Through this fun bowling activity, children hone counting and gross motor skills. They also explore how to respond if they spill something.
Explore the topic of forgiveness in this interactive comic, Buster's Growing Grudge, based on the characters and storyline from the PBS children's series ARTHUR.
This collection foster students' interest in reading and writing, and encourage positive social skills with this collection of classroom resources from ARTHUR. Aimed at children between the ages of four and eight, these resources feature entertaining and educational activities for use at and away from the computer. (In This Collection: Document (124), Video (14), Lesson Plan (1), Interactive (6), Media Gallery (1) for Grades K-2, 3-5, PreK-K.
Investigate the iconic character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as the mystery/horror genre that Arthur Conan Doyle helped to develop, by examining the film adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles." The collection includes three media galleries with multiple video clips and teaching materials.
Use role-play to set up and resolve conflicts, in this activity from Arthur.
Teach your children some cooperative games to play with friends, in this activity from Arthur.
Providing daily exposure to various cultures will enrich children's experiences. Enable them to appreciate and share their own heritage.
Talk with your children about what it means to be cool. Encourage them to realize that being cool means feeling good about your actions and yourself.
Help your children understand what a hero is, and let them create awards for the heroes in their lives.
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Celebrate differences with students.
For young children, being excluded by their peers is a common, painful experience. Role-play with a puppet or stuffed animal to explore the issue.
Young children experience a wide range of emotions that they might not be able to name yet. Help students explore emotions.
Arthur finds out sharing things (including time) isn't always easy to do. Help Arthur make some difficult decisions about sharing his chocolates, money, and time with friends.
Explore ways to resolve conflicts between friends. Use role-play and discussion to help children develop conflict resolution skills.
Learn how students can work together, talk through problems, and effect positive change. [11:26]
Use the following activities to help students develop the ability and willingness to share.
Find out what happens when Arthur's friendly teasing goes too far. [13:07]
Help students celebrate their talents by creating their own television special.
Discover ways to protest an injustice and have your voice heard using this video from the PBS KIDS series ARTHUR. When Mrs. MacGrady opens the cafeteria for breakfast and takes on double the work without any help, Arthur tries different ways to solve the problem. He begs the principal to hire help and even encourages students to boycott! Finally, after a pep talk from Congressman John Lewis, Arthur stages a peaceful protest. His classmates join him, and they refuse to leave the cafeteria until they are heard. But will it make enough of an impact to hire an assistant for Mrs. MacGrady? Support materials are provided. [11:22]
Explore the problems and tensions created by misunderstandings and the inability to listen to diverse points of view. [11:25]