from the content to all of America’s show! children, wherever they “Our mission is to offer Coloring Book: Color live, learn and play. More engaging media them for different scenes and then information about PBS KIDS’ success in school and in life, save, or share or print them. apps is available on and helping them learn ISense: In this fun interactive PBSKIDS.org/mobile. about science is a core game, kids practice what

2 TYPE TITLE HERE Muppets on a Mission

Sesame Workshop Brings Educational Radio to Children in Afghanistan

Baghch-e-Simsim — Simsim was designed This week, Sesame Sesame Garden in to be the first step in Workshop and Equal both Dari and Pashto finding ways to meet Access International — debuted on two the growing need for announced 78 such television stations in early episodes, 39 of which Afghanistan in childhood education are in Dari and the December of 2011. there. And with radio other half in Pashto. With only a small being the most Each 20-minute radio percentage of the accessible media for episode features a five million Afghani Afghan households, a letter and number of children likely to series of radio the day, caregiver attend Kodakistans episodes of Baghch- tips, and of course, (the country’s e-Simsim was the the Sesame magic kindergarten natural next step. seen around the system), Baghch-e- world.

Growing Hope Against Hunger and writer Chrissy Ferraro nominated for an Emmy!

Congratulations to by introducing a new by providing the tools the Growing Hope Muppet named Lily families need and by Against Hunger team, whose family has an educating the Chrissy Ferraro and ongoing struggle with general population the rest of Sesame hunger. Food about the Workshop on its two insecurity is a growing widespread issue of newest Emmy and difficult issue for hunger and food nominations! adults and children to insecurity in the discuss. This one hour United States. Sesame Workshop primetime television has been nominated special presents In addition, writer for an Emmy in the families’ personal Christine Ferraro has Outstanding stories to raise been nominated for Children’s Nonfiction, awareness of hunger an Emmy in Writing, Reality or Reality- as well as strategies Nonfiction Competition Program that have helped Programming for category. Growing these families find Sesame Street: Hope Against Hunger, resources and grow Growing Hope made possible by the stronger together. In Against Hunger. generous support of this special, Brad Christine Ferraro has Wal-Mart and aired Paisley, Kimberly been a writer for on PBS, makes Williams Paisley and Sesame Street since manifest the invisible the Sesame Street 1994. crisis in the United Muppets help families States, food insecurity, cope and live the healthiest life possible

Daniel the Tiger Arrives at PBS 3 `

Daniel Tiger’s tells engaging stories games and watch Neighborhood is a about the life of a videos. It’s a web site new, vibrant curious preschooler designed with the animated series for and is accompanied youngest visitors in preschoolers ages 2-4 by cross-platform mind: all the games are open-ended, airing on PBS games and activities KIDS. Based on the for 2-4 year-olds, which means there is legacy of Fred together with online no right or wrong way Rogers, the show resources for parents to play. And all the features the children and teachers. games can be of his original, played with the beloved Daniel Tiger’s mouse, the keyboard Neighborhood of Neighborhood is or both, so that even Make-Believe produced by The Fred the youngest fingers characters. The 4- Rogers Company, can manage. That year-old Daniel Tiger and brings together a way, too, children talks directly to his group of today’s and parents can play young audience, leading creators together. The site’s inviting them into his of children’s media social-emotional colorful world. Daniel and educational themes give children is joined by his friends technology. The series the chance to learn O the Owl, Katerina tells its relatable about everyday Kittycat, Prince stories using musical experiences and Wednesday and Miss strategies grounded feelings. Kids will have Elaina. Together, in Fred Rogers’ creative fun and find through imagination, landmark curriculum, ways to express their creativity and music and its catchy songs feelings with music they learn the key give parents and and artwork. social skills necessary children a concrete And they’ll drive for school and for life. way to practice Trolley around the important social and Neighborhood where Daniel Tiger’s emotional skills they can pick up Neighborhood is a together. Daniel and his friends. new series for a new While they’re having generation of Children can visit fun, they’ll be learning children. Launching Daniel Tiger’s a little bit more about on Monday, Neighborhood online their place in the September 3, 2012 on at pbskids.org/daniel world. PBS KIDS, the series where they can play

The4 TYPE TITLE Ra HERE quette River Experience

New WPBS-DT Documentary

WPBS-DT, the North Country’s PBS station, The partners of the corridor represent a is pleased to announce a new wide range of stakeholders – towns and partnership with the Raquette River villages, conservation and environmental Blueway Corridor group for a local groups, businesses and economic campaign and thirty-minute television development organizations, museums, production focused on the Raquette historic and cultural organizations, schools River and its diverse assets, many people and universities, outdoor and recreation within the 174-mile long river corridor who groups, lake associations and friends care for the land and water, as well as groups, government agencies, and more. promoting its environmental, social, economic and cultural benefits. The show Production funding for “The Raquette is hosted by conservation advocate Don River Experience” is provided by Brookfield Meissner, host of WPBS-DT’s travel-fishing Renewable Energy Partners, North program “Streamside”, carried on PBS Country Savings Bank, St. Lawrence stations across the nation for 18 seasons, County Chamber of Commerce and TJ and Coordinator of St. Lawrence TOYOTA of Potsdam with additional County’s FISHCAP initiative. A web promotional support from Potsdam component has been launched at Specialty Papers, Inc. wpbstv.org where you can view the documentary online. The Raquette River is the second longest river in New York State running from Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County through a scenic and historic corridor into the St. Lawrence River at Akwesasne. As the 174-mile river flows north to the St. Lawrence it passes through natural and man-made lakes as well as many towns and villages with varied connections to the river.

