Kids and Education

This summer, a new animated series joins the PBS KIDS family. Set in a school for budding superheroes, kids learn to master powers like flying and teleportation, while exploring science along the way. “Hero Elementary” aims to give children ages 4 to 7 the tools to solve problems by thinking and acting like scientists and igniting their natural curiosity and empathy.

Enjoy summer fun this week on PBS Kids Family Night!  Join your favorite “Cat in the Hat” and “Sesame Street” characters this weekend for hour-long specials on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m.

After a stressful spring, is it okay to give my child a break from academic work this summer? Or is this the time to help them catch up on all the learning they missed due to the pandemic?

We share some free online games and apps that can help bilingual children — and their parents! — practice their target language at home.

Unsure of how to transition to online teaching? No problem. A parent explains how he helped his son’s teacher start her online class on a video conferencing app.

If you are looking for resources and support to have more direct conversations with your children about race, civil disobedience and civil unrest, please read these articles on how to talk to your kids about what is happening in our country and how to be anti-racist.

Kids 5-8 years old can learn coding concepts as they create their very own interactive stories and games using PBS KIDS characters like Wild Kratts, WordGirl, Peg + Cat and Nature Cat.

Copyright for Educators is a series of videos designed to help educators learn about what they can and can’t do within the category of “teaching” in the Copyright Act.

Yes, family fun can happen even while social-distancing! Even though we have been asked by local health officials to limit our contact with other people and avoid all group gatherings, there are still plenty of social distancing-approved activities that will allow you to have fun with your kids (and maybe even learn together a little!)

Enjoy Halloween-themed Family Night programs, plus more videos, activities and lesson plans for grades PreK-5.