April is National Poetry and Arab American History Month. Poetry has been around since the dawn of written and spoken languages. We’ve curated resources to use in your classroom related to this observance and more. Explore these PBS LearningMedia resources on these topics to incorporate into your classroom or home:
Anila Quayyum Agha’s installation Alhambra Nights was selected to be included in the City of Cincinnati’s BLINK festival. The event spanned twenty city blocks and included light, interactive art, and large-scale projection mapping. Inspired by Agha’s visit to the Alhambra and her efforts to connect traditional Islamic art and architecture with contemporary technology and Western […]
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Ashley Bryan is an eclectic artist who uses painting, poetry, music, collage, and prose to tell stories. Bryan fuses these seemingly separate art forms within his books for children. “I try not to accept walls and boundaries and definitions in a strict way,” he says. “I would hope that everything I do is interrelated.” Bryan […]
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Fireflies Musical Yoga for Kids is a 12-part series, consisting of three-minute instructional videos presented by Kira Willey, nationally acclaimed kindie artist and musical yogini. It provides educators with a wonderful tool to help children connect their bodies and minds to music and positivity.
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
How do we know when to round when we are counting? Join 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Susanna Post as she teaches us when we should round up and when we should round down. The worksheet that accompanies this video provides students the opportunity to put their skills to work as they practice rounding […]
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Design Squad Camp is a standards-aligned Grades 3-5 camp for Ohio Learns 360, a statewide project funded by the Ohio Department of Education. This collection includes images, videoclips, and outlines for five camp sessions: Build It Challenge: Robo Wheel / Build It Challenge: Floating Box Pop-Up Card / Build It Challenge: Hovercraft / Design It […]
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Learn about the origins of the Arab American community and its contributions to U.S. society and culture. Uncovering the “hidden history” of Arabs in one city, students utilize video and supporting materials to understand the overall impact of Arab Americans on U.S. civil society, the military, politics, and food from 1880 until present.
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Storyteller Priscilla Howe tells a funny/scary campfire tale about a baby who wants her apple juice. One at a time, the family goes down to the cellar to get the juice, only to be confronted by a ghost. The story is available in English and French.
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
As teachers, students, and families deal with school closures, WPSU and PBS have come together to curate a special collection of educational resources.
