PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest 2010
Calling all writers and illustrators in Kindergarten, First, Second or Third grade! The PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest is looking for your stories!
PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is a national competition designed to promote the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning. The effort encourages children in Kindergarten through Third Grade -- in Tucson and communities across the country -- to celebrate the power of creating stories and illustrations by submitting their own original stories and illustrations.
Writers Contest rules, Writers Guide and the PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest official application can be found here. Deadline for this year's contest is March 31, 2010!
Saturday, March 20
| 7 p.m. |
Arthur
The Boy With His Head In The Clouds/more! |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Martha Speaks
Paws And Effect/the Trouble With Teddy |
| 8 p.m. | Synchronized Swimming: The Pursuit Of Excellence |
| 9 p.m. |
Super Why!
Alice In Wonderland |
| 9:30 p.m. |
Dinosaur Train
The Old Bird/home With Shiny & Don |
| 10 p.m. |
Cyberchase
Find Those Gleamers! |
| 10:30 p.m. |
Maya & Miguel
A Rose Is Still A Rose |
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| Antenna | Cable |
| Digital 27.2 |
Cox 80 Comcast 200 |
PBS KIDS IslandFREE literacy tools and activities for children, parents, caregivers and teachers to use at home or in the classroom.
PBS KIDS Island lets children build their own online island by playing reading games with PBS KIDS Raising Readers characters. The research-based program guides children through eight different gaming levels that address seven skills: rhyming, letter identification, alliteration, phonics, letter sequencing, phonemic awareness and reading/vocabulary.
PBS KIDS Island offers a fun and safe online environment that serves children ages two-to-five. The site will be expanded to offer literacy games and activities for children ages six-to-eight.
Key Features for Children
- Fun Reading Games Based on Familiar PBS KIDS Shows and Characters: PBS KIDS Island features dozens of reading games. Favorite characters from PBS KIDS Raising Readers programs, including SUPER WHY!, WORDWORLD, BETWEEN THE LIONS and SESAME STREET, guide and help children learn critical reading skills.
- Customization: PBS KIDS Island offers a total of eight levels of reading games and activities, starting with letter recognition and moving children along the path of learning to read with vocabulary and build simple sentences.
Key Features for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers
- Guided Tour: Parents, caregivers and teachers can tour PBS KIDS Island and preview the games children will be playing.
- Detailed Reading Skill Information: As they click on a game, an overview of the game and its corresponding reading skill appear on screen.
- Progress Tracker: The Child Progress Tracker lets parents, caregivers and teachers understand and cultivate their child’s learning.
