Summer of Learning Playlist
CELEBRATE AND LEARN ABOUT JUNETEENTH
This week is all about freedom, family, and culture as we celebrate Juneteenth!
Summer of Learning Playlist | Week of August 30, 2021
Harvest and Cook Your Veggies
In this activity playlist, you’ll build your healthy eating and cooking skills! If you didn’t plant your own garden this summer, we hope to inspire you to dream about what you could plant in your own garden next summer!
To celebrate the State Fair, we’re sharing a playlist of activities that are inspired by the Great Minnesota Get-Together!
See Activity PlaylistSummer of Learning Playlist | Week of August 23, 2021
Back to School Routines
This week, we are going to talk all about going to school. Whether this is the first time you will go to school, or you have been going for years, there is always something new to learn. So let’s get started!
To celebrate the State Fair, we’re sharing a playlist of activities that are inspired by the Great Minnesota Get-Together!
See Activity PlaylistSummer of Learning Playlist | Week of August 16, 2021
State Fair-inspired Activities
For many families, it’s tradition. It represents a sense of place and belonging, and a chance to explore and taste some of the many things that make our state so great!
To celebrate the State Fair, we’re sharing a playlist of activities that are inspired by the Great Minnesota Get-Together!
See Activity PlaylistSummer of Learning Playlist | Week of August 9, 2021
S’Mores in a Solar Cooker
This week, we’re going to learn about Fire Safety and a few tips on how to get the most out of your nature hikes. We’ll even make fresh S’mores! In this activity playlist, you’ll build up on your outdoor exploration and safety skills!
Summer of Learning Playlist | Week of August 2, 2021
Fun with Music and Art
This month, Twin Cities PBS is giving you even more fun ways to enjoy ‘camp’ from your home! Online this week we will be visiting the arts and crafts tent with activities and games that help us bring out our creative sides.
Summer of Learning Playlist | Week of July 26, 2021
Call of the Wild
This week we’re going to learn about the different sounds animals make and how they use those sounds to communicate with one another.
Learn more about the sounds that animals make in this week’s activity playlist.
See Activity PlaylistSummer of Learning Playlist | Week of July 19, 2021
Out of this World Activities
This week we’re going to explore something really far away. How far away? We are talking about space! Strap into your spaceship and get ready for activities, games, and videos that are out of this world!
Learn more about space in this week’s activity playlist.
See Activity PlaylistSummer of Learning Playlist | Week of July 12, 2021
Dinosaurs are Dino-mite!
This week you are in for a ROARING good time as we learn all about dinosaurs! Even though dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, scientists are still learning new things about them all the time.
Learn more about dinosaurs in this week’s activity playlist.
See Activity PlaylistSummer of Learning Playlist | Week of July 5, 2021
Getting Wild with Cats and Dogs
Take a walk on the wild side and learn about cats and dogs that are big and small! This week, we’re going to build our observation skills and explore some of our favorite animals from all over the world.
Summer of Learning Playlist | Week of June 28, 2021
CELEBRATING FAMILY TRADITIONS
It’s week three of TPT’s extra special summer camp! This week, we’re going to learn about family traditions and the Fourth of July. In the activities, you’ll build your creativity and curiosity skills!
Summer of Learning Playlist | Week of June 21, 2021
SUMMER’S HERE! LET’S ENGINEER!
Do you like to build things? Do you like to solve problems? We do too! This week we are talking all about engineering.
Summer of Learning Playlist | Week of June 7, 2021
EXPLORE THE WILD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF WATER
It’s week two of TPT’s extra special summer camp! Every week this summer, we will watch, play, and explore our neighborhood with all our favorite PBS KIDS friends!
This week we are going to learn all about water!
See Activity PlaylistSummer of Learning Playlist | Week of May 31, 2021
Friends & Neighbors
Welcome to the first week of TPT’s extra special summer camp! Every week this summer, we will watch, play, and explore our neighborhood with all our favorite PBS KIDS friends!
Speaking of friends, this week we are going to learn about being good friends and neighbors. Discover activities to help you practice being a good friend, including making cards you can send to a pen pal.
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Fish Camp Game | Molly of Denali (Grades K – 2)
Use this “Molly of Denali” digital game to extend and expand students’ use of informational text as well as their knowledge of Alaska Native culture. In the game, Molly, her friend Trini and Trini’s dad use an informational book and its features, such as the table of contents, labeled diagrams and pictures with captions, in order to find out how to “catch” salmon with a traditional Alaska Native fish wheel or a canoe, rod and reel. Narrated by Molly, the game is accessible for readers and nonreaders alike.
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Hands-on Science (Grades PreK – 4)
Real-life science educators perform their best experiments with the help of a young studio audience. Hosted by David Gillette.
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Ruff Ruffman’s Ring of Fire Travel Guide (Grades 3-5)
Learn about volcanoes in the Ring of Fire and their relationship to earthquakes and mountain ranges with this game featuring PBS KIDS character Ruff Ruffman.
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Middle School
Digital Adventure 360° Interactive Experience: Penguins
Detroit Public TV and the Detroit Zoological Society take teachers and students on a virtual field trip inside the habitat of penguins. The interactive experience explores new and innovative approaches to learning and teaching by using 360-degree technology.
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High School
Moon Formation and Earth | Interactive Lesson
Students learn about the giant impact hypothesis for the moon’s formation, and how the Apollo moon rocks have contributed to scientists’ understanding about our closest solar system neighbor. Students evaluate how key pieces of data support the giant impact hypothesis and provide insights into Earth’s early history. A computer simulation helps students visualize the moon-forming impact.
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