SDPB Education Update "January 23 - January 29"
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1.
SDPB Online Schedules and Featured Resources
2.
Arts and Culture
3.
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.
Language Arts
5.
Math
6.
Science and Technology
7.
Social Studies
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1.
SDPB Television Schedules/ Children’s Schedule/ SDPB Radio Schedules/ SDPB Video Player
Featured Program:
Signing Time: Happy Birthday to You & Move and Groove
SDPB TV, Saturday, January 23, 4:00am – 5:00am CT (Overnight Schedule – Tape late
Friday night)
Happy Birthday to You - Sign and celebrate Leah’s birthday with Alex, Leah, Hopkins
and Rachel. Move and Groove - Jump, dance, spin and march along with the Signing
Time friends, demonstrating the many wonderful ways to move your body. (PreK-Early
Elementary)
Resources - http://www.signingtime.com/resources/
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Activities: http://www.signingtime.com/resources/activities
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Coloring pages:
http://www.signingtime.com/resources/activities/coloringpages/
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Crafts:
http://www.signingtime.com/resources/activities/crafts/
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Activity ideas from parents:
http://www.signingtime.com/resources/signing-activities
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Episode Descriptions Season I (Online)
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Episode Descriptions Season II (Online)
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2. Arts and Culture
Online Resources:
A Close Look at a Play - A Raisin in the Sun Revisited: Chapter 7
Video/ Upper Elementary-HS
This segment of A Raisin in the Sun Revisited focuses on Act II of the play Clybourne Park. We
flash forward 50 years to 2009. Clybourne Park has become an all-black neighborhood. As white
buyers now desire to return to the city, a couple begins a conversation with the current
neighborhood association representatives, a black couple. The discussion quickly dissolves into
one of racial issues, revealing resentments from both parties that echo back to the familiar
tensions from Act One.
The Incredible True Story of the Blobfish - Songs for Unusual Creatures (The Tubax and
the Contrabassoon)
Video/ Grade: K-HS
The blobfish was recently declared "The World's Ugliest Animal!", but is that really fair? Even if
the blobfish is less attractive that some of its fishy cohorts, does that make it any less lovable?
Let's take a closer look at how this unusual creature became an overnight celebrity. While we're
at it, how about a musical boxing match performed on two of the lowest-pitched instruments -tubax and contrabassoon?
The Junkman - Music Arts Toolkit
Online/ Grade: K-Elementary
Donald Knaack, a percussionist known as “The Junkman” because he makes music with found
junk items, works with students and the Louisville Youth Orchestra and talks about the value of
using junk to create rhythms and music.
Bubble Beats
Interactive/ Grade: PreK-Early Elementary
Can you identify unique beats? In this interactive, students join tropical friends under the sea to
test whether they can tell the difference between fun bongo beats. Some beats are slower and
some are faster. Some are simple, while others are more complicated. This resource is part of the
KET Art to Heart collection.
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3. Health, Wellness and Fitness
Online Resources:
Inside our Human Body - Kidneys
Video/ More/ Grade: 6-HS
The video explains the human body's filtration system, examining the intricate structure of the
kidneys and such complications as kidney stones and kidney failure.
DragonflyTV - Glo Germ
Video/ Grade: Elementary-MS
As the weather gets colder, kids seem to share a lot more germs. These busy scientists don't
have time to get sick. Their question: how can we avoid spreading germs and viruses to our
friends and families? Does it make a difference whether we sneeze into our hands or into our
elbows?
Healthy Habits: Coughing and Washing Hands
Video/ Grade: PreK-K
This video demonstrates two of the most important habits we can teach children: covering your
mouth when you cough or sneeze and washing your hands. In this video, a young girl
demonstrates the correct procedure for performing these two simple tasks. It’s important to
introduce preschool-age children to healthy habits and to reinforce these habits while they are
young so that they become automatic.
