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American Experience

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:21:12 +0000

What’s Smart About It: Do your kids need a history refresher but don’t want to watch some “boring” documentary? PBS put together an excellent docu-series that combines reenactments, historical footage and commentary to paint America’s past with vibrant colors.

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History Detectives

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:03:38 +0000

What’s Smart About It: History is alive and well with this team of experts that track down the stories, people and places of objects that are brought to them. Letters, paintings, weapons, jewelry all have an interesting past on this show. Watch as experts, appraisers and researchers all work to uncover the real story.
Quick Snapshot: Figure out the complexities of historical mysteries and search out the facts with a team of history buffs that will explore every path until the origins of legions, folklore, and interesting objects.
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Antiques Roadshow

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:45:31 +0000

What’s Smart About It: This parent’s favorite just might get the kids hooked on antiques and history. The slower pace of the program might be difficult for some younger viewers but there’s nothing like guessing the right price of a 18th century French oak desk.
Quick Snap Shot: Probably the safest show on television. Play along and be the appraiser as people come in with expensive family heirlooms or more likely garage sale junk.

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The National Parks: America’s Best Idea

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:35:41 +0000

What’s Smart About It: Take a stroll through America’s most amazing places with a story teller that provides the incredible histories of the people and events that helped create our National Parks.

Quick Snap Shot: Documentary film maker extraordinaire Ken Burns puts together a masterpiece of stories, sights and the history of America’s national parks.

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Time Team America

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:25:28 +0000

What’s Smart About It: Want a reality show but can’t stand the trash? What about a reality show that has teams using the latest technology to excavate historic sites around the nation? Get your metal detector and shovel, you’ll feel like you’re working right next to them.

Quick Snapshot: Teams of archeologists race to uncover the mysteries of America’s past by using their experience, sharp wits, and a whole host of incredible technology.

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Sesame Street

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:53:08 +0000

What’s Smart About It: It’s not just about letters, numbers, shapes and colors on Sesame Street. Big issues are tackled as well, such as, missing a family member, loneliness, even poor self esteem. In the end the messages are always positive and helpful. Sesame Street has been on for 40 years and has introduced children to everything from different cultures, people and ideas, to the fuzziest Muppets of all time.

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WordWorld

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:11:54 +0000

What’s Smart About It: A group of animal ‘WordFriends’ teach preschool kids how to solve problems by building the right word. Words come alive and characters in this animated children’s show.

Quick Snapshot: Emmy award winning program for preschoolers that teaches kids letters, sounds and gets them on a path to reading.

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NOVA

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:57:58 +0000

What’s Smart About It: What isn’t smart about NOVA on PBS? If only our kids wanted to watch it all the time!

Quick Snap Shot: This award winning documentary style hour long program cover some of the most fascinating issues in science today.

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Sid the Science Kid

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:09 +0000

What’s So Smart about It: Developing an interest in science and exploration. Learning things like why birds fly, but we can’t.

Quick Snapshot: A pre-schooler named Sid, explores burning questions (such as “Why do bananas get brown spots? Or why the snowman melted”), in ways that are fun and funny. The Jim Henson Co., uses puppetry and animation in its first PBS project since Sesame Street.

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Between the Lions

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:40:10 +0000

What’s Smart about It: Learning the elements of reading! Catchy songs, videos and cartoon will even help you refresh your own basics of the silent E saying it’s name, the sounds that W makes.

Quick Snapshot: Lions Theo and Cleo, along with their young cubs Lionel and Leona, run a very unique library. Characters pop off the pages of the books and come to life; vowels sing and puppets dance. The young lions explore and learn all sorts of new things from all the books.

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