Education
Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!is designed to spark a love of learning and an interest in science in preschool-aged children. Based on Random House's best-selling Beginner Book collection "The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library," the TV series and online resources are designed to encourage positive views about science and scientists among tomorrow’s citizens and innovators — and help teachers and families build communities of science explorers.
In each program, the Cat in the Hat and his friends, Sally and Nick, go on a science adventure. Each half-hour episode includes two 11-minute adventures that focus on a specific science concept, such as bird migration or animal camouflage.
You can ride the Thingamajigger with the Cat weekdays on WGCU-TV at 8:30 am. You can also click on http://pbskids.org/catinthehat/ to find favorite episodes, games and printable crafts.
Sesame Street
Children and adults alike love Sesame Street. It’s a place where multiethnic, multigenerational, and even multispecies residents live together in harmony. It’s a place where people and Muppets have fun and learn from each other.
Sesame Street premiered in 1969 with a goal of creating a TV program that would make a difference in children’s lives and help them prepare for school. Teaching letters and numbers has been joined by a Spanish word of the day, tips to live and eat healthy and more over the years. The lessons continue every day on this very special street, to the joy of three generations of devoted fans.
http://pbskids.org/sesame/
Sesame Street airs weekdays at 10 am
WordGirl
WordGirl is an animated series that follows the everyday life and superhero adventures of “WordGirl” as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day’s work. Disguised as mild-mannered 5th grader, Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on planet Earth when she and her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, crashed their spaceship. In classic superhero form, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. WordGirl has a family and friends who have no idea of her secret identity. As WordGirl, she battles and prevails over evil (albeit ridiculous and comical) villains.
WordGirl is a funny show that aims to enrich children’s vocabularies. Having a large and varied vocabulary is empowering. Being able to select appropriate words enables kids to speak more articulately and write more clearly. Understanding the meaning of words is essential to listening and reading comprehension. WordGirl is a superhero who values words and recognizes the power of language to help save the day.
WordGirl airs weekdays at 2:30 pm
Dinosaur Train
Buddy is an adorable preschool age Tyrannosaurus Rex, adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon. Mom and Dad take him to their nest to hatch with his new siblings, Tiny, Shiny and Don. The whole family loves to learn all about the different types of dinosaurs, so they board the Dinosaur Train.
Departing from Pteranodon Station, the Dinosaur Train is customized to accommodate all kinds of dinosaurs. Windows are perfect for the long-necked herbivores, and there’s plenty of head room in the Observation Car for the Giganotosaurus. The Dinosaur Train has the ability to visit the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous worlds, while the Train’s Conductor, a knowledgeable Troodon, provides passengers with cool facts about dinosaurs along the way.
Young viewers can join Buddy and his adoptive Pteranodon family on a whimsical voyage through prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans, as they unearth basic concepts in life science, natural history and paleontology.
Dinosaur Train airs daily at 9:30am
Curious George
George is the world's most curious monkey! He lives to find new things to discover, touch, spill, and chew. Everything is new to George and worth investigating. Of course, in George's hands — all four of them — investigation often leads to unintended consequences! The Man in the Yellow Hat stays very busy keeping up with George and his friends.
The series encourages children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them. And who could be a better guide than a curious monkey? Curious George also shows parents and caregivers how to support science and math literacy in children. These materials offer activities designed to support and extend the learning objectives of the series.
Curious George is based on the well-loved books by Margret and H.A. Rey.
Curious George airs daily at 8 am and weekdays at 5 pm
Meet Curious George Saturday, Dec. 8 from 11 am - 3 pm at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples
http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/
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