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PBS KIDS + Austism Awareness Month

Autism SeeAmazingApril is Autism Month. PBS KIDS will be airing special shows featuring autistic characters throughout the month. PBS will also have some great online resources for parents and teachers to learn more.

The full list of Autism-focused episodes airing in April can be found below.

The PBS Parents website has articles from doctors, disability experts and special education teachers on everything from identifying autism to educational needs, creating inclusive environments for autistic children and more.

Lastly, PBS Learning Media has great teacher resources and activities for children with autism that can be found here.

NEW EPISODES, SPECIALS & PROGRAMMING EVENTS
Autism Awareness Month
PBS KIDS airs episodes featuring characters with Autism during National Autism Awareness Month. Includes a premiere episode of SESAME STREET featuring a new muppet character, Julia, who has autism.
4/10 Sesame Street “Meet Julia” **NEW**
4/10 Dinosaur Train “Junior Conductors Academy”
4/10 Arthur “When Carl Met George/D.W. Swims with the Fishes”
4/11 Arthur “Pets and Pests/Go Fly a Kite”
4/12 Arthur “Carl’s Concerto/Too Much of a Good Thing”
4/13 Arthur “He Said, He Said/Bunny Trouble” Continue reading PBS KIDS + Austism Awareness Month

Kart Kingdom Comes to Tablets

Kart Kingdom

The other day, PBS KIDS launched the free Kart Kingdom app, making PBS KIDS’ popular immersive digital world, previously available only on PBSKIDS.org, available on the go. Designed for kids ages 6-9, Kart Kingdom provides a safe, child-friendly experience for playing and learning, featuring a growing collection of fun, educational games for players as they interact, craft and complete quests.

Kart Kingdom empowers children to take the wheel and control their own game-play experience by customizing karts and collaborating with other kids to complete community challenges and unlock rewards. The app features new karts every week and themed events to keep kids engaged as they play games from their favorite PBS KIDS series, including WILD KRATTS, ARTHUR and THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!

The free tablet app is available for iOS today, and coming soon for Android and Google Play.