WVIA Education

08/26/2026

🌟 Calling All Preschool and Kindergarten Families! 🌟

Join us for a FREE family event at the Hazleton Public Library designed especially for preschool and kindergarten-aged children! 📚✨

WVIA's PBS Kids in the Classroom is a free, fun-filled event designed for preschool and kindergarten students. The program features a PBS Kids show, a hands-on craft, and a cozy story time that reinforces early literacy development. To wrap up the visit, each child will receive a free storybook to take home.
Recommended Age Group: 3-6 years old
📍Location: 55 N. Church Street, Hazleton, PA 18201
📅When: September 2nd, 2026
⏱️Time: 10:00am - 10:45am
📞RSVP to the library: (570) 454-2961
Reservations are not required but suggested

WVIA's PBS Kids in the Classroom is a free, fun-filled event designed for preschool and kindergarten students. The program features a PBS Kids show, a hands-on craft, and a cozy story time that reinforces early literacy development. To wrap up the visit, each child will receive a free storybook to t...

08/25/2026

Engage students in exploring key battles of the Revolutionary War through an interactive map that highlights geography, strategy, and notable figures. This lesson connects individual battles to broader outcomes, and helps students consider how each shaped the fight for independence and the eventual success of the Revolution. (Grades: 6-12)

Explore key battles of the American Revolution through an interactive battle map featuring the battles: Lexington and Concord (1775) Bunker Hill (1775) Quebec (1775) Long Island (Brooklyn) (1776) Trenton (1776) Brandywine and Germantown (1777) Saratoga (1777) Monmouth (1778) Charleston (1780) Cowpen...

08/24/2026

How is climate change affecting the water we rely on every day? Guide students in exploring how changing rainfall patterns impact bodies of water, and how runoff can lead to pollution, algal blooms, and declining water quality. (Grades: 6-12)

How is climate change affecting the quality of water resources we rely on and what can we do about it? Rain is essential for healthy ecosystems, but too much of it can create challenges for water quality. In this episode, Ami explores how changing rainfall patterns are affecting lakes and rivers in....

08/21/2026

Empower your students to build civic knowledge through real-world examples from U.S. history while developing skills like analyzing civic engagement and practicing civil discourse. (Grades: 3-12).

The Civics Collection covers topics taught in middle and high school, including as part of history and civics and government curricula. Find video and interactive resources covering real-life civics topics and skills. Students will learn how historical and present-day U.S. citizens have engaged with...

08/20/2026

How do animals survive in the wild, and what can we learn from their incredible adaptations? Invite students on an adventure with Chris and Martin Kratt from "Wild Kratts" as they explore animal habitats and rarely seen wildlife moments around the world. (Grades: PreK-5)

Wild Kratts joins the adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combining science education with fun and adventure as the duo travels to animal habitats around the globe. Each adventure explores an age-appropriate science concept central to an animal's life and....

08/20/2026

Guide students in exploring the groundbreaking career of aviator Amelia Earhart! Her groundbreaking achievements in flight challenged expectations and transformed perceptions of women in aviation and beyond. Inspire young learners with the story of a pioneering aviator whose courage and determination continue to encourage future generations to reach new heights. (Grades: 3-8)

Discover how Amelia Earhart’s groundbreaking achievements in flight transformed perceptions of women in aviation and beyond.

08/18/2026

How did Native nations experience the American Revolution, and why was land so central to their story? Invite students to explore how the Haudenosaunee League and the Cherokee Nation experienced the conflict through land and colonial interaction. (Grades: 9-12)

In this interactive lesson, students investigate how Haudenosaunees and Cherokees experienced the American Revolution and how their interactions with colonists shaped those experiences. Building on their understanding of various causes of the War for Independence, students evaluate the importance of...

08/14/2026

Save the Date! 📚✨

Join WVIA for PBS KIDS in the Classroom: Library Edition!

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08/14/2026

Use this resource to help your class investigate how a tax on tea intensified tensions between Great Britain and the colonies. Then, support students in analyzing media clips and historical objects to understand the role of tea in colonial life and how this protest sparked the American Revolution. (Grades: 3-5)

Explore how a tax on tea led to the “Destruction of Tea” in Boston Harbor, also known as the Boston Tea Party, and fueled tensions between Great Britain and the colonists. Students examine how this protest fanned the flames of revolution and served to unite the colonies against the British. Stud...