The new school year is right around the corner! That means big changes and new routines for families and educators alike.
Whether you’re returning to the classroom or learning at home, Mountain Lake PBS is here for you as the 2023-2024 school year kicks off! Check out some of our favorite back-to-school resources below to help learners of all ages succeed.
Explore collections from PBS LearningMedia and PBS KIDS for Parents to help create good study habits, set & continue new routines, manage emotions, and build friendships. Materials include resources to support educators as they integrate PBS and PBS KIDS content into their classrooms. And don’t miss the growing list of videos, activities, and teaching tips exploring the Adirondacks, Champlain Valley, and beyond from Mountain Lake PBS on PBS LearningMedia.
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Tips for New School Year Success
Helping Preschoolers Cope With Separation Anxiety
Grade PreK
As you prepare to drop your child off at preschool, try these strategies to help your child cope with separation anxiety.
Setting Goals for a New School Year
Grades PreK-3
A new school year is a great time to set new goals, just like a new year! Here are some easy ideas for creating new school year resolutions and ways to make them stick.
Three Ways to Help Your Child Build Better Friendships
Grades PreK-3
From modeling friendships to helping children understand how to invite and include others, parents play an essential role in helping children to build relationships with others.
How to Get Involved in Your Child’s Learning at School
Grades PreK-3
Students are better capable of flourishing in school when they have the support and encouragement of their parents. Here are a few ways that parents can be involved to help their children be engaged and positive with their learning.
How to Prepare Your Child for a New School
Grades K-3
Whether your child is changing schools, getting a new teacher, or simply switching from a summer routine to a school year routine, school changes can bring out a lot of emotions for both of you!
Back to School Resource Hubs & Collections
Going Back to School collection | PBS Kids for Parents
Grades PreK-3
School is back in session! Explore different topics, such as coping with back-to-school anxieties and emotions, creating daily routines, and tackling common situations that arise with the start of school. Ease the transition with some fun lunch box or after school snacks and downtime activities.
Back to School collection | PBS LearningMedia
Grades PreK-5
Get ready for the start of school with some of our favorite back-to-school resources! This collection features activities and video resources to help students get to know each other and their new school routines, and lesson plans to help you get your new class off to a great start.
New York Boost! Support for High School and College Students
Grades 6-12
In this collection, curated by WPBS and with resources guided by experts, students can access interactive, experiential learning opportunities and solve real world problems for academic success.
Crash Course: Study Skills
Grades 9-12
In this Crash Course series, students learn how to take effective notes, ease test anxiety, get organized, and so much more!
Activities, Games & More
School Readiness | Sesame Street in Communities
Grades PreK-K
Children’s lives are packed with first-time experiences. By using everyday moments for learning, you’re building their brains—and a strong foundation of early school readiness for success in school and in life. Using these resources, take a peek into another child’s day in the video “A Day in the Life of a Kindergartner,” get Parent-Teacher Communication Tips, and draw a Family Portrait.
Get-Ready-for-School Checklists
Grades PreK-3
Whether your child will be going back to school or learning at home this fall, download these checklists to get ready for back to school!
Teachers are Terrific | Booklist
Grades PreK-5
Teachers must be brave, patient, creative and downright stalwart people. Celebrate going back to school with these books aboutextraordinary teachers and the children they teach!
Create a Homework Center
Grades K-3
This quick and easy back-to-school project is perfect to help your little ones feel more in control of things.
Back to School Game | Arthur
Grades K-5
It’s the first day of school! Help Arthur take care of classroom chores, hand out invitations, retrieve library books and more.