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New Episodes of PBS KIDS’ READY JET GO! Premieres Monday, April 2nd!
Exciting news READY JET GO! fans! PBS KIDS’ is releasing five brand new episodes of PBS KIDS’ READY JET GO! which will premiere on Monday, April 2. This is one of our favorite PBS KIDS’ show for so many reasons! The music is super catchy and you can’t help but want to dance around to the fun tunes to learning about our solar system. Astronomy has been one of my personal favorite subjects since I was a kid and to this day I still love watching Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies since most are placed on other planets and solar systems. Where (are) you a Trekkie too?! READY JET GO! focuses on astronomy, technology, and scientific innovation and invention. …
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WILD ALASKA LIVE is part of PBS “Summer of Adventure” and Premieres July 23rd!
Teams for PBS and the BBC – including Emmy Award®-winning hosts Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt – make their way to Alaska this week for the live, three-night, multi-platform natural-history adventure that premieres July 23 at 8:00 PM ET, with new episodes on July 26 and 30 at 8:00 PM ET. My mother and I actually lived in Alaska for about a year when I was really little! She says it is one of the most beautiful places she has ever lived and I have been itching to go back there for a visit someday! But in the meantime, I am excited to catch WILD ALASKA LIVE this weekend and watch The Kratt…
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PBS KIDS PLUG & PLAY™, The First Kids’ Television and Playtime Streaming Stick
In partnership with Ematic, the kidSAFE® Coppa-certified PBS KIDS Plug & Play lets families access educational content anywhere – no Wi-Fi needed – with sing-alongs, games, streaming videos and more. PBS KIDS, the leader in children’s educational media, has a new way for families to access educational content wherever they go with the launch of the PBS KIDS Plug & Play. The first kids’ TV and playtime streaming stick, PBS KIDS Plug & Play provides a one-stop destination for a variety of PBS KIDS educational content. Pre-loaded with sing-alongs, exclusive games and other original content that can all be accessed without Wi-Fi, PBS KIDS Plug & Play transforms any TV into…
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Bill Nye Saves the World Premieres on Netflix April 21st!
Bill Nye Saves the World is an upcoming American talk show hosted by Bill Nye and will premiere on Netflix April 21st. The series will focus on science, and will investigate its relationship with politics, pop culture and society. The first season will explore topics such as climate change, alternative medicine, video games, and sex from a scientific point of view, whilst also refuting myths and anti-scientific claims. I had a chance to check out a couple of the episodes at the Netflix Headquarters in Los Angeles at their Bill Nye Saves the World screening party. It was super interesting for me to see what the Netflix building…
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Education :: Visit Alcatraz through Every Kid in a Park
If you have a 4th grader and you are headed to San Francisco before the end of Summer 2017, don’t miss out on a visit to Alcatraz! Your whole family can visit for FREE through the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative instituted by the White House and the Federal Land Management Agency. It is active for the 2016/2017 school year (ending on August 31st, 2017) and its goal is to entice the next generation to visit and advocate for our national parks. Here’s the link to how to make it happen: https://www.nationalparks.org/our-work/campaigns-initiatives/every-kid-park?gclid=COnI8YLzydICFRSUfgod0ZgF_Q We had a day off school (heck, when DON”T we have a day off school…
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Celebrating Math on National Pi Day!
March 14 is National Pi Day. That’s right, there is a National Day to celebrate the never-ending number that is often reduced to 3.14159. What is Pi? Pi is the number of times a circle’s diameter will fit around its circumference. It’s true that people love Pi, but the real reason that the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 224 is because math is a vital part of education for children. Children who perform well in math have higher graduation and college attendance rates. National Pi Day is a way to encourage educators to engage in fun mathematical activities that get kids thinking. Math is a popular…
