All of the accessible PBS KIDS and Vermont Public content that you love and trust is now available in click-ready, curated, resources here on this page, and PBS LearningMedia for free!
Whenever you’re looking for standards-based, top-quality, interactive, and educational resources we are here for you. Vermont Public partners with the Vermont Agency of Education and Vermont Department of Libraries to meet the anywhere, anytime educational, social and emotional needs of Vermont children. This page is updated periodically with timely suggestions and materials. For more info email Heather Duhamel, Manager of Education Engagement at hduhamel@vermontpublic.org.
Events
Come and see Vermont Public and our Vermont Public Education Ambassadors at these Fall conferences:
- Vermont Art Educator Association Conference - October 6th at Lake Morey.
- Science Educators Conference - October 16th at the Sugarbush Resort.
- Vermont Fest -by Vita-Learn Conference - November 1st at the Killington Resort.
- Vermont School Counselors Conference - November 4th at the Stoweflake.
- Vermont Alliance for the Social Studies Conference- December 6th at Lake Morey.
Explore the Outdoors
Explore the Outdoors with PBS KIDS Teach Your Way Calendar. Get into the outdoors with your class! Explore with PBS KIDS.
Let's Celebrate the Arts!
Go behind the scenes of the Open Arms Dance Project in Boise, Idaho, as it rehearses for and performs its biggest show ever. Meet some of the members of this inclusive, multi-generational company, which includes dancers with disabilities and others who identify as able-bodied. LEARN MORE.
PreK/Grade 5 - Get Smart with the Arts with Vermont Public, PBS KID’S Pinkalicious and Peterrific. Renown cellist Yo-Yo Ma shows a group of children how music can express different moods and emotions, in this video from the PBS KIDS series PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC®. Yo-Yo Ma challenges the children to play a piece that communicates how they’re feeling. Then the group creates music together. vermont.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pinka23-arts-musicalexp/musical-expression-pinkalicious-peterrific
One Small Step
Vermont Public has partnered withStoryCorps, the national nonprofit dedicated to helping us believe in each other by illuminating the humanity and possibility in us all, one story at a time, as part of StoryCorps’One Small Step (OSS) Radio Station Hubs project. Check out StoryCorp’s learning guide and our conversation starter.
Digital Citizenship
Civics, voting, and elections are an essential part of democracy, and the this collection is designed to help involve students from PreK-Grade 12 in the political process. These resources encourage critical thinking and raise issues in media as students voice their perspective.
- Arthur Takes A Stand (PreK-2)
- Election Central Collection (3-12)
- Civic Duties | Social Studies Shorts (3-12)
- Election Basics | Crash Course (9-12)
Here are a few local recommendations from the Vermont Public’s But Why Podcast for Curious Kids Team.
C - How are images chosen for coins?
I - Who invented money?
V - Why Can't Kids Vote?
I - Who Invented The President?
C - Who Makes The Laws?
S - Why Is The World Split Into Countries?
PreK/K-2
You, Me, Community
Lead your class in these interactive activities that focus on community, civics and digital citizenship. Use the TEACH YOUR WAY resources your way.
Grades 3-5
But Why: Adventures!
An educational video series from Vermont Public, But Why: Adventures! brings the empowering and fun approach of our award-winning podcast into the classroom. Learn more
Educators check out But Why Bites biweekly!
Grades 6-12
Music-Comp's Student Composer Showcase
For February's Student Composer Showcase we'll speak with Montpelier High School senior,Callum Robechek about his years of involvement with Music-COMP.
The Student Composer Showcase is produced in collaboration with Music-COMP, the music composition mentoring program. The Music Composition Mentoring Program (Music-COMP) is a Vermont non-profit started in 1995 that teaches students in grades 3-12 how to compose original music. Students are paired with professional composers as mentors, and over 50 works are premiered each year with professional musicians. Learn more
Production support for the Student Composer Showcase is provided by Lake Champlain Access Television, a community media center serving eight towns in Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties, providing a free forum for expression, and a link to local government and training. More at lcatv.org.
Summer Dance Off- Classroom Connections from the Infinite Art Hunt Collection in PBS LearningMedia (English/Spanish).
Find it all on PBS LearningMedia!
Media is an interactive resource! Find standards-based lessons, online short videos, podcasts, and interactive activities for PreK-Grade 2 on PBS LearningMedia for free. Search by grade or topic.
We recommend our very own Mister Chris and Friends Moments Collection - View it here | Learn about the show
Welcome to But Why
An educational video series from Vermont Public, But Why: Adventures! brings the empowering and fun approach of our award-winning podcast into the classroom. Learn more and sign up
Did you know But Why Adventure’s Northeast Nature is accessible in PBS LearningMedia? Go to https://vermont.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids/
Find videos, learning guides, and more. In August, there will be two new episodes highlighting the months of July and August in the Northeast.
Vermont Public Podcast Project
It’s time again for the NPR Student Podcast Challenge. Last year, there were over 2,900 student-created and teacher supported podcasts submitted from across the country. The winners received prizes and were featured on NPR. It’s a new year and new time to consider podcasting (with support) in the classroom. To get started check out the Vermont Public Podcast Project one-sheet which includes tips and tricks to get started. Discover and drop in - download pdf.
For video production, find out more from our partners at NOVA Science Studios (Gr.6-12). Connect data, storytelling, and video development with support. Starting in late January 2024, NOVA will offer recurring check-in/Q&A sessions to participating educators and students. Deadline for classroom submissions that focus on big data is in March 2024.
The Vermont Public Podcast Project for Teachers brings resources and recommendations to you by the Vermont Agency of Education and Vermont Public Ambassadors. Discover and drop in - download pdf
Education Ambassadors support an integrated approach to cross-curricular instructional design, through the lens of multimedia. Learn more and meet our current Educator Ambassadors
Can floodplain maps made with artificial intelligence
Vermont Public and NOVA collaborate to look at data in society exploring how extreme flooding has caused severe damage in Vermont. Can floodplain maps made with artificial intelligence help protect the state from future storms? WATCH or READ to find out! Also catch the connected NOVA documentary, Secrets in Your Data
Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts
The arts are a powerful vehicle to celebrate diversity in the classroom. Children and adults are natural artists. Art nurtures our creativity and mental health! Check out this guide.
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