Learning Snacks: Back to School, Back to History! 📚✏️

It’s officially back-to-school season! Time to get back into learning, exploring and asking big questions. This week’s Learning Snacks combines the excitement of going back to school with an exploration of people, ideas and events that shaped the United States. From getting ready for the first day to exploring the American Revolution, there is so much to discover this week!

FOR KIDS: BACK-TO-SCHOOL ADVENTURES
Feeling some first day nerves? Get ready for the best year ever with these collections of PBS Kids back-to-school videos and games! Make your own back-to-school checklist to help feel prepared for the big day or a back-to-school time capsule for something fun to look back on as you grow!

FOR PARENTS: TRANSITIONING BACK TO SCHOOL
Help your littles transition from summer to the school year with a first week of school planner! Preparing children for the first day helps create smoother transitions and helps them cope with back-to-school anxiety. Young children might experience separation anxiety or after-school meltdowns, so try these five ways to beat the first day jitters!

FOR EDUCATORS: AMERICAN REVOLUTION TOOLKIT
Kick off the school year with PBSLearningMedia’s Back-to-School collection and teacher guides! Then, dive into the American Revolution Classroom Collection to explore our nation’s history with engaging activities for all grade levels. Explore women of the American Revolution, U.S. History, Civics, and even a media challenge with PBS!

PBS KIDS celebrates Halloween

This Halloween season, PBS KIDS is offering families a festive lineup, including a Halloween episode from the brand-new series SUPER WHY’S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES, a spooky episode of ROSIE’S RULES and all-new episodes of both ODD SQUAD and ODD SQUAD GAMING UNIT. In addition, enjoy classics like “Creepy Creatures” from WILD KRATTS, “The Haunted Tree House” from ARTHUR and many more!

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