WSBE Rhode Island PBS will host “Be My Neighbor Day” at the Providence Children's Museum on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This event is part of a long-term campaign launched by Vroom, to inspire parents of young children to be their child’s personal Brain Builders, turning everyday moments into opportunities for fun and learning. Free admission to the Museum will be granted to the first 250 registered parents and children. Advance registration is required to qualify for free admission.
At the heart of Be My Neighbor Day is the meet and greet with the Daniel Tiger character from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Other parent-child interactive activities include building with over-sized blocks and shapes, and, for children age 4 and under, exploring the Littlewoods play area. Registered visitors will receive activity cards, a book, stickers, and other take aways. All visitors are also invited to explore other museum exhibits and play areas before and after the character event.
To register for the event, click here. Be My Neighbor Day is made possible by Vroom (joinvroom.org), funded by the Bezos Family Foundation.
Rhode Island PBS and Edaville USA invite all families to the beautiful park for a weekend of fun,
inclusion, education, and merriment as Edaville USA hosts its first ever Autism Weekend, Friday September 16, 2016 to Sunday September 18, 2016, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Everyone is welcome for a great weekend where the park will be sensory friendly. Edaville will be turning down the music and quieting down the dinosaurs so all guests can join in the fun and have a wonderful time together.
To make this event even more outstanding, Edaville USA will be hosting a Touch-A-Truck event with some truly amazing vehicles.
Be sure to stop by the Rhode Island PBS Kids Club booth for stickers and other fun stuff on Saturday, September 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Current members are entitled to a special member discount.* CLICK HERE to get your "secret code" for Thomas Land tickets.
*Free and discount tickets are good anytime during regular park operations, and are not limited to Autism Weekend.
About Thomas Land at Edaville USA Set in the lush New England landscape of Carver, MA, Thomas Land at Edaville USA covers 11.5 acres and features 11 rides based on Thomas & Friends™ and the Island of Sodor. Attractions include a 20-minute scenic train ride on a life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine™ and theme park favorites like a roller coaster, drop tower, Ferris wheeland much more. All of the rides and attractions feature beloved characters such as Thomas, Percy, Diesel, Toby, Cranky the Crane, Harold the Helicopter, and more favorites. Guests can also visit familiar destinations like Tidmouth Sheds, Knapford Station, and Brendam Docks. For more information, visit www.edaville.com/thomasland. [updated September 13, 2016]
Attention Odd Squad fans, something very odd has happened in your home town. Ms. O needs you to team up with Odd Squad agents in this live, interactive adventure to solve an exciting case.
There will be gadgets! There will be villains! There will be music! There will be comfortable seats, but you'll only need the edge... because, frankly, it's bad for posture to sit all the way back.
Well, what are you waiting for? Go! Odd Squad Live will play two shows at The VETS in Providence Friday, October 7 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, June 3.
For Rhode Island PBS friends: Exclusive pre-sale opportunity from Tuesday, May 31 through Thursday, June 2 with code ODDPBS
Maria has always been a silent fixture in Mr. Ratburn’s third-grade class. But her time to speak has finally come. There’s just one problem: how do you solve a stutter like Maria’s?
"Maria Speaks" (ARUR 1906) premieres Tuesday, May 24, 2016, during Better Speech and Hearing Month.
Arthur features characters of all backgrounds and abilities -- this new episode is a wonderful opportunity to see how Maria perseveres and doesn't let her stutter prevent her from pursuing activities she enjoys. Watch Arthur weekdays at 4 p.m. on Rhode Island PBS.
Join us Friday, April 22, 2016, for the Earth Day Extravaganza at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope Street (Rt 114) Bristol, RI from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Come visit us at the Rhode Island PBS Kids Club table! We’ll have CYBERCHASE tote bags, coloring pages, and earth science activity sheets for children. Rhode Island PBS Kids Club members,wear your member medallion for a special treat!
Audubon’s Earth Day Extravaganza lets you explore the seashore with nets and buckets, make a natural craft, try your hand at an outdoor scavenger hunt on the wildlife refuge, and explore nature’s artifacts at the biofacts table. Activities are free with admission.
For information about Audubon’s programs all week long during April vacation,visit asri.org.
