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Family learning opportunities and new PBS Learning Media resources in the November 1 Newsletter from the WOUB Learning Lab

Posted on: Sunday, October 29, 2023

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Poster of Molly of Denali standing by a table of resources.

Family & Community Learning Series

When:

Nov 8th

Nov 15

Nov 22 (Learn At Home Activity)

Nov 29th

Dec 6th

Dec 13th

Where:

Stevens Literacy Center – Ohio University Campus
Patton Hall 218, Athens Ohio

WOUB Learning Lab is partnering with the Stevens Literacy Center to offer a Family and Community Learning Workshop (FCL) using the literacy skills resources from the PBS KIDS series, MOLLY OF DENALI ™. An FCL is a series of workshops that engage families in active, hands-on learning experiences. This MOLLY OF DENALI ™ FCL is designed for families with kids ages 5-8. The workshops use creative play and exploration to introduce kids and grown-ups to digital and tangible tools that can be used to develop knowledge, practices and perspectives. The learning focus for this workshop series is literacy and informational text—text with a primary purpose to convey information. This series will run for six consecutive weeks with an “At Home Learning Activity” in place of an in person session for the week of Thanksgiving (Nov 22).

To find out more information email:
Emily Van Meter – Stevensliteracycenterohio@gmail.com
740-593-0677

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A person taking photos of buffalo in the wild.

The American Buffalo

A Film by Ken Burns

This two-part, four-hour film takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the American buffalo’s evolution, its significance to the Indigenous people and landscape of the Great Plains, its near extinction, and the efforts to bring the magnificent mammals back from the brink. PBS Learning Media has created media-rich classroom resources for grades 6-12 for The American Buffalo.

The American Buffalo Collection

Two skeletons dressed in festive outfits playing instruments.

Día de los Muertos

All About the Holidays

This year, Día de los Muertos starts on November 1st. Did you know the Aztecs originated the holiday more than 3,000 years ago? Learn more about the Day of the Dead with PBS Learning Media’s “All About the Holidays.”

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Two mason jars filled with water and a leaf

Celebrating Fall

PBS KIDS for Parents

Welcome, fall! The autumn season gives us a great excuse to help our children re-explore their neighborhoods using all their senses. On a family walk, talk about different smells in the air or how the temperature feels cooler than it did in the summer. This collection from PBS KIDS for Parents has ideas for exploring and creating with your child this fall.

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Impact of Toxic Algal Blooms

New Resource on PBS LearningMedia

The documentary Bloom: The Toxic Threat to the Finger Lakes explores the recent outbreaks of cyanobacteria, also known as toxic algae or harmful algal bloom, across the eleven Finger Lakes. This collection examines the causes, impacts and possible solutions for addressing harmful algal blooms. These blooms threaten drinking water, native wildlife, as well as a multi-billion-dollar tourism economy across Central New York. While research into this growing problem continues, Bloom goes beneath the waves to bring to the surface potential environmental culprits that are bringing disruption to those who call the Finger Lakes home.

Explore the Collection

Children sitting on the floor. Two of them are raising thier hands

Let’s Vote!

An election year gives us a great opportunity to talk with our children about fairness and making decisions as a group. This article from PBS KIDS shares lots of resources for teaching young children about voting.

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Gorman Heritage Farm Virtual Field Trip

Ohio Learns 360

Have you taken our virtual field trip to Gorman Heritage Farm yet? Watch it now to explore composting, planting and harvesting of local crops and go inside a chicken coop. This webinar is funded by the Ohio Department of Education as part of Ohio Learns 360.

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