Click on the series name or image to view the show schedule, a short overview of the show, and to link to the show's web site.
ANIMALIA
ARTHUR
BARNEY
& FRIENDS
BERENSTAIN
BEARS
Spanish is available on the SAP channel
BETWEEN
THE LIONS
The Cornerstones
Web site uses BETWEEN THE LIONS characters, programs,
and activities to help educators and parents teach reading
and writing to children with hearing loss.
BISCUIT
BROTHERS
BIZKID$
BOB
THE BUILDER
CAILLOU
CLIFFORD,
THE BIG RED DOG
Spanish is available on the SAP channel.
Download CLIFFORD program descriptions.
CURIOUS
GEORGE
CYBERCHASE
CYBERCHASE is featured in the fourth-grade
edition of Weekly Reader magazine each month. The
column features math games and fun problem-solving activities
related to the series.
DESIGN SQUAD
DRAGONFLY
TV
DRAGON
TALES
Spanish is available on the SAP channel.
FETCH!
WITH RUFF RUFFMAN
FRANNY'S FEET
Spanish is available on the SAP channel.
FROM THE TOP AT CARNEGIE HALL
This is a series that combines the excitement of the live concert experience, with intimate glimpses into the lives of children, ages 8-18, that play amazing music.
IT'S A BIG BIG WORLD
LOS NINOS EN SU CASA
MAMA MIRABELLE'S HOME MOVIES
This series, set against a backdrop of the African savanna, uses National Geographic wildlife movies to show preschoolers how similar and different their own lives and behaviors are to those in the animal kingdom.
MARTHA SPEAKS
MARTHA SPEAKS is an animated series that airs daily on PBS KIDS. The series targets viewers between the ages of four and seven with the educational goal of increasing children’s oral vocabulary. Based on the children’s book series by Susan Meddaugh and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the series stars Martha, a beloved family dog, who is accidentally fed alphabet soup, giving her the power of speech and the chance to speak her mind to anyone that will listen. Each episode features two 11-minute stories (including six adapted from the classic books), which showcase Martha’s new found linguistic abilities and the hilarious consequences—all with a goal of engaging kids and expanding their vocabulary.
See the schedule.
MAYA
AND MIGUEL
MISTER
ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD
View MISTER ROGERS monthly calendar.
Read the Neighborhood Newsletter.
PEEP & THE BIG WIDE WORLD
A PLACE OF OUR OWN
PLAZA
SESAMO
POSTCARDS
FROM BUSTER
READING
RAINBOW
Every year READING RAINBOW holds a local contest beginning
in January. The deadline is in March. The local winners
are announced in mid-April.
Check out the 2008
local finalists.
View READING RAINBOW Ready To Learn resources.
Search the Reading Rainbow database by: subject area, keyword
and episode name.
SADDLE
CLUB
SESAME
STREET
SID THE SCIENCE KID
SID THE SCIENCE KID uses comedy to celebrate children's natural curiosity about science and explores their "Why?" questions in everyday life. It features the energetic and inquisitive five-year-old Sid, who tackles the ideas that preschoolers find fascinating (Why do bananas go "bad"? How does my juice box straw work? How does a bird fly without a plane?). In each episode, viewers meet Sid's friends and family who help him find the answers to these questions. See the schedule.
SIGNING
TIME!
SUPER WHY!
The series focuses on the adventures of four fairytale friends who transform into reading-powered superheroes: Alpha Pig with Alphabet Power, Wonder Red with Word Power, Princess Presto with Spelling Power, Super Why with the Power to Read and Super YOU with the Power to Help. Together, they are the “Super Readers”! The Super Readers jump into books (literally) to find answers to everyday preschool challenges and embark on exciting adventures, where the play interactive reading games to overcome obstacles and save the day.
THOMAS
AND FRIENDS
TREVOR ROMAIN SERIES (EN ESPANOL)
Trevor Romain puts a human face to advocating social and emotional fitness for kids. His is well known for using his own childhood struggles coupled with humor and creative flair to teach kids how to manage life's ups and downs.
WISHBONE
WORDGIRL
WordGirl chronicles the adventures of Becky Botsford, a mild-mannered fifth grader who, at the call of duty, transforms into WordGirl – caped crusader and definition dynamo! When there is trouble in the big city, this super heroine-in-disguise uses vocabulary to defeat outlaws bent on “WORD” domination. The series goal is to expand kids’ vocabulary by exposing 6-8 years olds to new words in a context they’ll find fun and inviting – a superhero comedy.
WORD WORLD
A literacy-based animated pre-school series, where fun-loving WordFriends, who are characters first and words second, morph into life when letters are placed together to form a word and go on “word play” adventures. WORLD WORLD's humorous storylines focus on age-appropriate social-emotional lessons while introducing proschoolers to key literacy-based skils, such as letter recognition and phonological awareness.
WORD WORLD's newest innovation... eBooks!
As you read the book, click on the flashing words on select pages to see the word "morph" into a WordFriend!
Link to WORD WORLD Birthday Materials
WUNDERKIND LITTLE AMADEUS
WUNDERKIND LITTLE AMADEUS is an animated series that entertains and educates children between the ages of 4 and 8 about music and inspires them to make their own music. Join the young Mozart on his boyhood adventures and his musical life, all set against the backdrop of his unforgettable compositions. See the schedule.
ZOBOOMAFOO
ZULA
PATROL
KLRU Contact Information
Linda Schmid
Senior V.P. for Educational Services
email: lschmid@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9049
Mary Alice Appleman
Assistant Director for Educational Services
email: maappleman@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9051
