PBS Lessons Provided by TDOE

Tennessee Department of Education  

 PBS Broadcast Via Television

http://www.wtcitv.org/education

Start Dates: April 6^th (1^st-6^th) and April 13^th (7^th-8^th)

Grades:        Grades 1-8

Length:        30 minutes

Time:           11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Times are reflective of Eastern Standard Time )

Days:           Monday-Friday & viewers can watch or record up to four hours overnight

Channels:    East Tennessee PBS and Chattanooga WTCI (Please note the tv guide listing may not reflect new schedule of lessons.)

Youtube link:  https://m.youtube.com/user/TNDeptofEducation

Accompanying lesson plans and work packets will be posted on the department’s website for teachers and families to use, adapt, and build upon. Access the lesson plans and student work packets at www.tn.gov/education/pbsteaching.  

Daytime Schedule:

o    Monday— 1^st and 2^nd Grade ELA and Math Lessons 

• 11:00 am- 1^stGrade ELA 
• 11:30 am- 1^stGrade Math 
• 12:00 pm  2^ndGrade ELA 
• 12:30 pm- 2^ndGrade Math 

o    Tuesday— 3rd and 4^th Grade ELA and Math Lessons 

• 11:00 am- 3^rdGrade ELA 
• 11:30 am- 3^rdGrade Math 
• 12:00 pm- 4^thGrade ELA 
• 12:30 pm- 4^thGrade Math 

o    Wednesday— 5^th and 6^th Grade ELA and Math Lessons 

• 11:00 am- 5^thGrade ELA 
• 11:30 am- 5^thGrade Math 
• 12:00 pm- 6^thGrade ELA 
• 12:30 pm- 6^thGrade Math 

o    Thursday—1st and 2^nd Grade ELA and Math Lessons 

• 11:00 am- 1^stGrade ELA 
• 11:30 am- 1^stGrade Math 
• 12:00 pm- 2^ndGrade ELA 
• 12:30 pm- 2^ndGrade Math 

o    Friday— 3^rd and 4^th Grade ELA and Math Lessons 

• 11:00 am- 3^rdGrade ELA 
• 11:30 am- 3^rdGrade Math 
• 12:00 pm- 4^thGrade ELA 
• 12:30 pm- 4^thGrade Math 

Overnight Schedule: 

Recorded videos covering ELA and Math for grades first through sixth will stream from 2 a.m.-6 a.m. Monday through Friday beginning the week of April 6th.  

Online:  

o    Lesson plans and student work packets:  www.tn.gov/education/pbsteaching  

o    7th Grade- ELA and Math Lessons starting the week of April 16th 

o    8th Grade- ELA and Math Lessons starting the week of April 16th 

PBS for Preschool

• Super Why! 10:30 a.m. PBS Kids – 22-minute episodes teaching preschoolers key literacy skills including letter identification, decoding, encoding, spelling, and reading comprehension.
• Sid the Science Kid 12:00 p.m. PBS Kids
• A youngster named Sid, who aspires to a career in stand-up comedy, pitches a morning monologue to his stuffed animals that hinges on a burning question (such as "Why do bananas get brown spots?"), then spends the rest of the day searching for the answer in this hybrid combination of animation and puppetry from The Jim Henson Co., in its first PBS project since "Sesame Street."
• Sesame Street 2:00 p.m. PBS Kids