And watch Cyberchase weekdays at 9 a.m. onWSBE Learndigital 36.2 | Cox 808 | Verizon 478 |
Full Channel 89
PBS KIDS has announced the launch of the all-new
WILD KRATTS Baby Buddies App, a science-focused app based on the popular
animal-themed kids series, now available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and
Android devices. In WILD KRATTS Baby Buddies, kids join Kratt brothers Chris and Martin on a creature-sitting adventure in the African Savannah, as they
help care for baby animals. Intended for children ages 3-8, the app gives kids
the opportunity to learn about animal care and science.
In
addition to feeding, washing, protecting and playing with the baby animals, the
WILD KRATTS Baby Buddies app allows children to discover something new and
exciting every time they play. The animals include a baby elephant, cheetah,
zebra, aardvark, and crocodile.
WILD KRATTS airs weekdays at 5:30 p.m. on Rhode Island PBS. In each episode, creature adventurers Chris and Martin Kratt
take children and their families along on extraordinary animal-powered adventures.
The show transforms the Kratt Brothers, creators of the award-winning Kratts’
Creatures and Emmy-winning Zoboomafoo, into animated versions of themselves,
allowing the real-life zoologists to visit wild animals in their little-seen
habitats, showcasing key science concepts along the way. The series is a
co-production of The Kratt Brothers Company and Emmy-winning 9 Story
Entertainment.
The legacy of the beloved Mister Rogers lives on with the hit
television series, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, from The Fred Rogers
Company and airing weekdays at 6 a.m. on Rhode
Island PBS and at noon on Learn.
Now, Daniel and his friends are hopping aboard Trolley to
delight live audiences with Daniel
Tiger's Neighborhood Live!
This live theatrical production is filled with singing, dancing,
laughter and "grr-ific" surprises and will warm the hearts of
multiple generations.
Rhode Island PBS is excited to offer VIP tickets to see Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live!
at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium for two shows on Friday, February 12, 2016
at 2 p.m.
or 6:00 p.m.VIP tickets include
a special meet and greet and photo opportunity.
The Rhode Island PBS Kids Club will be at the 2 p.m. show, so
stop by and see us in the lobby! Parents, if your little ones are members
of the Rhode Island PBS Kids Club, have them wear their medals to the show, and
they will receive a special treat when they come visit our table!
If you'd like to sign up your child(ren) for a Rhode Island PBS
Kids Club membership, please click here. Please note that tickets
are limited and will sell out fast, so get yours today! Please call 401-222-3636 x209 or
visit www.vmari.com for more information.
The winter solstice is right around the corner, marking both the shortest day of the year for those of us in the northern hemisphere and the official beginning of winter. But with 70 degree temperatures here in Baltimore, it’s more popsicle eating weather than snowman making weather.
Which is why I’m seriously digging this wintry Adventure in Learning that gets kids writing in the “snow” regardless of the temperature outside.
Multi-Sensory Learning
This Montessori activity is rooted in the theory of multi-sensory learning. The general idea behind multi-sensory learning is that we make the strongest connections when we engage more than one of our senses while processing information and archiving it in our memory. In this activity, kids engage both their sense of touch (dragging their fingers through the salt) and sight (revealing color) to practice writing their letters.
What You’ll Need
Salt
A baking or pie pan with deep sides
Construction paper
Let It Snow!
Line a baking or pie pan with a sheet of construction paper.
Have your child practice writing letters in the salt. As they drag their fingers through the salt, they’ll reveal a letter.
Note: It’s best to have visual references nearby for emerging writers (eg., letters written on squares of paper or letter-shaped puzzle pieces). It’s easier for kids to write from a model than recall what letters look like from memory. Plus, it turns this into a more independent activity.
Give the pan a little shake or a light brush and kids have a blank slate to write again. Double the fun by adding small figures, arctic animals, or trees to create a truly wintry scene.
TheAlex and Ani City Center ice skating
rink in the heart of downtown Providence is offering special discounts to Rhode Island PBS members every
Monday in December.
As an added bonus, new and renewing members of the Rhode Island PBSKids Club will receive two passes good for free admission and skate rentals
during, valid during the entire season, from November to March.
Winter’s long but there’s
much to do with Rhode Island PBS, the Alex and Ani City Center ice skating rink and
you!
