Daniel pretends that he is a famous baseball star. Teach kids how their imaginations can help them with real-life activities. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [0:50]

Daniel learns the steps involved in baking banana bread and finds out that waiting for the bread to be done is the hardest part. But he can use his imagination to make the waiting easier and pretends that he can bake a cake that is full of love. By the time he's done pretending, the banana bread is done as well. Included are links to supplemental activities. [2:21]

Daniel is special to his family in so many ways. Daniel and Dad sing a song about the times that they enjoy spending together. Remind kids that they are unique and important individuals. [1:40]

Katerina discovers that she really likes bell peppers! She even tries carrots, but doesn't like them. Teach kids to understand that trying foods is important. After they have tried a new food, they can decide if they like it or not. [1:24]

Daniel, O, and Katerina are making bubbles with O's science kit. Katerina's mom arrives and it's time for Katerina to leave. Katerina is having so much fun and wants to take O's bubble wand home with her. Katerina's mom explains that Katerina is feeling jealous and gives her a strategy to help her feel better. [1:36]

There are so many ways that practice makes you better, but you have to keep trying! Remind kids to not give up on their first attempt. Practice, patience, and persistence often helps them reach the results they are looking for. [1:41]

Certainly, children don't have to like everyone. No one does. But with the help of loving grownups in their lives, they can learn to be "neighborly" -- respectful, courteous, and kind. In this set of resources, we will use a video from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood to focus on how you can help children value and appreciate ways in which we are alike and ways in which we are different.

Whether the disappointment comes from unmet expectations at a birthday party or from another disappointment such as not getting a favorite snack at the grocery store or missing out on playtime with a friend due to illness, it is important that parents and teachers help children learn how to cope with disappointment. By using resources from PBS KIDS and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, parents and teachers can introduce the topic with friendly and familiar characters and engage children in talking about and identifying the feeling of disappointment. In this set of resources, we will focus on how you can help children work on recognizing and naming the feeling of disappointment, expressing that feeling appropriately, and finding ways to turn that feeling into something good.

Just like Daniel Tiger and Miss Elaina, the children in your classroom are still learning how to be a friend, how to compromise, and how to work together to solve a problem. By seeing how Daniel Tiger and Miss Elaina work out their conflict, children are learning strategies that they can apply to their own friendships. And just as Fred Rogers shared with previous generations, Daniel Tiger shares the message that one of life's greatest joys is the comfortable give-and-take of a good friendship. It's a wonderful feeling not only to have a friend, but to know how to be a friend yourself. In this set of resources, we will focus on how you can help children work on expressing their feelings and ideas, listen to each other and work together to solve a problem or conflict. Watch the videos about Friendship and think about how you could use them as part of the classroom activity or throughout the year as children work on friendship skills.

By using stories and videos showing familiar PBS KIDS characters working through their own mad feelings, you can provide strategies that children can build on as they grow and learn and develop the self-control needed to handle frustrating situations appropriately. In this set of resources, we will focus on how you can help children work on developing self-control, listening carefully, and using strategies to calm down when they feel mad.

Childhood is full of new experiences. Whether going to the doctor, traveling on an airplane, or visiting a relative's house for the first time, talking about and planning for new experiences can help children manage their fears and expectations. In this set of resources, we will focus on how you can help children work on using play to better understand feelings, develop imagination, and feel proud of themselves for facing a new experience. Watch the videos about New Experiences and think about how you could use them as part of the classroom activity or throughout the year as children face new experiences such as a trip to the doctor.

In this set of resources, we will use a video and a song from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood to focus on how you can help children learn that being persistent is worthwhile; and when we keep on trying we are more likely to succeed. When we don't succeed, we can learn from our mistakes.

There will be times in life when everyone needs to share. By having caring adults around who can help young children learn that sharing is one way to build friendships, children can learn that sharing with friends (who have become important to them) is more fun than keeping things just for themselves. In this set of resources, we will focus on how you can help children work on developing the social skill of sharing.

In this set of resources, we will focus on how you can help children learn to use words to express how they are feeling so others will understand how they feel and/or what they what. Included are videos, classroom activities, and take-home family activities.

Lily's father takes her to the doctor to get a checkup and a shot. Help kids understand the full process of going to the doctor and getting a shot. Remind kids that when they are scared they can think of something happy. [2:40]

Real-life kids show the ways that they can be helpful including washing the car, grocery shopping, picking up toys, and looking after younger children. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [2:24]

Annie's dad teaches her how to make dumplings from a family recipe. Teach kids the importance of family recipes and assist them while they cook in the kitchen! [2:17]

Prince Wednesday wants to pretend to be a loud dinosaur while Daniel and Katerina are playing house. They find a way to play together when he agrees to be a quiet dinosaur. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [2:45]

When O learns that his friends like him just the way he is, it inspires a special trick. Teach kids that they should support each other, especially when they have different interests or talents. There are many ways to be unique and special. Included are links to supplemental activities. [1:22]

Daniel and Prince Wednesday find a way to help out even though they're not very big. Remind kids that no matter how big they are, they can always help and make a difference. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [1:38]