Activities for on the go

In the car, bus or train:What are all the signs or letters you know? What models of cars do you see? What’s the price of gas today? Can you find words that start with every letter of the alphabet?

In the supermarket:What’s the price of…? What labels (or letters) can you read? How are aisles organized? What’s next on our list? What words do you see again and again?

In waiting rooms:Is PBS Kids on TV? If not, can you ask them to change the channel?

In restaurants:What’s on the menu? What’s the best thing for kids to eat here? What specials doyou see today?

Smart screen time is..

1. Knowing “smart time” vs. “silly time”

2. When the brain slows down, turn the

screen off!

3. Talk throughout the day.

4. Watch and play on screens together.

5. Read both at home and in school…

every day!

TALK ABOUT

IT!

Watch an episode

Play a game

Read a chapter

Get active!

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PBS Kids airtimes

PBS Kids on-air:

M-F, 6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Sat., 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Sun., 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Vme Niños on-air

M-F, 7:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Sat., 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Sun., 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m

Wednesday Night is Science Night!

NOVA & Nature – 7:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Search by channels and shows:

www.klru.org/schedule

KLRU online

www.klrukids.org

PBS on smartphones and tablets

1. See the list by device and price at

www.pbskids.org/mobile

2. Search the Apple AppStore, Android Market, or

Amazon by “pbs” or by show titles.

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How to find us on-air

Channel descriptions

KLRU 1 - the primary channel

for PBS / PBS Kids

KLRU Create - cooking,

crafts, travel, lifestyle

KLRU Q - An exciting mix of

new & favorite programs

KLRU Vme - the Spanish

educational channel

Over- the-air digital antenna

18. 1 KLRU 1

18.2 KLRU Create

18.3 KLRU Q

18.4 KLRU Vme

Time Warner

9, 1541 (HD) - KLRU 1

1542 (HD) - KLRU Create

610 - KLRU Vme

AT&T U-Verse

18, 1018 (HD) - KLRU 1

3015 - Vme U-Verse

3058 - Vme Kids U-verse

CMA

9, 465 (HD) - KLRU 1

466 - KLRU Create

467 - KLRU Q

DirectTV

18 - KLRU 1

440 – Vme

Dish

18 - KLRU 1

9414 – Vme

Grande

9, 309 (HD) - KLRU 1

283 - KLRU Create

284 - KLRU Q

Northland

11, 111 (HD) - KLRU 1

125 - KLRU Create

126 - KLRU Q

Suddenlink

9, 700 (HD) - KLRU 1