April 16 | Programming and Activities | Grades Pre-K–3
Programming Highlights
Nature Cat: Playground-Palooza / Small But Big
Wednesday at 7: 30 a.m. and 3 p.m. PST and Thursday at 5 a.m. on PBS SoCal
When Squeeks, Daisy and Hal learn their city dog friend Sadie is sad because she really misses playing with her friends out in nature, Nature Cat has a great idea to make her feel better. They will bring the nature fun to Sadie right in the middle of the city! But how?
SciGirls: Dolphin Dive
Thursday at 7:30 a.m. on KLCS
Jake has laryngitis and despite Izzie's best efforts, she can't understand anything he's trying to communicate with all his gestures and facial expressions. Izzie, Serena and Ceci learn how to observe and catalogue behavior by bonding with bottlenose dolphins at the Dolphins Plus Research Center. However, Izzy concludes that dolphins are easier to understand than Jake. Tune in or stream here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o5EUEiokzA
Wild Kratts: Mystery of the North Pole Penguins?
Thursday at 8 a.m. on PBS SoCal
The Wild Kratts are hanging out with Emperor penguins at the South Pole and wondering why penguins don't live at the North Pole. All of a sudden, Koki gets a report from Wild Kratt Kid, Nua, that there are penguins stranded in the Arctic. What? They're not supposed to be there! The Wild Kratts spring into action to investigate this mystery and get the "lost" penguins back to their natural home. Tune in or stream here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I6ELBMeh3I
Let's Go Luna! Speaking Wigglewalker/London Frog
Thursday at 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal
In London, Andy and friends are sent on an important shopping trip for the Circo, but the simple task becomes confusing due to differences between British and American English. / When thick fog hides London's Big Ben, Luna helps Andy realize that the sounds of the city can provide the necessary clues to find their way and solve a mystery.
Splash and Bubbles: Mo's Sunburn/Imagin-Ocean
Thursday at 1:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal
Dunk's cousin Mo comes to visit everyone in the reef, because he has a sunburn from spending too much time sunning himself above the surface. Looking to get as far away from the warmth of the sun as possible, the kids take Mo down to the Arctic, but he quickly realizes it is too cold for him there.
At-Home Learning Tips
Embrace Your Culinary Creativity
Spending time in the kitchen is a fun and tasty way to keep in touch. Sure, this can get messy, but the reward is you get to eat whatever your kid makes — and hopefully it will be delicious. Have your kids or their friends choose a recipe each week to make together via video chat. Find some more ideas to help kids stay close to their friends online and offline.
Daily Programming
Thursday on PBS SoCal
Thursday on KLCS
| 6:00 a.m. | Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I am Helen Keller/ I Am Alexander Graham Bell (Social Emotional) Arthur’s Giving and Keeping - Online Game |
| 6:30 a.m. | Peg + Cat: The Groovy Sixties Problem/ Bad Jack is Back (Math) Find Your Badge Number - Activity |
| 7:00 a.m. | Cyberchase: Out of Sync (Math) |
| 7:30 a.m. | SciGirls: Dolphin Dive (Science) Workin It Out - Activity |
Additional Resources
ACTIVITY: City Nature Challenge
When Sadie is sad because she can’t play in nature with her friends, the Nature Cat crew helps bring nature to the city. During school closures, kids can also find plenty of nature in the city and the City Nature Challenge shows them how! The program encourages everyone to go outside and find nature from the safety of their yards or at a safe distance in their neighborhoods. Look in the grass, on plants, under benches and tables, and up in the trees, snap photos of cool wild plants and animals and share them in a special citizen scientist app — how many different species will you find?
LESSON: Malaya and Friends
After hearing differences between American and British English, your child can join real kids in saying the sounds and words made by the letters: Mm, Kk, Pp, Jj, Bb, Ii, Ff, Uu, and Rr. With this lesson plan, your child will watch funny videos and play games while learning and practicing the alphabet!
VIDEO: L.A.'s Griffith Park Mountain Lion with Miguel Ordeñana
The most heroic urban nature story in Los Angeles is the journey of P-22, a male mountain lion who traveled across the city and two busy freeways to get to Griffith Park. Watch this video with your child to learn all about him from Miguel Ordeñana, the Natural History Museum’s community science manager.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoKO-bbgti8