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With Ruff Ruffman 3:30 Splash & Bubbles 2:00 Nature Cat 6:30 Cyberchase 4:00 Daniel Tiger’s 3:00 Wild Kratts 7:00 Read-a-roo’s Block Neighborhood DV 4:00 Odd Squad DV Party—Super WHY 5:00 Arthur DV (weekends, until 10 AM) 5:00 Pinkalicious & Peterrific 7:30 WordGirl 8:00 Arthur BOOK IT THE SUPER WHY WAY! 9:00 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That Weekends, at 7 AM & 1 PM 9:30 Sesame Street DV 10:00 Peg + Cat This month, Whyatt 10:30 Super WHY! Beanstalk, Princess 11:00 Clifford’s Puppy Days Pea, Pig and Red 11:30 Caillou bring their magical Noon Sid the Science Kid world of words, Storybook 12:30 WordWorld Village, to Read-a-roo’s Block Party! Come join in 1:00 Peep & the on all the fun and exciting adventures as the Super WHY Big Wide World squad solves problems through the power of books! Read-a-roo’s Block Party—Super WHY (weekends, until 4 PM) 1:30 Super WHY! DV BRIGHT BY TEXT! 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