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At Home with Arizona PBS

 

At Home with Arizona PBS is a weekly email newsletter designed to bring you the latest information concerning COVID-19 and supply free At Home Learning resources for parents and educators. Arizona PBS is here to help make your time at home more informed, enjoyable and educational.



News Updates
 

COVID-19 worries mean no holiday party for most offices
Offices across the country are canceling holiday parties, finding ways to celebrate virtually or with other COVID-19 safeguards in place. Just 23% of businesses said they plan a year-end party this year, a reversal from the 76% who did so last year. Learn more about this unique situation.

10 p.m. curfew for the City of Tucson
Tucson began a 10 p.m. curfew starting on Dec. 4 that lasts until Dec. 23. It is the city’s latest effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Learn more about the reasoning behind the decision.

 

 


 
  

Activities & Resources

 

 

 

Science activities with Elinor
Encourage students to be like scientists and keep track of their learning on this science notebook from the PBS KIDS show "Elinor Wonders Why." Use the charts and tables outlined on the pages to organize thinking, document findings and record data from science investigations.

Hour of Code
This week is the Hour of Code (Dec. 7-13), a worldwide celebration of computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities, but expanding to various community efforts. If your community is participating in the Hour of Code, PBS LearningMedia has resources around ScratchJr that educators can use to introduce children to creative coding.

Learn all about driverless vehicles
Examine the benefits, risks and unintended consequences of driverless vehicles, which promise to solve some growing problems in society but may create new ones in their place, in this video titled, "NOVA Wonders: Can We Build a Brain?"

Winter Yule log fun!
Cold mornings call for cozy PBS KIDS virtual Yule Logs!  Stay warm no matter where you are across the state with this virtual Yule log.

Parenting resources straight to your phone
Parent tips, activities and developmental milestones on the go and in your pocket from Bright By Text!  Free from Arizona PBS, in English and Spanish - sign up by your zip code and receive information relevant to your community for your growing family (from prenatal to age 8). Learn more and sign up here.

 

 

 
 
 

Watch PBS KIDS Family Night!


 
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020

This weekend watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas," the classic TV special based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by the great Charles M. Schulz. This year, the special is only airing this weekend, right here on Arizona PBS!
 
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