For this week's Learning at Home Highlight we're thrilled to feature this episode of NOVA: A - Z. From the shape of the letter A to the role of writing in trade and storytelling, discover how the written word shaped civilization itself in "The First Alphabet."
Watch & Wonder
Great for classroom viewing, distance instruction, and families looking to spend extra quality time together, Watch & Wonder Program Highlights are suitable for middle and high school aged learners.
Paired with a media-rich PBS LearningMedia resource or collection, featured programs include NATURE, NOVA, American Masters, and more. Encourage creativity, kick start innovation, and expand teenager’s horizons with stories from across the globe!
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature the "Artistic Pioneers" episode of "The Hudson River School." After watching, dive deeper with resources about the romantic vision of this artistic movement on PBS LearningMedia.
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature the "Patterned Planet" episode of "Life From Above." After watching, dive deeper with resources about how satellite imagery can be used by scientists to sustain biodiversity on PBS LearningMedia.
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature the "Yukon" episode of "Rivers of Life." After watching, dive deeper with resources about how the environment of Alaska’s Yukon Delta is seeing major changes, impacting the cultural traditions of the Yupi’k people who live there.
For next week’s Watch & Wonder Highlight, we’re thrilled to feature the musical special "Dia De Los Muertos." After watching, dive deeper with resources that explore the work of Ofelia Esparza, educator and life-long artist, who teaches the meaning and history of Día de los Muertos and the altars that commemorate loved ones who have passed away.
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature "NATURE: Undercover in the Jungle." After watching, dive deeper with resources about the work of naturalists and unusual animal behaviors on PBS LearningMedia.
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature the "Hero in Hawaii, Civil War Cannon, Stuntman Pioneer" episode of "History Detectives." After watching, dive deeper with resources about the work of historians and field researchers on PBS LearningMedia.
Friday, October 14, 1 PM For next week’s Watch & Wonder Highlight, we’re thrilled to feature the film The Violin...
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature the film "George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life." After watching, dive deeper with resources that tell the story of Carver's life, through footage and interviews from people who knew or were influenced by him.
For next week's Watch & Wonder Highlight, we're thrilled to feature the film "Her War, Her Story: World War II". After watching, dive deeper with resources about the varied military contributions of women throughout World War II, on PBS LearningMedia.