March 12th, 2010

Sesame Street’s When Families Grieve

Wednesday, April 14^th at 7 pm

When Families Grieve features the personal stories of several families with children who have experienced the death of a parent. This powerful and heartwarming 60-minute show, featuring the Sesame Street Muppets, will provide families in the military and in the general public a valuable service by making the courageous struggles of parents and children visible, while sharing strategies that have helped them cope with grief.

Most recent data state that one in 20 American children under the age of 15 experiences the death of a parent whether it be from illness, suicide, accident or war-related. The death of a parent is one of the most difficult things a child can face; but children are not the only ones that feel overwhelmed and experience change in their behavior. Grieving is a family experience and, thus, the entire family needs support during this most difficult time. This is why When Families Grieve will harness the unique approach that Sesame takes in addressing children’s needs: using the Sesame Street Muppets to aid the communication between adults and children with language and strategies that are child appropriate and useful for the whole family.

January 26th, 2010

Hummingbirds airs Sunday, January 10 at 7pm.

Hummingbirds represent one of nature’s most interesting paradoxes — they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet. New knowledge gained from scientists currently making great breakthroughs in hummingbird biology makes this a perfect time to focus on these shimmering, flashing jewels of the natural world. Stunningly beautiful high-definition, high speed footage of hummingbirds in the wild combined with high-tech presentations of their remarkable abilities help us to understand the world of hummingbirds as we never have before.

Check out some of the locations that filmmaker Ann Prum visited during the making of Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air.

Contest: Can You Name Every Species?

Watch the episode, then try to identify all 46 species pictured, and you could win a copy of Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air on DVD.

January 8th, 2010

The Biscuit Brothers Special airs Sunday, December 20 at 5 pm.

Musical Celebrations – Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Hispanic tradition, birthdays and other holidays and celebrations are explored after Tiny Scarecrow accidentally releases all the holiday melodies from Melody Garden. This song filled special shows how a “holiday” can be a good time to learn about other cultures and traditions and a great time to share your culture and traditions with others.
Merry Musical Christmas – The whole family will sing and laugh along with this heart-felt musical nod to traditional Christmas specials of the past. Join the Biscuit Brothers and company on Christmas Eve as they use music to celebrate on the magical, musical farm and try to cheer up Tiny Scarecrow who sits high atop Symphony Barn waiting for snow.

Watch a preview of the Biscuit Brothers Special here.

January 8th, 2010

School groups who visit ACM this fall will explore the new Cyberchase: The Chase is On! exhibit through January 23, 2010. Based on the award-winning animated math series, the exhibit recruits K-5 students to join the CyberSquad¹s action packed adventures using math reasoning and problem-solving to thwart Hacker¹s evil plans to conquer Cyberspace.

Downloadable resources include exhibit experiences correlated to NCTM standards and bilingual instruction sheets for pre/post activities.

January 8th, 2010

January is Music Month!  We invite you to preview portions of the upcoming PBS program SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS and respond to questions regarding the application of this content in your classroom.  This is your opportunity to provide us with input before the educational content is developed!  Watch the preview here.