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PBS KidsThe Best of PBS Learning Tools
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IntroducingDigital Early Learner’s Team
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Introduction of Today’s Objectives
PBS Learning Tools:
o PBS Kids.org
o PBS Kids Learn
o PBS Kids Apps
o PBS Learning Media
Evaluation
Itinerary
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o Become familiar and comfortable with PBS digital assets (video, apps, games).
o Broaden awareness and relevance of PBS assets for the early learning environments including traditional and non-traditional spaces.
o Learn how to use PBS digital assets through hands-on discovery sessions.
o Align PBS digital assets to curriculum/content areas.
Objectives
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The Learning Domains
CommunicationHow a child understands (receptive skills/comprehension of language) and how he or she expresses language through verbal and nonverbal means (expressive skills).
Physical
Adaptive
Abilities and characteristics that allow a child to engage in meaningful social interactions with adults and peers and to develop his or her own self-concept and sense of social role.
Ability to control and use the large and small muscles of the body: Gross Motor, Fine Motor, and Perceptual Motor.
Ability to use information and skills acquired in other domains for Self-Care and Personal Responsibility.
Skills and abilities related to attending, perceiving, and processing information; remembering, thinking, and knowing.
Cognitive
Social/Emotional
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Why PBS?Nationally-Acclaimed
Evidence-BasedParent-Trusted
o PBS appeals to Multiple
Intelligences
o PBS uses A Broad Array of
Digital Media
o PBS supplements and enhances
existing practices
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Passing the School Readiness Test
Why PBS? Nurturing the Whole Child
Parent-Trusted
o Communication
o Collaboration
o Critical Thinking
o Creativity
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PBS Kids Learning Goals
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Why PBS?
o 77 % of children aged 2-8 watch PBS every year.
o PBS is the #1 Educational Media brand in America (Roper
2012).
o PBSKids.org averages 10.7 million unique visitors per
month
o Peg + Cat is proven to increase children’s understanding of
math concepts.
o PBS reaches more kids in low-income homes than any
other kids tv network.
Nationally-AcclaimedEvidence-BasedParent-Trusted
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PBS Learning ToolPBSKids.org
PBSKids.org contains links to all of the current PBS Kids Show sites. Find games, printables,
video clips and more!
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PBS Kids.org: Key Feature
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PBS Learn
PBSKids.org/learn contains standards based content that
directly links to PBS Kids Shows, games, printables, video clips,
lesson plans and more!
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pbskids.org/Learn
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Libraries and Coding Clubs:
• Media Modeling and Peer Mentoring• Open-ended exploration of coding• Libraries as non-traditional learning spaces
pbskids.org/Learn
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Take learning on the go with e-books, PBS Kids Show albums, free phone wallpapers, text message updates,
mobile games, and more!
PBS Learning ToolPBS Kids Apps & More
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Suggested PBS Kids Apps (Free!)
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PBS Parents Play and Learn App
o Intended for parents of children ages 0-4.
o Play more than a dozen games with your child.
o Each game is themed to a familiar location, like in a car, the kitchen, or the grocery store.
o Bilingual (English & Spanish)
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Get instant access to tens of thousands of classroom-ready, digital resources including videos, games, audio clips,
photos, lesson plans, and more!
PBS Learning ToolPBS LearningMedia
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Take advantage of free PBS resources!
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Resources Organized by Standards, Subjects & Grades
Standards
Grade & Subject
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It’s Your Turn!Give PBS Kids a try!
Ready Jet Go Activity
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More resources:https://pbskids.org/lab/outofschool/
https://www.wqed.org/education/writers-contesthttps://www.wqed.org/education/designliveshere
https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/pbs-kids-family-community-learning/
https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sensational-science-camp-ruff/rtl-2015-2020/
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