Educators can navigate resources in three ways:

1. Through weekly thematic bundles with specific episodes highlighted per week by content area and age-level that are available to stream on-demand. These episodes connect to specific resources on PBS LearningMedia and PBS Parents.
   
   
2. By using the Vermont PBS content to select related programs to Incorporate PBS guides to help pick and choose specific educational series that align with content focus and age-level overtime. The content can be accessed via VOD (Video on Demand or streaming) or on broadcast for those without suitable internet connection. Note: some may not be available on-demand.
   
   
3. By using PBS LearningMedia and PBS programming to complement project-based work.

Special Notice

• Wednesday, 1/20 beginning 10:30 am on Main channel - PBS Newshour Special: Inauguration of President and Vice President. This live special will replace regular programming on our main channel (end time TBD).
• PBS Newshour Extras: News for Students and Teacher Resources | 6–12 Grade Level
  Classroom resource: Three ways to teach the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Vermont PBS recommends

PBS Learning Media: Teacher Planning Kits January to March 2021

PreK to Grade 12

Themes include Celebrating Black Leaders, Show you Care with Art and more…

Vermont PBS Saving our Waters Documentary and Lesson Plans

Middle and High School

Lessons about Water Quality in Lake Champlain

PBS Learning Media: Mister Chris and Friends Collection

Preschool to Grade 2

Interactive Activities

Weekly Thematic Bundles

Review these suggested weekly thematic bundles, with specific episodes highlighted per week by content area and age-level. These links connect to specific resources on PBS LearningMedia, PBS Parents, or to specific episodes. More episodes available via Video On Demand or Broadcast.

For students with limited access to internet, refer to the following broadcast schedules to determine times of the related programs.

Preschool to Grade 5

Theme: Creative Problem Solving

Science

Watch: Elinor Asks Why

Episode: Water you doing?/Thinking About Blinking- Preschool to Grade 2

24/7 Channel – Tuesday, January 5 at 3:30 p.m.

Teach and Explore:

Play: Make your own spinning seed

PBS Learning Media: Elinor Asks Why Collection

Watch: Water you doing?/Thinking About Blinking

• Incorporating Elinor Wonders Why into Your Classroom (PreK-K)

Grades 6-12

Math - Grade 6 to Grade 12

Illustrative Math – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2021

• Schoolkit

English Language Arts – Grade 6 to Grade 12

1. The Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity – 4:00 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2021 and Friday, January 8, 2021

• Literacy Elements and Techniques

Social Studies - Grade 6 to Grade 12

1. Ken Burns: The Roosevelts – 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 5, to Thursday, January 7, 2021

• Incorporating Ken Burns into Your Classroom (Grades 4 - 12)

Preschool to Grade 5

Theme: Act It Out

The Arts!

Watch: Clifford the Big Red Dog

Episode: Birdwell Island Blues/The Big Red World- Preschool to Grade 2

24/7 Channel – Monday, January 11 at 9:30 a.m.

Teach and Explore:

Play: Adventure Stories with Clifford

PBS Learning Media: Clifford the Big Red Dog Collection

Watch: Birdwell Island Blues/The Big Red World

• Incorporating Clifford the Big Red Dog into Your Classroom (PreK-2)

Grades 6-12

Math - Grade 6 to Grade 12

Illustrative Math – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2021

• Schoolkit

English Language Arts – Grade 6 to Grade 12

1. The Great American Read – 4:00 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2021 and Friday, January 15, 2021

• The Great American Read Collection

Civics - Grade 6 to Grade 12

1. Unladylike – 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2021

• American Experience: Alice Paul and Women’s Suffrage
• Incorporating American Experience into Your Classroom (Grades 6 - 12)

Social Studies - Grade 6 to Grade 12

1. Ken Burns: The Roosevelts – 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 11, to Thursday, January 14, 2021

• Incorporating Ken Burns into Your Classroom (Grades 4 - 12)

Preschool to Grade 5

Theme: Light and Shadow

Science

Watch: Ready Jet Go

Episode: Round and Round/The Planet from Bortron 7-Preschool to Grade 2

24/7 Channel – Tuesday, January 19 at 12:30 p.m.

