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KLRN Learn at Home for Tuesday, April 14, 2020

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KLRN Learn at Home
KLRN Education

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: Play Time

Tuesday, April 14 at 10 AM

Nina, Elmo, Abby, Big Bird, and Chris put on a play about Little Miss Muffet. With the actors, narrator, costume designer, and set designer jobs already planned out, Nina helps Big Bird find his job as playwright when Big Bird comes up with the idea of changing the ending to the story.

Infant

Reading to your baby teaches him about communication, introduces concepts such as numbers, letters, colors, and shapes in a fun way. It also gives babies information about the world around them. Expose your baby to chunky board books, soft fabric books, or vinyl bath books. Though your baby may seem too little to understand, she enjoys your company and the sounds of your voice and words.

Toddler

Playtime is full of opportunities for building vocabulary.

  • In this Sesame Street activity choose a story to share and click on the highlighted words to see and hear vocabulary come to life. Then print the parent tips and coloring pages (invite kids to retell the story in their own words).
  • ELMO AND ABBY’S WORD ADVENTURE: Using pictures to involve kids in reading is a big confidence builder. Print out the page and read the story together, running your fingers along the lines as you read them. When you get to a picture, point to it and pause, giving children a few moments to chime in. You might underline the word that spells out the image.
  • Video: Reading aloud to someone else builds both confidence and reading skills. Together, watch Abby Cadabby read to baby Marco, then invite kids to read a favorite book to younger siblings, friends, pets, stuffed animals, or dolls.

Preschool

  • Writing the Alphabet: Tracing the alphabet helps children practice holding a pencil, forming different letters, and recognizing them. After tracing the whole alphabet, give them a blank piece of paper and invite them to try some letters on their own!
  • Story Starters help provide children with a place to start their story. Check out this Clifford story starter: “Who is in Clifford’s dog house?”
  • Practice Learning Letters With a Mystery Letter Bag Game: Play this game with your child to learn about letters in a mysterious way! This is an easy and fun activity to do and best of all just use whatever items are in your home.

Game

The Cookie Games: Help Cookie Monster calm his feelings and win medals in three sporting events.

Parent Resources

  • Reading together opens doors to new and exciting worlds. Nurturing an early love of reading helps kids build vocabulary and comprehension skills, which prepare them to succeed in school…and in life! View this Video on Reading and Writing.
  • Parent Article: Every stage of literacy development is a new opportunity to help kids develop a lifelong love of reading and writing.

Wild Kratts: Temple of the Tigers

Tuesday, April 14 at 2:30 PM

Chris and Martin go off in search of the stealthiest, most powerful wildcat in the world - the tiger - on a quest to prove to themselves that they're still in tune with the creature world. Science Concept: Camouflage.

Infant

  • Activity: Animal Antics- Color animals together. Point to the animals and encourage your baby to mimic the sounds you make as you point to the animals. Look for some fun animals to print and color here.

Toddler

  • Paper Bag Animals: Get ready for your child's next puppet show by creating these cute paper bag animals. You can make an eagle, an elephant, a lion, or a raccoon.

Preschool

  • Use this template to create your own Creature Adventure story! To get started, invite your child to choose their creature and a setting (where the adventure takes place). Then, ask them to decide on the plot (what happens to the creature in the setting). Use the space below to begin the story.
  • Animal Home Builder game: George and his friends are building homes for animals. Following a set of blueprints, your child can design and decorate their own animal homes.
  • Create Clay Animal Tracks: Has your child ever discovered an animal track? Was it in snow or mud? In this activity, kids can turn their favorite animal tracks into art by imprinting on clay. When they’re done, hang the finished pieces on the wall or gift them to someone special! For a recipe to DIY modelling clay go here.

Other Resource

Annie Oakley: American Experience

Tuesday, April 14 at 4 PM

Meet the Ohio sharpshooter who won fame and fortune in a man's world for never missing a shot. This film is the story of a five-foot-tall sharpshooter who pulled herself out of the depths of poverty to become known the world over as a symbol of the Wild West. It chronicles Oakley's life, from her childhood in Ohio to her world tours with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.

Grades 3-5

Sharpshooter Annie Oakley

Students examine photos of Annie Oakley, and learn about the connection between Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill. They then complete a KWLS worksheet answering questions about Annie Oakley. This lesson is part of "Great States: Montana | Unit 5: European Settlement" where students will evaluate the conditions that made Montana a destination for settlement.

Grades 9-12

Annie Oakley - Biography: Annie Oakley

Both lucky and extremely talented, Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and rise to become the first female superstar in what had been a male-dominated profession. Learn more with this resource from American Experience: "Annie Oakley."

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.

For a look at this week’s Schedule of Educational Programming for older school age children along with lessons for each program airing in the 4 PM time slot please click here.

Parent Resources:

  • The most recent KLRN Family Newsletter can be foundhere.
  • 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: