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PBS Reno for Parents is a curated collection of resources to help you educate and engage your family. Find parenting tips, hands-on activities, games and information from PBS, PBS Reno and our partners to help raise curious and resilient children.

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PBS KIDS FAMILY NIGHT

PBS KIDS Family Night

Gather the gang each week for featured movie specials or themed programming. Watch, play and learn with PBS KIDS characters every Friday at 7 PM on PBS Reno 5.3 or our live stream!

CULINARY CHEF | CAREER CONNECTIONS

PRESCHOOL RESOURCES

THE SCIENCE OF TASTE | QUEST

BOOK LISTS FROM PBS KIDS

Books to Celebrate Diversity

This PBS KIDS book list features stories with diverse characters and highlights the importance of diversity. Read them together as a family and start conversations about diversity!

THE SCIENCE OF FOOD

From WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

JACKIE ROBINSON

Athlete and Activist

With skill as a professional baseball player and consistent dignity both on and off the field, Robinson became an advocate for civil rights, as well as a role model.

SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY | SCIENCE TREK

Body Biomechanics

Sports physiologists understand the body’s anatomy and how bones and muscles work together, helping improve athletes’ performance and help keep them healthy.

SABRA HAWKES

BEING A GOOD SPORT | ARTHUR

Practice Being a Good Sport

Practice being good sports and learn how to talk about winning and losing. It's not if you win or lose, it's how you play the game, in this activity from Arthur.

KEN BURNS | BASEBALL

PHYSICS GIRL

From PBS Reno

THE CAT IN THE HAT

OCCUPATION STEM

Occupation STEM

Occupation STEM is a web series designed for 6th-12th grade students to spark interest in STEM related careers. This collection features interviews with STEM related professionals.

READY JET GO! | ACTIVITY

CURIOUS GEORGE

Curious George STEM

The Curious George STEM Collection is a great way to help kids understand science, technology, engineering, and math concepts, such as measuring, building, and simple machines.

DESIGN SQUAD NATION

MORE FROM OUR COMMUNITY

LET'S GO LUNA!

CHINESE RATTLE DRUM | ACTIVITY

FINDING YOUR ROOTS

KID-FRIENDLY RICE DISHES | ACTIVITY

WORLD CULTURES COLLECTION

PBS LearningMedia

Focusing on food, folktales, and other aspects of cultural heritage. Listen to stories, play through situations, and learn how to make crafts from cultures near and far.

MOLLY OF DENALI

Celebrating Cultures

With Molly of Denali, families can be inspired to talk about where they came from, and gain an appreciation for similarities and differences in the world.

More Resources

PBS KIDS Daily

PBS KIDS for Parents has a daily newsletter delivered on weekdays to share activities and tips to keep your child playing and learning at home.

PBS LearningMedia

PBS Reno and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers, parents and learners of any age.

PBS Education

A trusted source for teaching inspiration, blogs, events, resources, and fresh ideas to ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility for students.

PBS KIDS for Parents

This trusted resource is filled with information on child development and early learning. It also serves as a parent's window to the world of PBS KIDS.