To sign up or renew your Rhode Island PBS Kids Club membership please clickhere, or call
us at 401-222-3636 x 204.
This October is “Odd-tober” on PBS KIDS, with an all-new ODD SQUAD one-hour special and the return of Halloween-themed family favorites from various series. Related games, clips and full episodes will also be available on PBS KIDS digital platforms throughout the month.
On Friday, October 9, at 4 p.m, Rhode Island PBS presents “ODD SQUAD: Against the Odds,” an all-new one-hour special from PBS KIDS’ newest hit series. “Against the Odds” will include five 11-minute stories with Olive, Otto and the rest of the gang as they solve the community’s strange problems (descriptions follow). The special will repeat throughout the week of October 5 and will be available free on pbskids.org and thePBS KIDS Video App. ODD SQUAD, a live-action series from The Fred Rogers Company that premiered on PBS KIDS last year, is designed to help kids ages 5-8 build math, problem-solving and collaboration skills.
“Odd-tober” will continue on PBS KIDS throughout the week of October 25-31 with the return of family Halloween favorites, including the hit one-hour special “CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest” on Rhode Island PBS Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, October 26, 28, and 30. Favorite episodes from PBS KIDS series such as DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD, WILD KRATTS, PEG + CAT and DINOSAUR TRAIN will also air throughout the week. Families will be able to play Halloween games and stream the Halloween-themed episodes free on pbskids.org and the PBS KIDS Video App.
“ODD SQUAD: Against the Odds”
Five all-new 11-minute stories are packed into a super special hour:
“Undercover Olive” (Parts 1 and 2): In this half-hour episode, Olive goes undercover in a high-stakes “Rock, Paper, Scissors” game.
“The Curious Case of Pirate-itis”: Otto and Oscar try to stop Olive from turning into a pirate.
“Not So Splash”: Olive and Otto must figure out why parts of the town are turning snowy and cold — in the middle of summer.
“By the Book”: Olive and Otto interrogate two suspects to figure out which one is innocent and which one is guilty.
THE LAND A
Film and Conversation About Risk and Adventure Play
Thursday, October 22 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Rhode Island PBS and the RI PBS Kids Club are pleased to share the following information:
Providence Children’s Museum and Providence Children’s Film Festival present the Providence premiere of “The Land” – a
2015 documentary short film about the nature of play and risk – on Thursday,
October 22 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM at Providence
Children’s Museum (100 South Street in Providence).
The film is set in The Land, a Welsh adventure playground where children climb
trees, light fires and use hammers and nails. It’s a playspace rooted in
the belief that kids are empowered and understand their own capabilities and
limits when they learn to manage risks on their own. The film
has attracted national attention after being featured in a number of recent
articles including “The
Overprotected Kid,” a provocative piece in The Atlantic by Hanna Rosin.
A lively conversation about the film, adventure play and the benefits of
risk to kids’ physical and emotional development will follow the
screening. Discuss ways to foster healthy risk-taking in kids’ play, and
how to provide kids with opportunities for adventure play with panelists Erin
Davis, “The Land” filmmaker; Michele Meek, filmmaker
and educator; and Janice O’Donnell, Providence PlayCorps
director.
The screening and conversation are part of Providence Children’s Museum’s
commitment to advocate for and raise awareness about the critical importance of
self-directed play for children’s healthy growth and development.
Curious
George goes "Back to the Jungle" on Monday
Launch into
the adventure of a lifetime with everyone’s favorite monkey in an all-new
movie, Curious George 3: Back
to the Jungle! In this adventure-filled feature-length movie,
Curious George takes a trip to space but crash-lands in the jungles of Africa,
leading to an unforgettable journey with new animal friends.
Curious George 3:
Back to the Jungle premieres Monday, August 17 at 8 a.m. and plays again at 4:30 p.m., and Saturday morning, August 22 at 7 a.m. On Learn, see it at 3 p.m. on the 17th and 10 a.m. on Sunday morning, August 23.
An encore presentation of Curious
George 2: Follow That Monkey will air at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, August 17, immediately after the
new movie.
Fun! Imagination! And such talent! It's the Writers Contest for children in Kindergarten - 3rd Grade.
There's nothing quite like reading a great story to travel to places up the street, around the globe, and even across the galaxy -- without ever leaving your chair. Reading ignites the imagination and sparks creative thinking. The PBS Kids Writers Contest is one way to capture those creative ideas that come from reading and imagining, shape the ideas into stories, and then share the stories with others.
