Sesame Street teaches many new concepts to children and it is surprising to parents how much a child really can learn from watching Sesame Street, until they see the actual results. I was talking to one mom who I admired for her dedication to and parenting of her son. She taught him to learn to read at a young age and I asked how she began and why.
She mentioned that she had observed him while he was watching Sesame Street and was just delighted to see that he had already began recognizing many of the letters and their sounds on his own by just watching the program. Afterwards, she began more purposeful in teaching reading and he was able to learn to read as a preschooler.
Sesame Street used in conjunction with learning at home is a wonderful tool. It makes learning fun and thus makes parents realize that children can learn when it fun: that is probably the best type of learning for kids or anyone else.
March 20th, 2009
Sesame street and some partners are helping children and families deal with some of the changes they experience..
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, is producing, in association with David Letterman’s production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and Lookalike Productions, a new PBS primetime special, Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change, featuring Queen Latifah, John Mayer and Elmo. This half-hour HD special tells stories of service members who return home with injuries, visible and invisible, and explores the heroic struggles their families face in discovering a new way of finding a “new normal.” It salutes the extraordinary courage and strength of these military families and offers the general public a powerful glimpse into what they often must endure. The special will air on PBS on April 1, 2009 at 8PM (check local listings) in conjunction with April as the “Month of the Military Child.”
March 5th, 2009
Sesame Street has been teaching g children about healthy eating for several years. Even Cookie Monster has adjusted his thinking by learning the cookies area a sometime food.
Recently Cookie Monster and Elmo were in Elmira, New York.
Cookie Monster and Elmo made a special appearance at St. Joseph’s Hospital Tuesday morning. Kindergarteners from Holy Family School were there to learn about which foods will help them grow up big and strong. The Sesame Street characters did a little exercise, provided some comic relief and helped drive home the lesson on good nutrition.
Sesame Street Characters are in town for “Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music” this week at the Clemens Center.
Source: News 10 Now
March 4th, 2009
