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Helping Children Learn What’s Real on the Internet

The internet is complicated with lots of information out there. So what can you do to help find what’s true online? Here are 10 tips to help you and your child search together.

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14 Low-Stress Tips for Virtual Learning Routines

Virtual learning can be frustrating for children and grown-ups. Here are one mom’s ideas for adding routine and making the most of this new learning environment.

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Learn at Home with PBS KIDS

The 2020-2021 school year is going to look different for families across the country. PBS KIDS is here to help no matter what learning situation your family is facing this year.

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Talking to Young Children About the Wildfires

Being honest and acknowledging emotions are two things to do when talking to your child about the current wildfires and other natural disasters.

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3 Words That Reframe, “How Was Your Day?”

Even though there will be uncertainties and ups and downs as we navigate this school year, let your child know we can still find and celebrate daily successes in unexpected places.

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Staying in Touch

How do your kids stay in touch with their peers when they have to learn from home? Video chat is a great way to stay connected with friends when they can't be together in person.

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How to be Kind When You Feel So Mad

With young children, one of the most essential ways to incorporate radical kindness into our interactions is to embrace the power of the pause.

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Helping Our Children Love their Differences

We can make having those tough conversations about what makes us different easier by teaching our children empathy, understanding, and kindness.

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Interactive PBS KIDS Schedule

Find learning games and activities matched to your favorite PBS KIDS shows.

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At-Home Learning

At-Home Learning continues with our back-to-school edition to support families and educators with new digital resources and hands-on activities aligned to our PBS KIDS broadcast.

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Daily Activities Calendar

Find fun, daily activities and crafts to do with your children using items in your home and a few basic supplies.

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PreK-12 Resources for New School Routines

As teachers, students, and families enter an uncertain school year with new routines, PBS LearningMedia offers this special collection of resources to support learning from anywher

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Helping High Schoolers Find Research and STEM Field Opportun

Looking for resources to encourage students who are interested in STEM or research? These are a great start.

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Play and Learn at Home With PBS KIDS

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Tips for Raising Trustworthy Kids

Rather than become upset when your young child lies — because children will! — try to see these moments as opportunities to help them develop a habit of honesty.

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Is it Tattling or Telling

There are some simple ways to help your child understand the difference between tattling and alerting a grownup when an important rule is being broken.

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Play and Learn Engineering App

With the new PBS KIDS Play and Learn Engineering app, kids can design machines, build towers with robots and problem-solve through an obstacle course while exploring STEM concepts.

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Make Leaf Observations on an Autumn Nature Walk

Fall is upon us. Go on a nature walk to collect and observe leaves and then create art.

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Make Halloween Fun, Not Frightening!

If your preschooler is unsure about joining Halloween festivities, here are fun ideas to help make the month of October not scary.

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Read-Along with PBS KIDS

Along with story-time of a beloved book, each PBS KIDS Read-Along is designed to encourage engagement among families with activity ideas and questions that spark conversation.

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How to Raise a Caring Child

When we lead by example and address the barriers to kindness, we help our kids learn to make caring choices.

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How Caring for Living Things Helps Kids Build Empathy

Empathy is a skill that children can develop through caring interactions with plants, animals & younger siblings. Try these ideas to help your child develop this important skil

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Paper Plate Snakes

Paper plates can be used in many crafts. In this activity, you and your child can create colorful snakes using paper plates and googly eyes.

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Paper Plate Ukulele

Add some musical fun to your Peg + Cat birthday party with this paper plate ukulele craft.

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Helping Kids Communicate with One Another

Starting a conversation can be difficult for kids — Parents can model ways to initiate meaningful communication by smiling, waving, and nodding hello to your child.

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Thinking About Thinking Can Help Kids Build Resilience

Reflecting on our own thoughts is how we gain insight into our feelings, needs, and behaviors. And it's a powerful tool.

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Public Meltdowns

Staying calm and ignoring onlookers is one way to encourage your child to pull it together.

