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Review: Sid the Science Kid Science Fair iPad App

Sid the Science Kid Science Fair

I was given a download of the newest PBS Kids iPad app called Sid the Science Kid’s Science Fair app. Eva and I played with this app for a while and she was very taken with it. She’s been after me almost every day since to ask me to play the app. And it is a pretty fun app too. Basically the App has three mini games to it: Gabriela’s “Collection Inspection”, May’s “Chart It!” and Gerald’s “Time Machine”. These games help to teach kids some great scientific and math related skills. Continue reading Review: Sid the Science Kid Science Fair iPad App

Press Release: PBS KIDS SERIES’ VIEWERSHIP JUMPS 33 PERCENT AMONG CHILDREN 4-8 AND 17 PERCENT WITH 2-5-YEAR-OLDS

It is pretty exciting to see that education based programming like the shows on PBS Kids are starting to gain in viewership. Eva has watched PBS Kids shows since she was one year old. Her favorite is Curious George but she is also a fan of the other three shows mentioned in this press release. She enjoys The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!, Dinosaur Train and Super Why.

Dinosaur Train
Credit: Courtesy of The Jim Henson Company

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