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KLRN Learn at Home for Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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by Melissa Galvan • Published on
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

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Tuesday, May 19 at 9 AM

Daniel Wants to Be Alone - While playing with his friends at school, Daniel decides he would like to spend some time alone. Daniel's Alone Space - When Daniel receives a new "Tigey the Adventure Tiger" book from Grandpere in the mail, he sits down to read it, but keeps getting distracted by Margaret. Daniel learns that when he wants to be alone, he can find a place of his very own. Strategy: Sometimes you want to be alone. You can find a place of your very own.

Infant/Toddler

  • Make a Feelings Photography Book
    Talk about feelings as you make a photo book of faces to show what you and your child look like when you feel happy, sad, surprised, angry, or jealous.
  • Make Love You Loops
    Love You Loops are interlocking paper loops that can be made for children to help them understand the number of days a parent or loved one will be traveling away from home. This fun activity can help ease your children’s feelings about being away from you.
  • Simple Games That Explore Feelings
    Young children feel many emotions that they might not be able to name yet. And naming emotions is important — it’s the first step toward being able to manage big feelings. Help your child learn about different emotions with these simple activities.

Preschool

  • Learning About Emotions With Snowmen
    Talking with your child about emotions is key to building an emotionally supportive environment at home. By building this space at home, your child can learn to better express herself and handle emotions when she’s out and about. Of course, starting by talking to her in the middle of a strong wave of emotion may not be the best strategy. Instead, find a quiet time to talk about and play with emotions when her ears and heart are open to learning, not just reacting. Here is an activity that is big on fun, but more importantly, big on learning emotions.
  • Face-Changing Paper Dolls
    Make these cute and easy dolls with your child as a way to teach her about emotions. These dolls can be played with endlessly in many different ways! The ability to change the expressions on the faces will lead to imaginative play and lots of discussion about what might make your child feel sad/happy/angry/surprised.
  • Draw your Feelings

Parent Resources

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

Tuesday, May 19 at 10:30 AM & 3 PM

I am Helen Keller Yadina becomes increasingly frustrated as she tries to read a book to Dr. Zoom, but has to keep stopping since it has words in it she doesn't know. Learning to read is SO hard - she feels like she'll never be able to do it. Curriculum: "There are many different ways to learn"

I am Alexander Graham Bell Losing his voice is frustrating enough for Brad, but it doesn't help matters when Xavier and Yadina do all the talking for him instead of trying to listen. To the Secret Museum! Brad takes his friends back in time to meet someone who worked his whole life to help people be heard: Alexander Graham Bell. It's important to listen to everyone. Curriculum: "Listen to everyone."

Infant/Toddler

  • Magnetic Letters
    |Create your own magnetic letters to use as a Super Why! party activity or to send home in a party favor bag.
  • Play Doggie Detective to Learn Letters
    In “Woofster Find a Home” Super Why adopts Woofster and learns to take care of his new puppy. In this game, kids can search for toy puppies while working on their letter identification skills.

Preschool

  • Book Bingo for Readers Age 2-5
  • Play Letter Hopscotch
    Recognizing each letter is one of the first steps of the reading process – but learning letter names outside of alphabetical order can be challenging. This activity gets the brain and the body moving and learning together. Grab some sidewalk chalk and take learning outdoors by making a letter hopscotch.

Parent Resources

Native America: Cities of the Sky

Tuesday, May 19 at 4 PM

Discover the cosmological secrets behind America's ancient cities. Scientists explore some of the world's largest pyramids and 3D-scan a lost city of monumental mounds on the Mississippi River; native elders reveal ancient powers of the sky.

Grades 6-12

The Sun Ceremonies of Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan, located just outside Mexico City, is the ultimate celestial city, though the names of its builders are no longer known. The Aztecs discovered the city as ruins, and built it into an empire. At Teotihuacan's height, between the first and fifth centuries, 125,000 people lived in the city, which was larger than the walled city of Rome. The Sun Pyramid, at Teotihuacan's center, is one of the largest structures of the ancient world — bigger than Giza!

Featured archaeologists describe the human activity and sun ceremonies conducted by the Aztecs, who created their calendar around the different positions of the sun at different times of the year. The structure of the cities and their relationship with Aztec religious beliefs are based on this cosmic calendar.

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 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

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