Educational News and Resources from Iowa Public Television

Resources for Elementary Teachers

MARCH 20 - 27

Featured Resource
Hands-On Learning Through PBS KIDS Lab

Grade Range: PreK-2, 3-5

Check out the variety of hands-on activities to help develop students' math skills--while playing with blocks, drawing shapes, or building a playhouse through trial and error.

Video, Interactives, Documents
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Postcards from Buster

Grade Range: K-2, 3-5

Postcards from Buster has new online resources, an updated website, new teacher guides, games, and more. These resources are specifically designed for elementary students, and work side-by-side with the episodes that are all available online.

Video

Nature Life Cycle

Grade Range: PreK-2

With this video from Dinosaur Train, your students will examine the life cycle of flowers and understand that in nature everything changes.

Register today for these ICN sessions, at no charge to you or your school, to network your students with other learners throughout the state.

Wild Kratts: Bass Class (Grades K-2): Learn the difference between small and large mouth bass.
Interesting Insects (Grades K-4): Explore the different types of insects in Iowa.

Can't make it to any of these sessions? Take a look at IPTV's ICN events calendar to schedule your next opportunity.

Interactive
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Chuck Vanderchuck's New Season

Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8

In this web series, Chuck Vanderchuck starts season two off by exploring the world of hip hop music. The site offers great videos for explaining different types of musical genres, interactives that test students' knowledge of musical history, and much more.

Video

How Do Plants get Energy?

Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

This video segment from NOVA explores the history of plant biology and sheds light into our present-day understanding of photosynthesis.

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