At Home Learning on WILL-TV: Weekends

 

5:00AM Mister Rogers Neighborhood

Mister Rogers Neighborhood

Subject: Socio-Emotional
Ages:  2 - 5

Over more than 30 years Mister Rogers created a relationship with millions of children, each of whom felt like they were visiting with a trusted friend. Mister Rogers looked directly into the camera and sang and talked to each child watching. His radical kindness, acceptance, and empathy created a place that as TV Guide described: “… makes us, young and old alike, feel safe, cared for and valued… Wherever Mister Rogers is, so is sanctuary."

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5:30AM Arthur

Arthur

Subject: Language Arts
Ages:  4 – 8

ARTHUR is an animated series aimed at viewers ages four to eight. ARTHUR's goals are to help foster an interest in reading and writing, to encourage positive social skills, and to model age-appropriate problem-solving strategies.

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6:00AM Molly of Denali

Molly of Denali

Subject: Social Studies, Language Arts
Ages:  4 – 8

Join Molly, an Alaska Native girl, her dog Suki, and friends Tooey and Trini on their adventures in epically beautiful Alaska. Molly of Denali is designed to help kids ages 4-8 develop knowledge and skills for interacting with informational texts through video content, interactive games, and real-world activities. In each episode, Molly’s life and adventures are enhanced, illuminated, and broadened by using and creating a variety of informational texts.

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Wild Kratts

6:30AM Wild Kratts

Subject: Science
Ages:  6 - 8

Join the adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combining science education with fun and adventure, while traveling to animal habitats around the globe. Each adventure explores an age-appropriate science concept central to an animal’s life and showcases a never-before-seen wildlife moment. It’s all wrapped up in engaging stories of adventure, mystery, rescue, and the Kratt brothers’ brand of laugh-out-loud-comedy that kids love.

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Hero Elementary

7:00 am Hero Elementary

Subject: Science
Ages:  6 - 8

Hero Elementary is a school for budding superheroes, where kids learn to master their innate powers, like flying and teleportation, while exploring science along the way. The series aims to give children ages 4 to 7 the tools to solve problems by thinking and acting like scientists and igniting their natural curiosity and empathy.

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7:30AM Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

Subject: Social Studies, Social-Emotional
Ages:  4 – 8

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina, and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures when they were kids.

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8:00AM Curious George

Curious George

Subject: Science, Math, Engineering
Ages:  3 - 8

Curious George is a little monkey with an insatiable curiosity. Like George, children are intrigued by new things. They're natural explorers and scientists, and they're anxious to know how things work. The Curious George series takes full advantage of this natural curiosity, using George to motivate children to expand their own investigations of the world. George's memorable adventures — from dismantling clocks to rounding up errant bunnies — offer the perfect vehicles for introducing preschoolers to key concepts in science, engineering, and math.

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8:30 and 9:00AM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Subject: Social-Emotional
Ages:  2 - 5

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is an animated program for preschoolers ages 2 to 4 which builds on the pioneering PBS series, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. This series tells its engaging stories about the life of a preschooler using musical strategies grounded in Fred Rogers’ landmark social-emotional curriculum. Through imagination, creativity and music, Daniel and his friends learn the key social skills necessary for school and for life.

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9:30AM Elinor Wonders Why

Elinor Wonders Why

Subject: Social-Emotional
Ages:  2 - 5

The animated show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions, figure out the answers, and learn about the natural world around them using their science inquiry skills.

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