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4. Language Arts
Online Resources:
Carl Sandburg: Poet of the People
Video & Resources/ Grade: MS-HS
In this video from American Masters: The Day Carl Sandburg Died, students learn about Carl
Sandburg and his early days as a “poet of the people.” As a young man, Sandburg worked as an
organizer for the Social-Democratic Party of Wisconsin. This work helped to fuel his poetry, which
led him to focus on issues relevant to working people and the poor.
What if the Civil War Were Tweeted?
Video/ Grade: MS-HS
Explore innovations in communication technology during the Civil War and how they impacted
the news media, in this video from The Good Stuff: Time Capsule. Using discussion questions and
teaching tips, students will learn about how the telegram changed the way news was reported
and compare it to our own social media revolution.
Dramatic Interpretation of Literature: The Tell-Tale Heart
Video & Resources/ Grade: 6-12
Actor Kevin Hardesty gives a dramatic reading of a passage from the Edgar Allan Poe story “The
Tell-Tale Heart.” The text is shown on screen alongside his performance.
Mungu's Revenge (Myths and Legends)
Video/ Grade: 2-5
Listen in as the crew tell each other creature stories which are a magical mixture of wildlife
facts, African myths, and Australian aboriginal legends. Chris tells viewers how the rhino got its
horn from Mungu, lord of all living things. Allison tells how the duck-billed platypus was asked by
mammals, fish, and birds to join their groups but decided to remain true to itself as one of the
world's only egg-laying mammals. Finally, Martin tells how the ostrich, unable to fly, was given
fast, powerful legs to run away from danger.
The Blue Sky
Online Book/ Grade: PreK-4
In this online book from the International Children's Digital Library, a sad and lonely little girl
dreams of seeing her mother again as she watches the clouds in the sky. She finds friends in the
birds who talk to her. She discovers that creatures live in the clouds, and finally one of the birds
help her return to her mother.
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5. Math
Online Resources:
Distributive Property
Video/ Grade: Upper Elementary-HS
This video explains the distributive property in multiplication. It means that if you have a
number multiplying addition and/or subtraction inside parentheses, you can distribute
multiplication over the parentheses to ALL the numbers inside, kinda like the way you distribute
friendship bracelets to your ALL your buddies. Cause if you make one for one friend, then all your
friends gets them.
Cyberchase Math:
Measure and Measure
Lesson/ Grade: Elementary
Students learn why non-standard measures can be useful even when measurements
must be precise. They practice measuring using non-standard measures.
Calculating Speed
Video/ Grade: Elementary
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad has to find out exactly how
fast each of Wicked’s three brooms can go. They set out to calculate the speed per
second of each broom using the data they have from their speed tests over a period of
five seconds.
Interactive Math Games
Online/ Grade: PreK-Elementary
Online math games from all of your favorite PBS KIDS shows.
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6. Science and Technology
SDPB TV:
Nature Adventures: Black Hills Favorite Places
SDPB TV, Sunday, January 24, 4:30pm – 5:00pm CT
Terri and Todd visit some of their favorite destinations in the Black Hills of South Dakota. With
so many places to explore, we highlight some of our favorite places to visit, and those we
encourage everyone to add to their bucket list. (More) Related Resources: Amphibians& Reptiles,
Birds, Ecosystems, Habitats & Outdoor Activities, Fossil & Minerals, Insects, Mammals, Plants,
Waters of South Dakota
NATURE: Natural Born Hustlers – Sex, Lies & Dirty Tricks
SDPB TV, Wednesday, January 27, 7:00pm – 8:00pm CT
The series concludes with Sex, Lies & Dirty Tricks, which explores sneaky mating techniques.
(More)
NOVA: Himalayan Megaquake
SDPB TV, Wednesday, January 27, 8:00pm – 9:00pm CT
On April 25, 2015, a devastating earthquake rocked Nepal. As it ripped across the Himalayas, it
wiped out villages and left thousands dead. Hear the harrowing stories of the Nepalese people
who lived near the epicenter and of survivors trapped on Everest. Through dramatic eyewitness
footage, expert interviews, and stunning graphics, NOVA reveals the anatomy of this megaquake
while scientists race to answer urgent questions—Is another big one just around the corner?
