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WORKSHOPS

"A Place of Our Own" Workshops
Based on the daily television series A Place of Our Own, this FREE workshop for adults focuses on developing children's language and literacy skills. The workshop will also include ideas from the children's program, Sesame Street. Participants will receive activity ideas and a children's book.

Tomball Library, Tomball
Sat, August 13, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Theme: Print Rich Environment

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North Channel Library, Houston
Sat, September 17, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Theme: To Be Announced

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	Middle/High School: This month's programs highlighted for classroom use.
	Workshops and Events: Register online.
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	Contests: View current contests opportunities and past contests results.

RESOURCES

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America at a Crossroads
National Website

African American Lives
Local Resources
National Website

Dr. Becky Bailey
Conscious Discipline Website

Childhood Cancer/Other Life-Threatening Conditions
Local Resources
Frequently Asked Questions

Children's Mental Health
Use the online resource page to start your search for information.
Local Resources

FRONTLINE's Living Old
Use the online resource page to start your search for information.
Local Resources

Rx For Survival
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Rima, Fuego and the Children
Rima, Fuego Y Los Ninos" is a series of interstitials directed at pre-school and early elementary school-age children, ages 4 to 8, and their caregivers. Each program is designed to promote family reading by modeling the fun of reading contemporary children's books.
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A Place of Our Own Los Niños en su Casa
M-F 12:30 p.m. L-V 5:00 a.m.

Join HoustonPBS in welcoming one of the newest resources available to child care providers. A Place of Our Own and it's Spanish counterpart, Los Niños en su Casa make up a daily television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children. Both programs share ways for us all to help children acquire cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills, as well as nurture language and literacy development.

Visit A Place of Our Own website.

NEWS & EVENTS

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Discover Summer Reading Fun at Public Libraries

HoustonPBS encourages you to check out your local public library to discover great summer reading programs and prizes.
Happy Summer Reading!

Harris County Public Library
Brazoria County Library System
Houston Public Library
Fort Bend County Public Library
Memorial County Memorial Library

2011 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest
Winners Announced!!!
Congratulations to 2011 winners and finalists.
2011 Contest deadline was March 21, 2011.
Entry forms and rules for the 2012 contest will be available January 2012 at your public library or HoustonPBS website. Read 2011 & past winning stories and see list of winners...
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Search for the Dinosaur Train Geocache Hidden by HoustonPBS!

“Go outside, get into nature and make your own discoveries!” That is what Dr. Scott challenges his viewers to do at the end of each Dinosaur Train episode. In support of this call to action, The Jim Henson Company has hidden Dinosaur Train themed geocaches nationwide with the help of local PBS stations. Geocache is a modern day, worldwide treasure hunt where participants seek containers called geocaches using the longitude and longitude coordinates posted online.

Each Dinosaur Train geocache celebrates a dinosaur featured in the Dinosaur Train Field Guide on the PBS Kids website. The HoustonPBS Dinosaur Train geocache celebrates the Argentinosaurus dinosaur.
Happy HoustonPBS Dinosaur Train Geocache Hunting!
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BILINGUAL WORKSHOPS

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A Place of Our Own Talleres de los Ninos en su Casa basado en una serie de televisión diaria extensivo dedicado al desarrollo del lenguaje y la alfabetización, la leccion de este mes es creando un ambiente lleno de la palabra impressa y va a incluir segmentos del programa, Los Ninos en su Casa, y tambien unos de nuestros programas infatiles, Sid, El nino cientifico. El tema de este mes es resolviendo conflictos. Participantes recibiran un paquete del taller para cuidadores, un DVD del episodio que vieron, y tambien cartas de actividad y un libro de ninos.

Si tiene un grupo de 15 o mas personas y estan interesados para una taller gratis, porfavor de contactarnos al 713-743-0703 para mas informacion.

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

African American Lives Ancestry Project Submissions