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New look for Whiz Quiz

Whiz Quiz is getting a judges are busy makeover of sorts to working on questions rd start the 33 season. and have been

A new logo and completing the graphics, as well as quizzes for the an updated set, have competition. All our been decided upon. judges volunteer their time to Whiz Quiz. It is 31 American schools not possible to have and 6 Canadian this show without schools are signed up them. for competition. Taping will begin on We are looking th October 15 . forward to a wonderful season of Glenn Gough will Whiz Quiz. Please join return as host for his us! 33rd season. Our

Summer Library Tours This year, WPBS was Every child that able to visit 6 area attended received a libraries, as well as free book as well as a Wednesday’s Are For bag filled with Kids at the Salmon Run activities and goodies. Mall, as part of our Over 300 children and Raising Readers Library parents attended the Tours. library visits.

Curious George was Next year, we look the special guest. The forward to visiting children were treated different libraries and to a story at each continue to reach out library, with Curious to the children in our George helping out. community about the There was time to importance of meet Curious George reading. and have a picture taken with him. Thank you to the Curious George had a following libraries for wonderful time letting us come and meeting all the kids visit: Madrid, Canton, and making new Ogdensburg, friends. Alexandria Bay, Black River and Croghan.

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Lesson Plans Available New Children’s Line Up

WPBS, with the help of local retired teachers, New Children’s Line up have created several lesson plans for our area starting Sept. 4th, 2012 PBS KIDS! GO from schools. These lesson plans are available free of (PBS Kids) 3:00pm – 5:30pm stays charge. They include a companion DVD to use the same. along with the written plan. 7:00am Clifford The Big Here is a list of the ones available: Red Dog 7:30am Martha Speaks Sunday morning line up -Josiah Allen’s Wife: The Marietta Holly Story 8:00am Curious George starting Sept. 9th, 2012 This lesson plan was done in conjunction with 8:30am Cat in the Hat our Year of Women celebration. For use in 9:00am Super Why 9:00am Word World grades 6-12. 9:30am Dinosaur Train 9:30am Barney & Friends 10:00am Sesame Street 10:00am Bob the Builder -History at the Helm: The Antique Boat Museum 11:00am Daniel the 10:30a Thomas & Friends History and Technology of boating in the Tiger 11:00am Wild Animal Thousand Island and the St. Lawrence Seaway 11:30am Sid the Baby Explorers are highlighted in this lesson plan. For use in Science Kid 11:30am Cyberchase grades 5-10.

-Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Colonial Williamsburg There are 2 different lesson plans, one for grades We will once again be 3-5 and one for High School. The lesson plans airing Colonial We have teacher were created in partnership with the Williamsburg-The resource books Development Authority of the North Country Electronic Fieldtrip. The available here at the (DANC). series will air 7 episodes, station. These will be

one every month. Each mailed to the principals -The War of 1812 episode explores life in for distribution within We are currently working on a lesson plan for Colonial Williamsburg in their schools. the celebration of the War of 1812. It will focus the late 1700s and early on The Battle of Sackets Harbor. This will be 1800s. We are pleased to be available October 2012. For use in grades 3-5. able to offer this Emmy

The schedule is as Award Winning Again, these lesson plans are free of charge follows: program to this area. and come with a companion DVD. If you would *October 11, 2012-The For more information, like to receive one or more of these lesson plans, Will of the People please contact our please contact our Outreach Manager, *November 8, 2012- Outreach Manager, Teri-Gene Conlin at 315-782-3142 ext. 315 to Emissaires of Peace Teri-Gene Conlin, at arrange for copies. *December 13, 2012- 782-3142 ext. 315. Colonial Idol *January 17, 2013- Research Rescue Squad *February 14, 2013-The Slave Trade *March 13, 2013-The Global Economy *April 11, 2013-The Industrious Tradesman

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PROGRAMS -January 21, 2013 EVENTS Phone -September 3, 2012 Wild Kratts -Saturday, May 11, 2013 (315) 782-3142 Daniel Tiger’s 1 Hr. Special Ready, Set, Fun Bookfest

Neighborhood and Character Breakfast Fax 1 Hr. Series Premier -February 18, 2013 (315) 782-2491 Dinosaur Train

1 Hr. Special Education Contact: -November 21, 2012 Teri-Gene Conlin The Cat in the Hat Outreach Manager Knows a Lot About -April 19, 2013 (315) 782-3142 x315 Christmas Curious George [email protected] 1 Hr. Special