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Back to School with LPB and PBS KIDS!
Join the LPB Education team for our Time to Thrive in 2025! Play & Learn. Returning to school is an exciting time but it can also make us nervous and unsure of ourselves. How do we thrive in school? Learn some tips and tricks to make going back to school a breeze and feel great while you're doing it. Join us as we create, play, read, and celebrate going back to school!
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 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
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 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 3 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 -- Join Luna and friends on a safari photo tour of Kenya's Nairobi National Park, where observing wildlife takes patience and a keen eye. @LetsGoLunaHQ #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 24-August 28 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 - Educational Digital Media Library for 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.
PBS KIDS Game: Pattern Palooza Fair
It’s time for some fun at the Pattern Palooza Fair playing pattern games, winning prizes, and spinning the mystery wheel in this pattern recognition game from Work It Out Wombats!™ Try your skill at the Lucky Ducky booth and then move on to the Balloon Bonanza, Fruit Kebob Frenzy, and Stuffie Sensation. Each booth is more challenging than the last! Complete all ten levels at all four booths to win the grand prize! Carly, CeCe, and Clyde, the Wombats’ crab friends, are there to show you around the fair, help you out if you get stuck, and cheer you on as you become a pattern pro. Pattern recognition is foundational to computational thinking (CT), science, and math.
August PBS KIDS Family Night - Saturday @ 7 PM on LPB KIDS!
It's back to school time!
August 2-- Tonight on @PBSKIDS Family Night, it's a Arthur and Wild Kratts!
August 9 (starting at 6 PM this night!) -- Don't miss these TWO Wild Kratts movies, Our Blue and Green World and Lost at Sea!
August 16 (starting at 6 PM this night!) -- It's Elinor Wonders Why: A Wonderful Journey movie on PBS KIDS!
August 23 (starting at 6 PM this night!)-- It's back to school with a Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood episode marathon!
Family Night Snack Box
Stay safe and healthy LPB families! Keep doing an amazing job with your families!
Take care, Nancy Tooraen, ntooraen@lpb.org