With the news today from PBS Kids announcing the national winners of the 2015 Writers Contest, we thought it would be the perfect time to share the videos of stories by our local winners.
We invited our first place award recipients in each grade to come to the Rhode Island PBS studios to read the winning story.
Worrrrrrd Up! The Rhode Island PBS Kids Club in partnership with the Warwick Mall invite you and your children to enjoy an end-of-summer picture takin', fist-bumpin', friend-huggin', and high-fivin' Back-to-School Meet and Greet with WORD GIRL at the Warwick Mall.
Join the Rhode Island PBS Kids Club on August 20 from noon to 2. The event is free - and for this one, registration is not needed. Just bring the kids. Oh - and don't forget to bring your camera!
Looking for a few ways to fill the last few weeks before school? Get your kids – school age and younger – excited about eating healthier with free printable activities, family-friendly recipes, and episode clips from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.
Try Mom Tiger’s Banana Bread. Make-Your-Own Pizza is sure to be a hit. Printable recipes can be found here.
Teachers, librarians, and children's book enthusiasts of all ages
poured into Rhode Island PBS studios recently to be part of the live studio
audience for the taping ofAuthor's
Studio, a new Rhode Island PBS production featuring conversations with
visiting writers.
The special guest in the episode, taped in early May, is Kate DiCamillo,
Newbery Medal winner and 2014-15 National Ambassador for Young People's
Literature. Kate’s book,Flora
and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, is the 2015 book selection for
Kids Reading Across Rhode Island.
Author’s Studiowill premiere on
WSBE Rhode Island PBS Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 a.m., with encore
broadcast on Friday, June 12 at 5:30 p.m. The show will air on WSBE Learn on
Sunday, June 7 at 4 p.m. The episode will also be available on the Rhode
Island PBS YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/rhodeislandpbs)
starting June 8.
“For our firstAuthor’s
Studio, we are pleased to partner with the Rhode Island Center for the Book
to bring about a new level of awareness and attention to Kids Reading Across
Rhode Island,” said David W. Piccerelli, president of WSBE Rhode Island PBS.
“It was a successful collaboration to benefit the community and we look forward
to working on similar projects together.”
“It was exciting to see the enthusiasm surrounding Kate
DiCamillo’s appearance onAuthor’s
Studiofor Kids Reading
Across Rhode Island,” said Kate Lentz, director of the Rhode Island Center for
the Book at the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. “The live taping at
Rhode Island PBS was a great opportunity to experience Kate’s personal and
engaging stories up close. Now that energy will be shared with the community
through television and online.”
The Center for the Book celebrates the art and heritage of
reading, writing, making, and sharing books. Through a variety of programs and
activities, the Center promotes a love for books among people of all ages and
backgrounds across Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Center for the Book is hosted
by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the
National Endowment for the Humanities.
WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits standard-definition (SD) and
high-definition (HD) content over the air on digital 36.1; on Rhode Island
cable services: Cox 08 / 1008HD, Verizon FiOS 08 / 508HD, Full Channel 08; on
Massachusetts cable services: Comcast 819HD, Verizon 18 / 518HD; on
satellite: DirecTV 36 / 3128HD, Dish Network 36.
WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; on cable: Cox
808, Verizon 478, Full Channel 89, Comcast 294 or 312.
This episode ofAuthor's
Studiowith Kate
DiCamillo was made possible in part by a grant from TD Charitable Foundation to
the RI Center for the Book at RI Council for the Humanities in support of Kids
Reading Across Rhode Island. UPDATE: See the show here! Bookmark this page to return anytime.
Mark you calendar for an end-of-summer picture takin', fist-bumpin' Meet and Greet with WORD GIRL at the Warwick Mall. Join Rhode Island PBS on August 20 from noon to 2. The event is free - don't forget to bring your camera!
Join us at the NEW Corner
Bakery Cafe, located at 11 East Main Road in Middletown, on Tuesday, June 23 from 4 - 7
p.m. for a picture-takin', high-fivin' meet and greet with
Whyatt from the popular PBS Kids series Super
Why!
The event is free, but you must register to attend. (Don't forget your
camera!)