(More)
Online Resources:
Scientists Use 3-D Printers to Recreate Largest Dinosaur Ever
Video & Handout/ Grade: 6-12
Learn about a newly-discovered dinosaur and the technology scientists used to recreate it with
this video and educational resources from PBS NewsHour.
What's the Difference Between a Solar and Lunar Eclipse?
Video/ Grade: Elementary-HS
What is the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse? How can you tell the difference? Find
out in this episode.
Garden Pests and Helpers
Video/ Grade: Elementary
This video from KET’s Think Garden collection explains how creatures living in a garden can
damage or help it. See the role insects like bees and butterflies play in pollination, and learn how
ladybugs and spiders help by eating insects that attack the garden. Also learn how to discourage
bigger garden pests like birds and rabbits through the use of simple tools and techniques such as
scarecrows, raised beds, fences, netting, and more.
NEW Resources – Nature Cat
Online Resources/ Grade: PreK-Elementary
Fred the house cat dreams of exploring the great outdoors. Once his family leaves for the day,
Fred transforms into Nature Cat, "backyard explorer extraordinaire!" Enjoy clips from Nature Cat
along with fun interactive resources surrounding the show.
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7. Social Studies
SDPB TV:
FIRST LANGUAGE - The Race to Save Cherokee
SDPB TV, Sunday, January 24, 3:00pm – 4:00pm CT
This documentary is about the current efforts to revitalize the Cherokee language, a vessel of
knowledge and identity for the Cherokee people. (More)
American Experience: Mine Wars
SDPB TV, Tuesday, January 26, 8:00pm – 10:00pm CT
Go inside the coal miners' bitter battle for dignity at the dawn of the 20th century with The Mine
Wars. The struggle over the material that fueled America led to the largest armed insurrection
since the Civil War and turned parts of West Virginia into a bloody war zone. (More)
Online Resources:
Don't Miss New PBS Drama Mercy Street
Based on real events, new PBS drama Mercy Street goes beyond the front lines of the Civil War
and into the chaotic world of the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia.
Looking to teach the Civil War in your class? Find resources from this program and more! View
Resources (More)
Native American Culture: Dance
Spirit of the Dance: Wacipi
Video/ Grade: Upper Elementary-HS
This documentary focuses on the dance styles and history of the Northern Plains
Indians. Lakota elders, scholars and others share stories of the many dances that are
still performed at pow wows (Wacipi) today.
Native American Culture: About Cherokee Dance
Video/ Grade: Upper Elementary-HS
In this video John Bullet Standingdeer a member of the Warriors of AniKituhwa of
Cherokee, NC, describes the cultural importance of the ceremonial Eagle Dance,
performed by the Warriors of AniKituhwa, and the social Beaver Dance, performed by
the Raven Rock Dancers.
Slavery and the U.S. Constitution
Blended Lesson/ Grade: 5-8
In this blended lesson supporting literacy skills, students learn about the debate over slavery at
the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Students develop their literacy skills as they explore a
social studies focus on the changing perception of slavery in the new United States and the ways
in which the debate over slavery affected the content of the Constitution. During this process,
they read informational text, learn and practice vocabulary words, and explore content through
videos and interactive activities.
Things To Do in Your Hometown
Activity Ideas/ Grade: Elementary-HS
Adventures in Citizenship activity ideas.
Interactive Geography Game
Online/ Grade: Elementary
Entertaining and educational game and website.
What Do You Get From That?
Video/ Grade: PreK-1st
Cows give us the milk we drink every day. We use that milk to make lots of other things we
enjoy like ice cream, cheese, butter and cream. In this video, children learn about different
animals on a farm and the everyday items we get from them.
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