At Home with Arizona PBS

At Home with Arizona PBS is a weekly email newsletter designed to bring you the latest news 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.

Activities & Resources

Audio storytelling webinar
Calling all middle and high school students interested in producing audio stories! Podcasting Producer Steph Colburn of "editaud.io" and Youth Media Producer Briget Ganske are sharing the best audio scripting, mixing and editing practices LIVE on Thursday, March 4 at 5 p.m. Arizona time.

Read, read and read some more!
The Arizona PBS staff have gathered together their favorite children's books and compiled a list just for you. Follow, like and share the Arizona PBS KIDS Facebook and Instagram pages to stay updated on next week's book giveaway opportunities exclusively for our followers.

Celebrate "Read Across America!"
Explore the PBS LearningMedia "Martha Speaks" Reading Buddies Collection and inspire your students and kids with the love of words, books and reading this week and year-round. (Grades: K-5)

Sesame Street Story Book Builder
Early readers will love building their story with Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Cookie Monster! Story Book Builder is a perfect tool for helping children identify feelings while developing word and letter recognition and sounds. Available in English and Spanish. (Grades Pre-K-K)

Resources to fall in love with reading
PBS LearningMedia offers two collections for students diving deeper into their favorite or assigned books this semester. It's Lit! is a series of smart, funny video essays from PBS Digital Studios about our favorite books and why we love to read. Crash Course Literature gives readers a fresh perspective on the magic an author endures when bringing "dry, dead words on a page" to life. (Grades 7-12)

Family favorites on Friday nights!

Friday, March 5, 2021

Join everyone's favorite Pteranodon family for a double-feature adventure. Explore even more with a "fossil hunt" from these Dinosaur Train digital resources.

Follow Arizona PBS KIDS and explore this page for at-home activities.

News Updates

Arizona pushes to get students back to school in person
Arizona Horizon speaks with Chris Kotterman, the Director of Governmental Relations at the Arizona School Board Association, regarding Arizona's progress to get all students back into the classroom. Learn more.

House passes LGBTQ rights bill; critics say it tramples religious rights
The House voted Thursday to expand civil rights protections to include sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy, a move supporters said will grant those groups "the full equality under the law they deserve."

It's Women's History Month

Explore women's history all month long on our social media channels. Follow Arizona PBS on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.