Dear Friends,

Merry may you be this May! Join KLRN to enjoy awesome programs both on-air and online. Check out these programs on KLRN this month: 

• Carl the Collector (7:30 am - weekdays on 9.1)
• Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (8 am - weekdays on 9.1)
• Rosie’s Rules (8:30 am - weekdays on 9.1)
• Elinor Wonders Why (11am - weekdays on 9.1)

Please see the KLRN Schedule for details on these and even more great shows for the whole family!
 

FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS:

We invite you to join us for our May virtual sessions which, as always, are free of charge and offer continuing education credit.

Well-Being for All: A Session for Educators and the Community

Wednesday, 05/7 (from 6pm - 7pm) 
Join Clarity Child Guidance Center and KLRN to learn about children’s well-being. Experts from Clarity will join the discussion, and we will also share resources from PBS LearningMedia. This session is open to educators of all grade levels.

RSVP:https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6ub66wq 
 

Asian American Heritage Month - Educator Resources from PBS LearningMedia 

Wednesday, 05/14 (from 6pm - 7pm) 
KLRN Educator Session: Asian American Heritage Month Teaching Resources with PBS LearningMedia: Join KLRN to celebrate Asian American Heritage Month and to share teaching resources from PBS Learning Media. This session is open to educators of all grade levels. Thank you to CPS Energy for supporting this event. 1 hour of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of the session and accompanying post survey.

RSVP: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/39dc374 
 

KLRN Educator Session: The Healthy Kids Project: Summertime Healthy Habits

Thursday, 05/15 (from 6pm - 8pm) 
Join KLRN for a Healthy Kids Project session where we will discuss ways to stay healthy in the summer including staying hydrated and tips for staying physically active indoors. This session is geared toward early childhood and elementary educators, but all are welcome to attend. Thank you to the San Antonio Medical Foundation for supporting this event. 2 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of the session and accompanying post survey.

RSVP:https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/3jfja7n 
 

Well-Being for All: A Virtual Session for All Families

Saturday, 5/17 (from 9am - 11am) 
KLRN and Clarity Child Guidance Center: Well-Being for All: A Session for All Families: Join Clarity Child Guidance Center and KLRN to learn about children’s well-being. Experts from Clarity will join the discussion, and we will also share resources from PBS LearningMedia. This session is open to families with children in all grade levels. Educators are also welcome to attend. Thank you to Clarity Child Guidance Center for supporting this event. 2 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of the session and accompanying post survey.

RSVP:https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/2ax5s5w 

Outdoor Fun! with Sesame Workshop

Tuesday, May 20 (from 6PM - 7PM)
Outdoor Fun! With Sesame Workshop Resources: Join KLRN for a session where we will discuss outdoor learning, whether you’ve already made plans for summer camp, water play, or park outings—or you’re trying to plan ahead for being rained out or managing a particularly hot day at home—this session is for you! This session is geared toward early childhood educators, but all are welcome to attend. Thank you to CPS Energy for supporting this training. 1 hour of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of the session and accompanying post survey.

RSVP:https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/n58z8et 

Please visit https://www.klrn.org/events/ to learn more and to register for any (or all!) of these sessions. Thank you to Clarity Child Guidance Center, The San Antonio Medical Foundation, and CPS Energy for generously supporting KLRN’s Educator Sessions. 
 

FREE EDUCATOR RESOURCES FROM PBS LEARNINGMEDIA:
 

On PBS LearningMedia, you can find thousands of high-quality educational resources for all grade levels for free! Setting up an account is easy to do (and completely free!) Visit https://klrn.pbslearningmedia.org/ to sign up today to get access to any of thousands of state standards-aligned educational resources for free! Here is a short video tutorial that explains how in a few quick steps, you can create an account and create class rosters, too. Some highlighted PBS LearningMedia collections and resources we recommend this month are: 

• Carl the Collector (Grades PreK-5) Carl the Collector follows the everyday adventures of Carl, a warm-hearted autistic raccoon who loves collecting things. The show focuses on social and emotional learning, emphasizing self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship skills. It also explores self-identity through Carl’s perspective. Carl’s talents – a laser-focus pursuit of his goals, attention to detail, and a distinctive way of looking at and experiencing the world around him – have helped him amass a collection for just about every occasion. Carl has a lot of energy and is logical and precise, yet he often struggles with anxiety in new situations and has difficulty when things don’t go according to plan. Like all of his friends, he is learning that there is no right or wrong way to be himself. Carl and his friends work and play together to discover what makes each of us who we are—and just as importantly, what makes each person unique. The show celebrates and illustrates that, while we all have something in common, we are each unique and have something special to offer.
   
• Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (Grades PreK-2) Social-emotional development and academic success are much more related than many people think. We often hear talk about the academic curriculum or the social-emotional approach to early education as if these are two separate things. Research tells us that for children to be successful in school, they must be mentally healthy and they must have good interpersonal skills. Emotional development skills include the ability to regulate behavior, to manage feelings, to feel competent in completing tasks, and confident in trying new things. To help boost these invaluable skills among preschoolers, each episode of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood consists of two engaging stories that center on a common early learning theme with catchy, musical strategies that reinforce each theme and that preschoolers and adults will both sing – and use! – together in their daily lives.
   
• Rosie's Rules (Grades PreK-2) Rosie’s Rules is a new PBS KIDS® animated comedy series for preschoolers starring 5-year-old Rosie Fuentes, a Mexican-American girl just beginning to learn about the wow-mazing world. Rosie’s Rules aims to teach children concrete social studies lessons about how a community works, helping them develop an awareness of themselves as individuals and as part of a broader society. Like many children across the country, Rosie is part of a blended, multicultural family; Papá is from Mexico City and Mom is from rural Wisconsin. Rosie has a little brother, Iggy, and an older sister, Crystal, who is Mom’s child from her first marriage. The Fuentes family lives together in suburban Texas with their cat (and Rosie’s partner-in-crime), Gatita. Rosie is bilingual in English and Spanish and loves to celebrate her multicultural identity. Throughout the series, she joyfully introduces viewers to the art, traditions and foods of the Southwest, Midwest and Mexico.
   
• Elinor Wonders Why (Grades PreK-2) Be curious with Elinor and her friends, Ari and Olive, in the PBS KIDS series Elinor Wonders Why. In this show, Elinor, an observant and curious bunny rabbit, Ari, a funny and imaginative bat, and Olive, a perceptive and warm elephant, follow their natural curiosity and seek out answers using their science inquiry skills. Find an array of resources—including interactive lessons, playlists, viewing guides, and printable activities—to encourage your students to ask questions, make observations, and bask in the wonderment of nature’s amazing answers!
   
• KLRN’s The Healthy Kids Project (Grades PreK-2): The Healthy Kids Project uses song, movement, and animation in ten engaging lessons that support healthy choices and attitudes--teaching not only successful actions (limiting refined sugar, choosing water as a beverage, choosing fresh foods over processed foods), but also successful strategies (valuing the body, not letting past mistakes impede future success, taking one step at a time toward a goal, helping others to make good choices.) Each lesson contains a 60-second video and is accompanied by an overview, lesson plan and student activity. It’s a turnkey kit for teachers to impart critical life lessons about health, without taking time away from core subjects.
   

Please know that you are important and you make the world a nicer place. Thank you for being you. Reach out to us anytime at education@klrn.org.

With appreciation,

KLRN Education Team