Podcasts with Learning Guides

These Podcasts have included Learning Guides for using our show in the classroom. Our Learning Guides meet and cite US education standards.

 

An image of a brain with a chalkboard full of equations on the left side, and squiggly, colorful lines on the right side in the background.
Health, Learning Guide, Shorts, STEM

The Brain – Shorts

How does your brain control everything you do? In this episode of The Children’s Hour Shorts, our Kids Crew and Katie Stone talk with scientists Ingrid Lane and Nick Aase from the Mind Research Network to uncover the secrets of how our brains work. From neurons and emotions to memory and movement, listeners learn what makes every brain unique and why our minds never stop growing. This is a brain science podcast for kids and a podcast for educators. Comes with a learning guide and activities.

Health, Learning Guide, Shorts

Being Yourself – Shorts

Being yourself means loving who you are and celebrating what makes you different. The Kids Crew and Katie Stone talk with author Jane Yolen and cartoonist Craig Yoe about how being true to themselves shaped their creative lives. From quiet reflection to out-loud laughter, this mental health podcast for kids encourages everyone to be proud of who they are and to shine as their authentic self.

Learning Guide, Podcast, STEM

The Sun Podcast For Kids

The Kids Crew explores the Sun with scientists from the Sunspot Solar Observatory. Learn how the Sun gives us light and heat, how it helps plants grow, and how experts study it safely. This episode also shares the story of the sudden and permanent closure at the observatory. Comes with a learning guide!

Civics, Learning Guide, Literacy, Podcast

Banned Books Podcast For Kids

This time on The Children’s Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Books. They teach us what that means, the history of banning books, and how it’s even possible in the era of digital reading, and with the First Amendment right to free speech. This episode comes with a new learning guide.

Culture & Music, Learning Guide, Podcast

Bill Harley Podcast For Kids

Grammy winning storyteller and author Bill Harley joins The Children’s Hour for a joyful hour of music and storytelling. From hilarious songs about whining and walking around the moon to a true story from second grade about courage and friendship, Bill reminds us that the moments that happen to kids every day really matter. Listen in for laughter, sing-alongs, and inspiration from one of the nation’s most beloved children’s performers.

Animals, Learning Guide, Podcast, STEM

Whales Podcast For Children

The Kids Crew explores the amazing world of whales. Learn how these giant ocean mammals breathe, migrate across oceans, and communicate through songs that travel for miles underwater. This episode also explains why protecting whale habitats is important for the health of our planet.

Learning Guide, Podcast, STEM

Earth Day – Rivers Podcast For Kids

We celebrate Earth Day on The Children’s Hour with students working to save the environment around them. RiverXchange is a program that partners with schools on the Rio Grande to create projects that protect our precious environment. We also learn about the founder of Earth Day, Gaylord Nelson.

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