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
NOVA: Making North America | Origins
Wednesday, September 30, 2 PM
The epic 3 billion-year story of how our continent came to be. From the palm trees that once flourished in Alaska to titanic eruptions that nearly tore the Midwest in two, discover how forces of almost unimaginable power gave birth to North America.
- Program page
- PBS LearningMedia: Making North America | Interactive Map
Learning at Home
Week of 9/28 – 10/02
Monday, September 28
1 PM: The Great American Read: What We Do For Love
How do our favorite novels reflect what we do for love? From classic romance to family dramas, from unrequited passion to unforgettable first love, we take a look at our best-loved books that feature the most important emotion in our lives. And we examine why we are drawn to these stories.
- Program page
- PBS LearningMedia: The Great American Read Collection
2 PM: American Masters: Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell was no ordinary writer. The one book she published in her lifetime – Gone With the Wind – sold millions of copies during the Great Depression in America and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, 75 years ago. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel engages leading authors, historians, biographers, and people with personal connections to Mitchell to reveal a complex and mysterious woman.
- Program page
- PBS LearningMedia: Margaret Mitchell | Georgia Stories
Tuesday, September 29
1 PM: One Woman, One Vote
How could America claim to be the world’s greatest democracy, but deny the right to vote to women? With an introduction by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, One Woman, One Vote documents the events that culminated in the passing of the 19th Amendment.
- Program page
- PBS LearningMedia: Upstate, Downstate: The Women’s Movement
Wednesday, September 30
1 PM: Islands of Wonder: Borneo
Borneo, the third largest island on Earth, may seem like a paradise but its harsh landscape proves a struggle to survive. These challenges are the secret to the island hosting a greater diversity of life than almost any other island.
- Program page
- PBS LearningMedia: Virtual Field Trip Video: Borneo | Nature Works Everywhere
2 PM: NOVA: Making North America | Origins
The epic 3 billion-year story of how our continent came to be. From the palm trees that once flourished in Alaska to titanic eruptions that nearly tore the Midwest in two, discover how forces of almost unimaginable power gave birth to North America.
- Program page
- PBS LearningMedia: Making North America | Formation of the Ancestral Rockies
Thursday, October 1
1 PM: American Masters | Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Explore the inner life and works of the activist, playwright and author of A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry. Narrated by actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson and featuring the voice of Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose as Hansberry.
- Program page
- PBS LearningMedia: Lorraine Hansberry | Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart – Writing, Politics, and Compassion
Friday, October 2
1 PM: Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise | Part 2
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise looks at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years.
- Program page
- PBS LearningMedia: Keep Your Head Up | Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise