PBS and Thirteen has a few websites with resources, education, games, and links for parents (that means dads too) and other child caregivers.

One of News Flash 5’s kid correspondents, Nicholas, age 10, presents a compelling argument for continuing to teach fractions in school…(if you’re not familiar with the debate, see a see news story on the opposite side of the debate, a professor calling for the elimination of fraction instruction.)

The local winners, from kindergarten to 3rd grade, are posted online…you can read stories about lost monkeys, aliens who hide in art, and various other adventures written by kids. Part of the Ready to Learn site for parents of preschoolers.

On this online news show for kids, the lost Stradivarius story, plus news about the future of cricket, how much it costs to mint a penny, and more stories.

Taxicab solo

Do you remember the gorilla suits? Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno? The “Last Word” lightbulb? If you were a beginning reader in the ’70s and ’80s, chances are you do. And now PBS and Sesame Workshop have good news for you (and your kids): a full season of The Electric Company is coming back to [...]

Perhaps a little more politicized, and with a few different characters…Sesame Street was relaunched in Israel at the end of 2006. It’s called Sippuray Sumsum, and the characters featured are Noah and Brosh.
(sample of Israeli Sesame Street below, apologies if it’s not working)

Sesame Street launched their U.S. video website in January…there are hundreds of [...]

A happiness poll reveals that only half of Americans feel they are thriving, a women’s softball team helps an opponent score a homerun, a student from the Virgin Islands wins a national poetry competition (pictured), fossilized dinosaur poop sells in a NYC auction, and the Chinese crack down on child labor.

On April 30, 2008 Cyberchase actor Christopher Lloyd was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the “Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program” category for his portrayal of The Hacker.
“Hacker is fun because he is so treacherous, so vain… He’s a brute!” says Lloyd. In Cyberchase, the villainous Hacker is on a mad mission to take [...]

In this brand-new Cyberchase Web game, Team Motherboard goes head to head with Team Hacker in the TriAdditon. Can you choose the team that has what it takes to win the race? Play now!

Where will her feet take her today? Visit Franny’s Feet online to play fun games and find out more about Franny’s latest adventures.