August has the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (Aug 9). Celebrate the Indigenous people and cultures of our world with us this month. 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:
Travel around the world through music with this children’s concert produced and performed by the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra in front of a live, kid-filled audience! Carnival of the Animals: Remix presents the musical ‘personality’ of animals in short movements using a small orchestra.
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Shana Davis and a young friend read DANDAN’S DREAM by Xiaowen Zhu and illustrated by Yanling Gong. During the story, Dandan dreams of sending herself by mail to the South Pole. Afterward, Shana and her friend use art supplies to create an imaginative stamp.
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Lizzy is 18 years old and an athlete and a leader. She was born with spina bifida and has embraced herself and her GIRL Power. She is an archer as well as a basketball player. She played as a point guard for the Rollin Rockets in Charlotte NC. She has the goal of playing for […]
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
This video from KET helps preschool students identify the shapes that surround them every day so that they can begin building a foundation for skills they will need in the future. Children often view shapes as play things like blocks and other toys. But being able to identify basic shapes and how they relate to […]
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Read a book as a class and rotate through three activities that explore plants: fruit and vegetable matching, seed bombs, and parts of a plant. These activities are for children ages PreK-K.
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Rosie is making a seashell museum at the beach, but she needs to find a service to trade for Crystal’s purple seashell. By trying to get Crystal’s seashell Rosie learns that trading isn’t just swapping things; you can trade by doing actions, called services, too.
Suggested for Grades 9 to 12
Sign language transforms this popular nursery rhyme. This bilingual sing-along teaches “If you’re happy and you know it” in English and Sign language.
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.
