KLRN strives to provide valuable educational content to every family in our viewing area, from great drama, world-class music, in-depth news, fascinating "how-to" programs and, best of all — non-violent educational programs for your children.
During these times of uncertainty KLRN is adapting and creating new educational resources in an easy to follow format. We aim to provide the educational content and resources that support every family in our community.
During these daily blog posts, you will find that we will feature two PBS Kids programs and provide accompanying educational activities that will help extend the learning into your home. In addition to that we have added a new 4 PM time slot that aims at providing some content for older school age students. You will find resources tied to each of these programs aired daily with lessons from our PBS LearningMedia site.
We hope that this will provide your family a way to enjoy the PBS shows you love and extend the learning into your home.
All the best,
KLRN’s Education Team
Clifford
Friday, April 10 at 9:30 PM
Things That Go Bump - Emily Elizabeth and Clifford host their first-ever backyard campout with all their dog and human friends. Things are going great until they start getting spooked by weird noises and shadows! Emily Elizabeth and Clifford help each other face their fears, only to discover the "scary" thing wasn't scary after all.
Sherlock Bones - After a bunch of salty snacks, Clifford and his doggy friends are THIRSTY! But, when they head over to their community dog bowl, they find it is missing. Who could have taken it? Inspired by Emily Elizabeth's Sherlock Holmes book, the gang works together to find clues and solve the mystery.
Fun activities
Books about Camping:
- Maisy Goes Camping by Lucy Cousins
- Pete the Cat Goes Camping by James Dean
- Froggy Goes to Camp by Jonathan London
Indoor forts offer many ways to open ended creative play:
- Make a Parent and Infant fort - Place a large item on the floor between 2 chairs (such a couch cushion, ottoman or large piece of cardboard) and drape a sheet over the chairs to create a fort. You can read stories to your baby in the fort or sing songs. For safety reasons, stay with your child at all times while in the fort.
- Toddler - Under the Table Fort - Place a small rug and pillow under a table and drape a sheet over the table to create a fort. The child can then look at books or play with his toys in the fort. A shadow is made when an object, plant, animal, or person blocks light.
- Preschool - Towel Fort - You can go outside and place a patio chair cushion on the ground and place 2 patio chairs near each other and drape a large beach towel over the chairs and you have a fort! Your child can read books, play with toys or listen to music.
Wild Kratts
Friday, April 10 at 2:30 PM
When Chris and Martin meet up with a mob of Red kangaroos, they get their car keys stolen by a joey and have to figure out how to get them back from the tricky little guy.
As they jump into the life of the roos to search for the missing keys, the brothers realize that animals live in different kinds of social groups and they have important behaviors that keep the group together and safe. But everybody wonders just how safe this search has become, when Chris and Martin get tangled up in a kickboxing match with the dominant male and caught in the middle of a dingo attack.
PBS article: Discover Animals and Their Habitats Through Books
Infants: Nature Walk- Take your baby outside and listen to the different animal sounds, dog, cat, birds, etc.. Talk to your baby about the sounds and how those animals create habitats. Remembering that at this age language is really important.
Toddler - Tree Habitat - Design a big tree habitat by twisting brown construction paper or newspaper into a trunk and branches, and taping it to a wall or a cardboard box. Add birds, squirrels, termites, spiders, snakes, centipedes, bees etc. You can also draw a tree habitat using markers or chalk outdoors.
Preschool: Make your Own Habitat - Take a walk outside and look for an area where small insects would live and name the habitat. Some environments are near a tree, under a rock, on a web. Explore a particular habitat and make a model of it in a box, or on a piece of thick cardboard. Use tempera and modeling clay, and also real items such as twigs, pebbles and sand. Add model animals, or animals that the children have drawn and cut out. Some ideas might be: forest; desert; ocean; rainforest.
Make a Habitat Mapping Game: See what happens when human impact divides animal habitats by playing the Habitat Mapping Game with your child.
American Masters: Alice Waters
Friday, April 10 at 4 PM
Discover Alice Waters, who, with her cafe Chez Panisse, became a major force behind the way Americans eat and think about food, launching the explosion of local farmers' markets and the edible schoolyard.
Grades 3-7
Henry David Thoreau | Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist
In this lesson, students will learn about Thoreau’s iconoclastic ideas and about the unusual steps he took to live out his beliefs. In addition to watching a short video, they will examine the original 1854 book cover for Walden and read excerpts from Thoreau’s most famous works. To conclude the lesson, they will connect Thoreau’s unusual perspective and daring actions to their lives as young 21st-century Americans.
This interactive resource is designed for use in elementary and middle schools, and for kids at home.
Grades 9-12
A Black Writer in the South | American Masters: Alice Walker
In this video, Alice Walker shares stories from her childhood that highlight the strong female figures in her family, particularly her mother who stood her ground against the white landowner and insisted on an education for her children. These experiences inform her views on what it means to be a Southern black writer.
Grades 9-12
Gabrielle Union Discusses The Color Purple | The Great American Read
Hear Gabrielle Union’s intensely personal tale of how Alice Walker’s book The Color Purple helped her through a time of terrible pain. The first book by a woman of color to win the Pulitzer Prize, learn about this story that reflects difficulties that feel insurmountable, and the beauty and hope of redemption.
We hope you enjoyed some of these activities. If you follow KLRN on your facebook account please be sure to share your activities and use the #KLRNeducates and #KLRNLearnatHome tags.
Tune in tomorrow for more learning fun with your favorite PBS Kids programs.
Keep an eye out for upcoming events on KLRN’s event page such as:
- How to Use Learning Media at Home for Teachers & Parents
- Healthy Kids Project Training, Saturday, April 11 from 10-12 PM register here.
- NEW Play & Learn at Home Virtual Group funded by United Way of San Antonio
Parent Resources:
- Be A Champion Inc. is sponsoring Free Grab n Go Meals on Mondays starting April 13th from 1-3 PM. This is for children ages 18 and under in any district. Pick up at R3 Student Outreach: 2555 Castroville Rd., 78237. Packs include breakfast and lunch for the entire week.
- New Sesame Street site with Autism resources in English and Spanish. Resources highlight that all children are amazing in their own ways. And, at a time when many families are experiencing unprecedented uncertainty, the resources provide coping strategies for parents of children with autism, supporting them as they adjust to a “for-now” normal while still addressing their children’s unique needs.
- United Way of San Antonio various resources.
- Temporary emergency childcare assistance (up to 3 weeks) will be provided for licensed and registered childcare center or licensed/registered home care. Info here.
- Mental Health & Substance Use Resources from Texas Health and Human Services
Recursos en Espanol:
- Comida gratis para niños de 18 años y menor cada lunes, empezando el 13 de abril desde la 1 de la tarde hasta las 3 de la tarde. Esta comida es un paquete de almuerzo y desayuno para la semana para cada niño. Los niños pueden vivir en cualquier distrito escolar para ser elegible recibir su paquete de comida. Por favor, vaya a este lugar para recibir su paquete de comida: R3 Student Outreach: 2555 Castroville Rd., 78237
- Recursos para ayudar a las Familias durante el COVID-19 de Fred Rogers Productions aqui.
- Como hablar con tus hijos sobre coronavirus
- Recursos de PreK-12 para Cierres de Emergencia de PBS LearningMedia
- Sesame Street el Autismo: Ver lo maravilloso en todos los niños.
- Recursos para Salud mental y consumo de sustancias de Texas Health and Human Services aqui.