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Learning at Home | Week of 3/07 – 3/11

Take advantage of this week’s Learning at Home broadcast schedule – great for students engaged in hybrid or distance instruction, and families looking to spend some extra, quality time together!

After watching these fascinating programs, explore the PBS LearningMedia and web resources to learn more.

Highlight of the Week

Poetry in America: Looking for The Gulf Motel
Friday, March 11, 1 PM

Richard Blanco’s poem “Looking for The Gulf Motel” transports readers to 1970s Florida, recalling a Cuban-American family’s vacations on the sparkling sands of Marco Island. Blanco and international superstar Gloria Estefan join Elisa New and a chorus of Cuban American adults in Miami and middle school students in New York City to reflect on family and what it means to call a place home.

Learning at Home
Week of 3/07 – 3/11

Monday, March 7

1 PM: The Amazing Human Body: Grow

Learn how humans begin life as a single cell and, over the course of a lifetime, grow into beings of more than 37 trillion cells. Plus, explore new discoveries that can help humans live longer, healthier lives.

2 PM: Animal Babies: First Year on Earth⎪First Steps

See the challenges young animals can face in their first year, whether fighting for survival in the wild or learning to coexist with humans. In First Steps, the babies learn to understanding their surroundings in environments ranging from Africa to Sri Lanka to Iceland. The most basic tools for survival must be learned in their first three months to thrive and ultimately survive.

Tuesday, March 8

1 PM: The Amazing Human Body: Survive

Discover the miracles the human body goes through every day to stay alive and healthy. From fighting infections to repairing damage, human bodies have remarkable arsenals that allow survival against all kinds of outside threats.

2 PM: Animal Babies: First Year on Earth⎪Testing Limits

Learn the new challenges baby animals face once they can get around on their own. Every day brings new trials and tribulations, like searching for food, surviving in harsh environments and bonding with family members.

Wednesday, March 9

1 PM: The Amazing Human Body: Learn

See how experiences shape the brain and body together, allowing them to adapt to the outside environment and develop new skills. Plus, learn how the brain forms memories by storing and processing billions of pieces of information every second.

2 PM: Animal Babies: The First Years on Earth⎪New Frontiers

Join the baby animals as they near the end of their first year of life — it’s time for these young ones to branch off from the comfort of their mothers and learn to explore the great unknown on their own.

Thursday, March 10

1 PM: American Masters | Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

An intimate portrait of the groundbreaking writer that interweaves archival imagery, including home movies and personal photographs, animation and original interviews to tell the inspiring story of Tan’s life and career.

Friday, March 11

1 PM: Poetry in America: Looking for The Gulf Motel

Richard Blanco’s poem “Looking for The Gulf Motel” transports readers to 1970s Florida, recalling a Cuban-American family’s vacations on the sparkling sands of Marco Island. Blanco and international superstar Gloria Estefan join Elisa New and a chorus of Cuban American adults in Miami and middle school students in New York City to reflect on family and what it means to call a place home.

1:30 PM: Articulate | Singular Purpose

Poet Terrance Hayes and clarinetist Anthony McGill have been resolute in pursuit of their destinies. Poet Terrance Hayes has been hailed for his fearlessness in pushing the boundaries of convention but in life he’s learnt to practice caution. It took Anthony McGill five attempts to become Principal Clarinet of the New York Philharmonic. Failure was never an option.

2 PM: Votes for Women: The History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song

Learn of the woman’s suffrage movement as you listen to Women in Harmony of Portland, Maine sing songs of suffrage and hear of the history of the long battle for the right to vote through narrated segments illustrated by historic archival material.

Learning at Home on Mountain Lake PBS is supported by:
Adirondack Foundation