In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about bees and the different techniques for handling them.

(Week of October 12th) A bilingual, weekly "Learn Along" Bingo card (one for PreK-K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventure. Emphasis will be on the PBS KIDS 24/7 broadcast schedule and related printables that require minimal supplies or adult facilitation. Weekly activities will be cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math and Literacy development. Available in Spanish.

Help your students think critically about the dynamic and changing nature of what it means to be a leader. Below you'll find resources that will assist and encourage your students to explore their value systems, promote positive leadership discussions around school, and embolden your students to think beyond the traditional notions of leadership. Bring these Leadership Principles into your classroom by sharing biographies of influential individuals around the world, watching speeches from world leaders, and discovering supplemental lesson materials to assess understanding and prompt classroom discussion.

In Philip Levine's post-war poem, "Belle Isle, 1949," two strangers meet, swim, and part, exploring themes of connection, boundaries, and where we come from. This video segment comes from Poetry Everywhere. [1:29]

Colbie Caillat and Common team up with Elmo to help you calm down when you're feeling mad or bad. Use this tune to exercise the belly breathing strategy for keeping calm. [1:56]

Dr. Chris Muhlstein explains that the arrangement of atoms in a material determines the properties. He drops an iPod to illustrate how the arrangement of atoms can protect it from damage; he narrates footage of the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in the 1940s to show how the deformation of materials can cause the collapse of a structure. [1:47]

Cocos Island, a remote volcanic summit in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, serves as a beacon for hungry predators, including thousands of hammerhead sharks that travel here each year in search of prey. This video segment from NOVA: "Island of Sharks" depicts some of the common predator-prey interactions that take place in the nutrient-rich waters surrounding the island.

Cocos Island, a remote volcanic summit in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, serves as a beacon for hungry predators, including thousands of hammerhead sharks that travel here each year in search of prey. This video segment from NOVA: "Island of Sharks" depicts some of the common predator-prey interactions that take place in the nutrient-rich waters surrounding the island. Includes background reading and discussion questions. [3:05]

Through two primary source activities and a short video, understand how Franklin embodied Enlightenment values and used his talent in writing and printing to have his opinions heard and help shape the world.

Bert and Ernie are off on another great adventure. This time, they're putting on a magic show. This resource focuses on problem solving and asking questions. [5:07]

Watch a brief video that examines the steel industry, its importance to the United States, and especially to the Lehigh Valley in Pennslyvania. See how Bethlehem Steel Company expanded throughout the early and mid-20th century, and listen to its fate. [5:58]

This video provides a glimpse inside what the steel industry has meant to its surrounding areas. Bethlehem Steel, located in Lehigh Valley, provided jobs to people at its height and allowed for the Valley's growth and expansion.

In this video segment from Between the Lions, the song "Look It Up" illustrates how words and images can provide important information. It combines an upbeat tune with kid-friendly images to motivate children to use reference materials. Includes notes and teaching tips. Video length: 1 min. 34 sec.

In this cartoon segment from Between the Lions, the story of Jamaica Louise James is read aloud. The story is about a young girl who surprises her grandmother with beautifully painted pictures to decorate the subway station that her Grammy visits daily. The story's words are read aloud and highlighted in yellow as the narrator continues with the story.

Bianca visits a bike shop and learns how bicycle gears work in this Cyberchase video segment.

This Cyberchase video segment features Bianca, who must figure out the fastest route to a movie premiere.

This video segment from Cyberchase introduces the idea of inverse operations as Bianca imagines herself as a spy.

Elmo sings a song about growing up! This video highlights the milestones children experience as they get older, like catching a ball or putting on socks. [2:34]

This video, effective for engaging students with significant cognitive disabilities, shows a classroom doing Big Paper Writing.

After a wild day of mishaps leaves Clifford wishing he weren't so big, Emily Elizabeth reads Clifford Gulliver's Travels as he drifts off to sleep. He dreams he is a small dog, and is at first excited to be able to do all the things he couldn't before, until Emily Elizabeth needs help. When he wakes up, he is glad to be back to his big, regular size. Join Clifford and explore the fun of comparing all sorts of sizes and colors. In this lesson, students will sort objects into groups by size and color. They will learn how to identify the special attributes of objects and how they can be similar (alike) and what makes them unique (different). This includes five different resources.