Teach and Explore:

Play: Ready Jet Go Flashlight Constellations

Watch on PBS Learning Media:

Ready Jet Go Collection

Grades 6-12

Science - Grade 6 to Grade 12

Ken Burns: The Gene: An Intimate History – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 18, 2021 and Wednesday, January 20, 2021

• Incorporating Ken Burns into Your Classroom (Grades 4 - 12)

Civics - Grade 6 to Grade 12

1. The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 18, 2021

• The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Collection

English Languages Arts – Grade 6 to Grade 12

1. Masterpiece: Les Miserable Part I to Part III starting at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021

• Les Miserable
• Incorporating Masterpiece into Your Classroom(Grades 6 - 12)

Math - Grade 6 to Grade 12

Illustrative Math – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 19, 2021, Thursday, January 21, 2021 and Friday, January 22, 2021

• Schoolkit

Preschool to Grade 5

Theme: Patterns

Math

Watch: Sesame Street

Episode: A Recipe for Dance- Preschool and Kindergarten

24/7 Channel – Tuesday, January 26 at 4:00 p.m.

Teach and Explore:

Play: More about Patterns

Watch on PBS Learning Media: Sesame Street Collection

• Incorporating Sesame Street into Your Classroom (PreK, K)

Grades 6-12

Science - Grade 6 to Grade 12

Nova: Decoding the Weather Machine – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2021

• Decoding the Weather Machine Collection
• Incorporating NOVA into Your Classroom (Grades 6 - 12)

Civics - Grade 6 to Grade 12

American Experience: The Chinese Exclusion Act – 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2021

• The Chinese Exclusion Act Collection
• Incorporating American Experience into Your Classroom (Grades 6 – 12)

Math-Grade 6 to Grade 12

Illustrative Math – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2021, Thursday, January 28, 2021 and Friday, January 29, 2021

• Schoolkit

English Language Arts - Grade 8 to Grade 12

Great Performances: Julius Caesar – 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2021

• Julius Caesar
• Incorporating Great Performances: Julius Caesar into Your Classroom (Grades 6 - 12)

Browse by Series or Project Anytime

Use these resources to develop or supplement your students’ curriculum, including activities, assignments and learning objectives. Just click on the name of the program to view its accompanying resource page.

Preschool to Grade 5

Search resources by using the Incorporating PBS Documents by series, age, or content:

• Incorporating Arthur into Your Classroom (PreK-3)
• Incorporating Cat in the Hat into Your Classroom (PreK-K)
• Incorporating Clifford the Big Red Dog into Your Classroom (PreK-2)
• Incorporating Curious George into Your Classroom (PreK-4)
• Incorporating Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood into Your Classroom(PreK)
• Incorporating Elinor Wonders Why into Your Classroom (PreK-K)
• Incorporating Hero Elementary into Your Classroom (PreK-2)
• Incorporating Let’s Go Luna into Your Classroom (PreK-2)
• Incorporating Mister Chris and Friends into Your Classroom (PreK-2)
• Incorporating Molly of Denali into Your Classroom (K-3)
• Incorporating Nature Cat into Your Classroom (PreK-3)
• Incorporating Nature into Your Classroom (PreK-12)
• Incorporating Odd Squad into Your Classroom (1 to 3)
• Incorporating PEEP and the Big Wide World into Your Classroom (PreK-K)
• Incorporating Peg + Cat into Your Classroom (PreK-3)
• Incorporating Pinkalicious & Peterrific into Your Classroom (PreK-2)
• Incorporating Sesame Street into Your Classroom (PreK, K)
• Incorporating Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum into Your Classroom (PreK-2)
• Incorporating Wild Kratts into Your Classroom (PreK-5)

Grade 6+

Search resources by using the Incorporating PBS Documents by series, age, or content:

• Incorporating American Experience into Your Classroom (Grades 6 - 12)
• Incorporating American Masters into Your Classroom(Grades 6 - 12)
• Incorporating Great Performances: Julius Caesar into Your Classroom (Grades 6 - 12)
• Incorporating History Detectives into Your Classroom(Grades 6 - 12)
• Incorporating Ken Burns into Your Classroom (Grades 4 - 12)
• Incorporating Masterpiece into Your Classroom(Grades 6 - 12)
• Incorporating Nature into Your Classroom (Grades PreK - 12)
• Incorporating NOVA into Your Classroom (Grades 6 - 12)
• Incorporating Poetry in America into Your Classroom (Grades 6 - 12)
• Incorporating Prehistoric Road Trip into Your Classroom (Grades 5 - 12)

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