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WQED is proud to be a part of Your Learning Neighborhood!

When you are Learning at Home, we connect you to thousands of hours of educational and entertaining videos, activities and games for preschoolers through high school.

When you are Learning at School, we support teachers and caregivers with resources that align to state standards.

We also connect you to free events and activities where you can Learn in Your Community.

Healthy Habits

  • Federal Bureau of ICK

    Federal Bureau of Ick

    Uncle Sam is asking you to do your part to fight ICK! Wherever ick may be.

  • How Soap is made

    How to make soap

    Learn about soap and how to make it!

  • How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus

    Strategies for adults to help kids learn coping and resilience-building techniques.

  • Offering Comfort in Scary Times

    Ways to comfort children through scary times.

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    Healthy Habits

    Two of the most important habits we can teach children.

Grades K-2

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    Full-Time Kid

    Spunky eight-year-old Mya Reyes shares her tips, tricks and all around knowledge so you too can have what it takes to be a full-time kid.

Grades 3-5

  • What's so cool about manufacturing.

    What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Lesson Plans

    Twelve lesson plans with the following subjects: Art, Engineering, English, History, Math, and Science.

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    ScienceU@Home

    Easy to advanced at-home science activities you can do with materials you have at home.

  • Design Lives Here 2020-2021

    Design Lives Here

    Design Lives Here is a semester-long engineering initiative that equips teachers and students in grades 5th-8th to participate in engineering activities. Professional engineers serve as mentors to students throughout the year, leading up to a culminating engineering design challenge event.

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    Design Squad Global

    Be creative and help people with engineering. Watch videos, play games, try activities, and share designs.

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    Full-Time Kid

    Spunky eight-year-old Mya Reyes shares her tips, tricks and all around knowledge so you too can have what it takes to be a full-time kid.

Grades 6-12

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    Future Jobs

    Up-and-coming fields that students may have not considered before as a career option.

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    Career Hacks for Workforce Readiness

    Use this interactive collection to build strengths in key career skills.

  • Luminari Camps

    Teen Writer! Fantastic Fiction

    In this 30-minute video, Luminari’s Teen Writer! director shares advice on overcoming flat, one-dimensional fiction.
    Download Lesson Plans

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    Robot Doctor

    An educational video series that extends robotics and mathematics lessons to high school age students.

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    History Documentaries and Learning Resources

    Local documentaries and accompanying resources from WQED.

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    Family Style

    WQED Education is your classroom at home, even in the kitchen!

  • Rick Steves Classroom Europe

    Rick Steves Classroom Europe

    A free resource allowing teachers to share the best of European art, history, and culture with their students and fellow educators.

  • 161 Science Documentaries You Can Watch Right Now

    161 Science Documentaries You Can Watch Right Now

    (No Membership Required)

  • Design Lives Here

    Design Lives Here

    Design Lives Here is a semester-long engineering initiative that equips teachers and students in grades 5th-8th to participate in engineering activities. Professional engineers serve as mentors to students throughout the year, leading up to a culminating engineering design challenge event.

  • Design Squad Global

    Design Squad Global

    Be creative and help people with engineering. Watch videos, play games, try activities, and share designs.

  • Luminari Camps

    Luminari Camps

    FREE, fun, and innovative online camps offering short, dynamic educational experiences, activities and skill builders similar to what you’ll find in our in-person camps.

  • Speak & Tell: Teens Guide to Public Speaking

    Speak & Tell: Teens Guide to Public Speaking

    In this 30 minute video from Luminari, you will learn tips and techniques for Public Speaking.
    Download Lesson Plans

Grown Ups

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    Virtual Field Trips

    Use these virtual field trips and short video clips to help prepare your students for an upcoming field trip, introduce concepts, or reinforce ideas.

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    Education Newsletter

    Stay informed about the goings-on at the WQED Education Department.

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    National Science Foundation

    National Science Foundation supported STEM resources for at home learning

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    Using Technology to Support Learning at Home

    Simple tips for parents of young children

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    WQED Teachable Moments and Activities

    Local educators present learning experiences around the house and neighborhood for young learners and families.

  • Family Style

    Family Style

    WQED Education is your classroom at home, even in the kitchen!

  • PBS Trauma Topics

    Resources for difficult conversations with children.

  • How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus

    How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus

    Strategies for discussing the pandemic with your children.

  • Sesame Street Health Emergencies

    Sesame Street Health Emergencies

    The resources on this page can help families cope during challenging times.

  • Sesame Street Caring for Each Other

    Sesame Street Caring for Each Other

    As we create a new sense of normalcy, it’s important that we take care of ourselves, so that we can best care for our children.

Educators

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    PreK-12 Resources for Emergency Closings

    PBS Learning Media’s curated collection of videos, lesson plans, and activities–organized by grade and subject area.

  • PBS Learning Media

    PBS Learning Media

    Standards-aligned educational material and curriculum that can be used by teachers and parents.

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    Printables for Emergency Closures (PreK-K)

    PreK-K Teachers: Help parents and caregivers support learning at home with these engaging printables.

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    Printables for Emergency Closures (Grades 1-2)

    Grades 1-2 Teachers: Help parents and caregivers support learning at home with these engaging printables.

  • Virtual Field Trips

    Virtual Field Trips

    Use these PBS LearningMedia virtual field trips and short video clips to help prepare your students for an upcoming field trip, introduce a concept, or reinforce an idea.

  • Luminari Camps

    Luminari Camps

    Lesson plans and resources for educators from Luminari’s innovative free online camps.

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    WQED Film Academy On Location

    We bring the studio to you with programming available to educators, community organizations, and individual students and families.

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Supports Our Schools

WQED SOS (Supports Our Schools) is a universally designed project that engages students K-12 for a period of two weeks and addresses grade level standards in subject areas including: math, science, ELA, and social studies.

Developed in collaboration with local teachers and school districts to be a bridge that gives PA schools two weeks of educational content to share with their students if in-person instruction is disrupted.

EXPLORE WQED SOS

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Learning at Home is a collaboration of the seven PBS stations in the commonwealth, collectively known as Pennsylvania PBS. Learn more about the statewide project in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

VISIT LEARNING AT HOME PA

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