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 uncertain times, KLRN is adapting and creating educational resources in an easy-to-follow format. We aim to provide educational content and resources that support every family in our community.
With these daily blog posts, you will find two PBS Kids programs featured, and accompanying educational activities that will help extend 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
Sesame Street
Thursday, June 4 at 10 AM
It's New Year's Eve on Sesame Street. Rosita and Telly try to help Elmo stay awake until the new year so he can celebrate with his friends.
Infant/Toddler
- Party Poppers
Create your own DIY party "crackers" and spice up any Christmas or New Year's celebration. - Being a Good Friend
Seeing examples of good friendships helps kids form their own.
Preschool
- Friendship Cuff Bracelets
Friendship bracelets have never been cooler (or easier to make) than these awesome cuff bracelets make from TP rolls! Each TP roll will make two bracelets, so your child can make one for herself and one for her BFF. - Cyberchase Gratitude Grams
- Make a Hero Self Portrait
In each episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, Xavier, Brad, and Yadina travel back in time to meet real-life historical figures when they were kids themselves. Just like the historical figures in the series, your child has heroic qualities! Help your child understand what it means to be a hero and that there is a hero in every one of us. - Video: Sleep Well
Good rest helps kids and grown-ups revive after a long day.
Parent Resources
Hero Elementary
Thursday, June 4 at 7 AM and 1 PM
On a warm day, the team takes a field trip to the lake. But, when a fellow super student accidentally freezes the entire lake, it's up to Sparks' Crew to find a way to restore the lake back to its original, liquid state.
Curriculum: Matter can be solid or liquid depending on temperature; solid and liquid matter have different properties. When a Turbo Grow ray zaps a plant, the plant grows out of control all over City town. Sparks' Crew comes to the rescue and learns about plant parts and what plants need to survive. Curriculum: Plants have stems, leaves, and roots which enable them to get the water and light they need in order to live.
Infant/Toddler
- Make a Match With Nature
Matching up different pieces of nature will get your child to appreciate the big and little details of the world around them. - Grow Sprouts from Dried Beans
With this activity, children can see day by day that living things grow — but it takes time and we have to wait! Usually things grow so slowly we can’t see them growing – like ourselves- but with this activity we can see how something grows each day. As Mister Rogers sang “You’re bigger than you were a day ago.”
Preschool
- Build a Worm Hotel
Start observing nature with this easy craft, giving earthworms a temporary “hotel” in a dirt-filled container. - Create an Herbivore Collage
After learning about herbivores, your child will see how their diet compares to a herbivore’s.
Parent Article
Finding Your Roots: Episode 410
Thursday, June 4 at 4 PM
Comedic guests Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari and Maya Rudolph take a serious look at their family trees, learning contrasting stories of assimilation, independence, hardship and success all over the globe.
Grades PreK-4
Providing daily exposure to various cultures will enrich your children's experiences. Enable them to appreciate and share their own heritage, in this activity from Arthur.
Grades 6-12
Researching Your Foreign Heritage
Explore the best methods to research your genealogy in other countries, in this clip from season 2 of Genealogy Roadshow. This clip focuses on Italian heritage, but you will learn about the kinds of records that are kept in other countries.
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.
Parent Resources:
- PBS KIDS Read-Alongs
Every week, celebrities and PBS KIDS authors are reading aloud their favorite books on the PBS KIDS' Facebook page and YouTube channel. Watch them all again here and find fun activities for the whole family to do! - PBS KIDS Backgrounds for Your Next Video Chat
- KLRN is offering NEW PARENT Sessions go to the Events Page to register for these upcoming FREE sessions on Social Emotional Development 5/14, Healthy Kids 5/21 and Energy Conservation in the Home 5/28.
- For a list of FREE Wi-Fi locations around the community go here.
- The most recent KLRN Family Newsletter can be foundhere.
- Welcome to Frontline Child Care! On this site you will find information on child care options for Texas' frontline workers fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19.
- Find food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic here.
- 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 para Padres:
- VIA lanza Wi-Fi gratis para estudiantes; El programa continuará de forma limitada, en función de la disponibilidad de recursos y la accesibilidad del sitio. Para ver si un punto de acceso de VIA Cares está disponible en su área, consulte la lista aqui.
- 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
