April 15 | Programming and Activities | Grades Pre-K–3
Programming Highlights
Cyberchase: Battle of Equals
Wednesday at 7 a.m. PST on KLCS
The kids use balance scales and equations to restore 4 satellites after Hacker polluted cyberspace with cyberstatic.
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood — Something Special for Dad/I Love You, Mom
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. PST on PBS SoCal
Daniel notices how happy Dad is to have received a letter from Grandpere. So he decides to send him a letter that will make him glad too. Later, Daniel wants to surprise Mom Tiger with her favorite banana bread because he knows it is one way to say "I love you."
Sesame Street: Elmo’s Playdate
Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. PST on PBS SoCal and 6 p.m. on KLCS
During this challenging time, what if kids could connect with their Sesame Street pals for a virtual playdate filled with fun, stories, and songs? This half-hour special follows Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby and their famous friends Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne Hathaway and Tracee Ellis Ross on a cozy video conference that will feel very familiar to today’s viewers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5L3SKsergI&feature=youtu.be
At-Home Learning Tips
How Art Can Help Inspire a More Creative Educational Exploration
If you’re looking for ideas on how to make English Language Arts, Social Science, Science and Math more engaging through expressions of creativity, here are some ways artists and local cultural organizations can help you out
Daily Programming
Wednesday on PBS SoCal
Wednesday on KLCS
| 6:00 a.m. | Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I am George Washington/ I Am Susan B. Anthony (Social Emotional) Xavier Riddle Hero Maker - Online Game |
| 6:30 a.m. | Peg + Cat: The Parade Problem/ The Sparkling Sphere Problem (Math) Searching for Symmetry - Activity |
| 7:00 a.m. | Cyberchase: A Battle of Equals (Math) CyberOlympic Card Game - Activity |
| 7:30 a.m. | SciGirls: Puppet Power (Science) |
Additional Resources
ACTIVITY: Measuring Weight with a Homemade Scale
Which is heavier, my marble or my teddy bear? The kids on Cyberchase used balance scales to solve a big problem in today's episode. Your child can create their own hommeade scale from household materials (find instructions here). Use it to measure different things around the house and explore measurable attributes of objects.
https://youtu.be/N4XOEQevaVo
ACTIVITY: Make a Smoothie With Cookie Monster
After a virtual playdate with some of your child's favorite friends, help them make a healthy snack with Cookie Monster. Enlisting your child to help prepare snacks and meals not only builds self-esteem and self-confidence, but math skills, too. Learn more about how you can explore math concepts in the kitchen here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRN64mhrTX8
ACTIVITY: Ways to Stay in Touch - Write a Letter to a Friend
Much the way Daniel learned about the joy of mailing letters to loved ones, there's no better time to show your child the excitement of receiving correspondence by mail. Writing a letter to a friend, whether on a blank sheet of paper or a collage postcard, is one way for our children to keep up long-distance friendships during school closures. Find more creative ways for kids to stay close, whether it's online as Elmo and friends, or via snail mail.
