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PBS Teachers provides PreK-12 educational resources and activities for educators tied to PBS programming and correlated to local and national standards and professional development.

Fizzy's Lunch Lab  introduces students to the wonderful world of food, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles.

 

OUTREACH TUBS- Available for Checkout from the Lynn Library (located on the Amarillo College Washington Street Campus) by calling 371-5400 to reserve.         

                                                

Math/Estimation:                                                     
How Much is a Million?  
Sponsosored by:  Amarillo National Bank                                               
Grades 1-3                                                                           
 
Activities include:                                                                  
1.  How many crayons?                                              
2.  Paper Clip sorting Water Drops                           
3.  Number of beans: Estimation                               
  

Hands-On Science: 
Explore Sand, Water, and Wind:
Curious George Explore
Children Ages 5-7
 
Activities include:
1.  Sand and Soil
2.  Recycle, Reuse – Build a Sailboat
3.  Pinwheels
 

Natural Science/Math/Art:                                                 
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Sponsored by:  Amarillo National Bank                          
Children: 6-7 years old                                                    
 
Activities include:                                                                        
1.  Measuring/creating tape snakes                 
2.  Egg matching puzzles                                   
3.  Making “Laundry Bags”                               
 

Language Arts/Math/Art: 
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Children 5-6 years old
 
Activities include:
1.  Drawing Pictures Together
2.  Go-Together Words
3.  Cookie Estimation Jar
 

Science/Math: 
Sound
Children 5-6 years old
 
 Activities include:
1.  Using sounds for math problems
2.  Sound bingo
3.  Paper cup kazoos/vibrations
4.  Maracas
5.  Honker cups – exploring vibrations
6.  Math Worksheets
 

Science/Art: 
Trees and Seeds:
It’s a Big Big World
Children Ages 5-7
 
Activities include:
1.  Observing Leaf Properties
2.  Making Leaf People
3.  Sorting, Classifying and Counting Seeds
4.  Making arm/hand Tree Art
5.  Leaf Rubbings
  

Science: 
Wind/Air
Children 5-6 years old
 
 Activities include:
1.  simple kites
2.  paper airplanes/helicopters
3.  straw-blowing path/pictures
4.  3 Little Pigs house experiment
5.  Huff ‘n Puff: cotton ball races
 

Language Arts/Math:
Why the Baboon’s Balloon went Ka-Boom! (double “o” sound)
Between the Lions
Children 5-6 years old
                                       
Activities include:
1.  Math Bugaboos
2.  Story Re-tell using illustration cards
3.  Making “oo” glasses to zoom in on items
4.  Using sentence parts to make a silly new sentence and illustrating with silly doodles
5.  Taboo list – what is against the rules

 Language Arts/Math/Art:

Curious George
Children 3-5 years old
                                       
Activities include:
1.  Patterns and Counting
2. Monkey See, Monkey Do (Sequencing)
3.  Spatial Sense
4.  Making Hats
5.  Spelling and Math Worksheets (with Curious George)

Language Arts/Math/Science/Health:
Sesame Street
Children 3-7 years old
                                       
Activities include:
1.  Explore Insects
2.  Elmo's Classroom (Computer)
3.  "F" is for FUN
4.  Activate with 8 (Exercise)
5.  Let's Estimate!
6.  Toilet Paper Roll Fireflies & Firefly catchers

Math/Science/Health:
Sid the Science Kid
Children 3-5 years old
                                       
Activities include:
1.  Teeth Time
2.  Enough with the Shells! (Estimation)
3.  The Whale Episode (Measurement)
4.  How Did My Dog Do That? (Health)
5.  Texture Hunt
6.  The Big Bird Nest
 

 
Language Arts/Science/Health/Art:
Rough and Tumble
Sponsored by:  Cal Farley's
Children grades 3-5 
                                       
Activities include:
1.  Self Collage Puppet
2.  Courage Pennant
3.  Pendulum of Fear
4.  Rough and Tumble Questions

*Please note that these are recommendations, but tubs can be adjusted by the caregiver to suit the appropriate age group.  Contact Missy Treiber, KACV-TV Outreach Coordinator, at 806-371-5277 for more information.




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