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Helping Toddlers Understand Their Emotions

Helping children understand their feelings is the first step in helping them manage emotions when times get tough. Here's how.

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Applying Interactive Reading in Everyday Life

Research has shown that interactive reading can increase a kid’s IQ by six points or more. It is a wonderful and free way to make a real difference in a child’s life.

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Essential Social Skills to Help Your Child Find Success

Here are some practical tips to help toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners develop self-control and understand the consequences of behavior.

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Observe with a DIY Magnifying Glass

Magnify the fun with a closer look at the world through a homemade magnifying glass.

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Falling for Fun: A Drop Experiment

Test and observe how different objects fall.

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Prioritizing Empathy and Anti-Racism in Schools

The work of promoting empathy and tolerance begins the moment we are ready to face it and tackle it with as much passion as we put towards improving their scholarship.

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10 Tips on Talking to Kids About Race and Racism

As trusted educators, caregivers, and parents, we need to engage in open and honest conversations with children about race and racism.

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5 Simple Techniques to Get Started with Bento Lunches

Bentos — a Japanese tradition of food packed attractively in a box — are a great way to send a healthy, balanced, fun lunch to school with your child.

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How to Talk Honestly with Children About Racism

Talking with young children about race and racism is tough and important. Here are ideas to help you prepare for conversations, ask questions, and model anti-racist behavior.

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How to Use Children’s Books to Talk About Race and Racism

Here are seven ways Dr. White recommends using picture books (with questions and conversation starters!) to talk about race and racism.

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Using Media to Talk with Children About Race

Parents can create opportunities to talk about race through regular media use. Here are a few ways to make everyday media moments more meaningful.

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Arthur on Racism: Talk, Listen and Act

In this short, Arthur, Buster, and Mrs. MacGrady talk about ways we can all fight racism and stand up for what’s right.

MEET THE HELPERS

MEET THE HELPERS is a public media initiative designed to introduce children to community helpers and practice emergency preparedness.

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Preschool Learning at Home

Preschoolers learn best through exploring, using all of their senses to understand their world. Here are some resources to support your child's early learning.

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You, Me & Community – Together We Are the Key

PBS KIDS “You Me Community” music videos will help children explore the helpers that make up a community, and how to say thank-you to others.

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Thank You Neighbors Playlist

Learn about the people that make your community special! This PBS KIDS playlist is packed with songs and stories from your favorite TV shows

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How You and Your Kids Can Destress During Coronavirus

Feeling stressed, scared or anxious about the COVID-19 pandemic? Breathe. Use this and other strategies to help children – and yourself – navigate these feelings.

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PBS KIDS Healthy Habits Playlist

When Daniel is sick, he imagines that he is a germ-fighting superhero that can make all the germs go away!

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Germs Germs Go Away

"Germs, Germs Go Away. Don't come back any day" Use these tips from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood to keep germs away by washing hands and coughing into your elbow.

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Corona Virus

With Coronavirus being a concern for grownups, kids might also be worrying. Here is how to talk about COVID-19 with your young children & ways to practice healthy habits.

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PBS KIDS Role Models

These PBS KIDS role models prove that you can be anything. Check out these inspiring videos featuring a doctor, astronomer, paleontologist, engineer, and two musicians.

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How to Choose & Use Apps for Your Child’s Learning

Keep in mind: apps don’t equal learning – they are potential tools for learning.

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Sign Up for the PBS KIDS Daily Newsletter

As schools across the country are closed due to COVID-19, PBS KIDS is here to help. New weekday newsletter offers activities & tips to help kids play & learn at home.

PBS KIDS Apps and More

Mini games that parents can play with their kids that teach reading and math concepts.

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Explore the Outdoors with PLUM LANDING

Play! Explore! Create! Share! Discover the wonders of our amazing planet with PLUM LANDING!

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Exploring new ways to keep kids learning. Anytime. Anywhere.