Get ready on Friday, August 7th for a back-to-school adventure with LPB’s Back to School REMIX Play & Learn! This special “Best of Play & Learn” remix brings together some of our favorite hands-on activities, stories, and learning fun to help children build confidence and excitement for the new school year. Watch, play, create, and learn together as a family while exploring school readiness skills through engaging PBS KIDS-inspired experiences.
How to Handle a Tough First Day of School
The first week of school can bring on a lot of big and unexpected emotions! Here's how you can stay calm while reassuring little ones that everything will be okay. #BackToSchool
Back-to-School Transition Tips for Parents and Kids
🌞 Summer’s long, sunny days are winding down… and the 📚 first day of school is right around the corner!
While some kids are 😄 excited to head back, others might feel 😢 a little blue about summer ending.
💡 Try these fun and helpful tips to make the back-to-school transition smoother for everyone! 🎒✏️🍎
How to Prepare Your Child for a New School
Transitioning from preschool to kindergarten can bring on a mix of emotions for the entire family! Use these tips to help make school changes a smooth and positive experience for everyone. #BackToSchool
August Celebrations
August 2 is Coloring Book Day -- Let your creativity "draw" you in with some of our favorite PBS KIDS coloring printables — let your imagination run wild with colors! #ColoringDay
August 2 is National Friendship Day -- Good sportsmanship is key to maintaining positive relationships when at play! 🤝 For #NationalFriendshipDay, talk about how it feels to win and lose while playing a game of catch. #NationalFriendshipDay
August 9 is Book Lovers Day -- Is your family planning a vacation or trip to somewhere new? Get curious about travel with books that feature characters who use maps, checklists, and journals to document their adventures! #BookLoversDay
August 12 is World Elephant Day -- The Pinkertons are at the zoo for the Teddy Bear Picnic! On their way to the picnic, Peter gets distracted watching the baby elephant. As the elephant plays around, Pinkalicious and Peter use their imagination to pretend they're elephants too.#WorldElephantDay 🐘
August 20 is National Lemonade Day -- Cooking together as a family not only encourages creativity, but also "stirs" up reading and math skills! 🍓🍋 Get the creative juices flowing with this pink lemonade recipe inspired by @PinkaliciousAndPeterrificPBS. #NationalLemonadeDay
August 23-August 27 is World Water Week -- Do you know how many times a day your family uses water? 🤔 Learn simple strategies to conserve water from the @cyberchase Cybersquad! #WorldWaterWeek
PBS LearningMedia--Learning at Home
All About Me-- Encourage your child's celebration of self by exploring similarities and individual uniqueness as they learn about their body parts, explore their shadows, and describe and compare their unique features. Use creative arts expression to learn about developing motor control, cooperation, identifying and using self-regulation, appropriately expressing a range of emotions, developing problem-solving skills, and more.
Don't forget to sign up for a FREE account for PBS LearningMedia! You can easily search for videos, lessons, interactives, and more by grade level and subject area.
Join Carl the Collector in the PBS KIDS Thank-U-Maker game! Kids can create colorful cards, make fun bracelets, and remix silly songs to thank the community helpers who support us every day. Through creative, interactive play, children learn about kindness, gratitude, and showing appreciation for others.
It's back to school time!
August 1-- Tonight on @PBSKIDS Family Night at 6 PM, it's a Rosie's Rules episode marathon!
August 8 (starting at 6 PM this night!) -- Don't miss The Day You Begin, wher we find Angelina, Rigoberto, Oni & Andre on their first day of school. These four different kids have four different experiences in the same classroom. Through this, they learn what makes them unique and what connects them to others.
August 15 (starting at 6 PM this night!) -- It's all about storms with Sesame Street, Phoebe & Jay, and Weather Hunters on PBS KIDS!
August 22 (starting at 7 PM this night!)-- It's movie night with Molly of Denali: Wise Raven & Old Crow...don't miss it!
Stay safe and healthy LPB families! Keep doing an amazing job with your families!
Take care, Nancy Tooraen, ntooraen@lpb.org