PBS Western Reserve Educational Technology and Services in collaboration with Ohio's PBS TV Stations and Educational Technology Agencies are aware that ALL EDUCATORS need resources related to developing and maintaining student education through online learning at home.
Are you looking for something more and different to do with your toddlers and preschoolers? PBS LearningMedia and PBS KIDS have many fun, educational, engaging apps and games for preschool children and many activity ideas too!  
Check these out!
PBS Western Reserve did a Be My Neighbor Day at the REACH Center at Summit Lake in Akron, Ohio on Saturday, June 12th.  These events are so much fun for the children, families, volunteers and of course, Daniel Tiger!  Be My Neighbor days focuses of community resources and neighborhood helpers.  It’s a wonderful day of pulling people together and supporting young children and families.  We at PBS along with PNC and community partners have done several of these events but, each one is so special.  It makes me think how special the message is that Daniel Tiger brings each episode, each book and even each computer game and app.  So, I thought that in this newsletter I would share some great Daniel Tiger resources with you!
Since the weather is warmer, let’s start off with a camping video clip.

Daniel the Adventure Tiger Goes Camping | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (58 seconds)  
In this video clip, Daniel pretends that he is a brave tiger going on a camping trip. 

Pretend play is a wonderful tool for children to build confidence and overcome fears.  Through pretend play, children act out roles that may help them look at a situation or a fear in a different way.  Along with this video clip is an information sheet with Fred Rogers’ wisdom about children and fears that you can use in your program and share with families. https://static.pbslearningmedia.org/media/media_files/Children___Fears.article_1.pdf 

Check this activity out too!  Not so scary shadows

Daniel and Dad - The Adventure Tigers | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (39 seconds)
Daniel and Dad play together in this video clip where they exercise their imaginations and pretend that they are adventure tigers in the jungle. 

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (1:39 min.)
Another fun feature of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood resources is that they include real children and families doing family activities like Watching the Sunset

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is always a fun place to visit! 
This website from PBS Kids https://pbskids.org/daniel/ has games, stories, videos and art and songs.   There are many free games that can be downloaded.  Games include: Neighbor Day, Birthday Buddy, Hide and Seek, Doctor Daniel and more!  Stories include a special one for Dad for Father’s Day, Katarina Gets Mad, Big Brother Daniel and Neighborhood Clean Up. Videos include video clips, episodes, music and make believe. The art and song tab has great pages for children to color and has about six songs that include printed lyrics and a coloring page for each song.  Every child is likely to find something fun to do on this website!

Daniel Tiger has a lot to say about social emotional topics and life’s little lessons!  PBS for Parents has several life’s little lessons articles that help families support young children when they are facing issues such as sharing, grriffic feelings, and figuring a way to keep on trying.

Check out all these resources and use them in your programs or share with families!
We at PBS Western Reserve so appreciate all that you do for the children and families that you serve. We know how valuable you are to your community and we appreciate having the opportunity to offer quality professional development opportunities to you. Our 20-21 Ohio Ready to Learn grant year is about over. We do have a few trainings left and have openings in the classes. The Red/Green Choices Behavior Management workshop has a wealth of information that supports children’s self-regulation and more. Please consider attending this workshop and help us meet our participation goals! Just click on one of the links and it will take you right to registration. Again, many thanks for your support of PBS Western Reserve!

Red light/Green Light - Behavior Management 
Early childhood professionals who attend this training will be introduced to identifying strategies to use with young children to address behavior and will have the opportunity to practice a variety of engaging instructional strategies that support management of preschool children.      
PBS Western Reserve and the Ohio Ed Techs are here to help!
We know many schools have moved to online instruction. In an effort to help with this transition, PBS Western Reserve in collaboration with the Ohio EdTechs, is providing free professional learning videos and virtual assistance focusing on online learning. These resources (www.ohioedtechs.org) are available today. Certificates of completion and contact hours are available.   
We appreciate any and all support you all would like to provide. Any suggestions for additional videos, resources and/or support materials would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to reach out to me at jgood@westernreservepublicmedia.org or via my mobile phone at 330-277-6059.

Jeff Good, Chief Education Technology Officer
PBS Western Reserve
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