pbskids.org

PBSKids.org’s website is rich in stunning and unique content. Games are free and recommended for children two through eight. Navigating to a game page, allows you to reveal the game’s educational focus along the top of the screen with a simple mouse-over. Educational topics include science, literacy, measurement, estimating, and much more. Parents can even download website content onto their mobile device by taking advantage the site’s free mobile downloads

Let your child connect the dots, decorate badges and more with the Dragon Tales, or play Rhyme Time Bingo and collect letters in a Why Flying Adventure with PBS’s Super Why. Children will love playing the games and printing out coloring pages and crafts with their favorite cartoon characters. More than twenty-six children’s television shows are represented on the PBS site, including Clifford, Arthur, and family classic The Bernstein Bears. Games and activities can be sorted by show, type of game, or educational focus.

Looking for a break from all that learning? Children can watch full episodes of their favorite shows online at PBS.org too. A word of caution though, you will want to be sure that you have access to a fairly fast internet connection before attempting to browse this site. While the graphics and animation make this site attractive and easy to navigate for children, they do cause a slow load time. Test it out when the kids aren’t around if you’re not sure.

Links for parents and teachers offer program overviews and fun activities to do with children that reinforce the educational themes each show presents. Television schedules for each program are also available via this link. Teachers will be pleased to know that they can also find lesson plans, FAQ’s, and character descriptions on these pages, to help them more effectively use this site as a classroom tool for their kindergarten through third grade students.