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A Place of Our OwnA Place of Our Own / Los Niños en su Casa Workshops
Based on the daily television series A Place of Our Own, this FREE workshop for adults focuses on developing children's language and literacy skills. This month's theme will be announced shortly and will include clips from the children's program, Sid, The Science Kid. Participants will receive a Workshop Caregiver Kit complete with episode DVD, activity cards and a children's book.

Katherine Tyra Bear Creek Library, Houston
Sat, Sept 11, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Theme: Special Needs

Park Place Library, Houston
Sat, Oct 2, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Theme: TBA

Barbara Bush Library, Spring
Sat, Nov 6, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Theme: TBA

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Rima, Fuego and the Children
Rima, Fuego Y Los Ninos" is a series of interstitials directed at pre-school and early elementary school-age children, ages 4 to 8, and their caregivers. Each program is designed to promote family reading by modeling the fun of reading contemporary children's books.
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A Place of Our Own Los Niños en su Casa
 
M-F 12:30 p.m.           L-V 5:00 a.m. 

Join HoustonPBS in welcoming one of the newest resources available to child care providers. A Place of Our Own and it's Spanish counterpart, Los Niños en su Casa make up a daily television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children.  Both programs share ways for us all to help children acquire cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills, as well as nurture language and literacy development. 
  
Visit A Place of Our Own website.

 

 
NEWS & EVENTS
I-Day (Infrastucture Day) Houston
Saturday, September 18, 3 - 8 p.m.
Discovery Green Park & George R. Brown Convention Center 

Have fun learning about Houston’s Infrastructure at I-Day!

 Enjoy activities for children and adults, special presentations,  candidate debates and meet & greet. For more information about this free event visit the I-day Houston website.

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Presented by HoustonPBS, KUHF-Houston Public Radio, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the League of Women Voters

  

The Cat in The Hat Knows A Lot About That 
                  
Story Times
August 30 -September 11

Cat in the Hat VerticalVisit your favorite library in the Harris County Public Library, Houston Public Library, Brazoria County Library System, Fort Bend County Libraries, Montgomery County Memorial Library System, Bellaire Public Library & Baytown Public Library
to enjoy a story time featuring The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, a new HoustonPBS program designed to spark a love of learning and an interest in science.

Check your neighborhood library for
specific date and times.

Airs on HoustonPBS/Channel 8
Monday - Friday 7:30 A.M and 1:30 P.M. & Sundays at 6:30 A.M.


PBS KIDS GO! Writing Contest!!!
Calling all Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade authors and artists! The HoustonPBS 2010 Contest deadline was March 15. Info for the 2011 contest will be on the website January 2011.  Congratulations to 2010 1st grader, Evan Kerr, for winning the high honor of placing 3rd place nationally out of over 25,000 entries.  Read this year's winning stories...

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BILINGUAL WORKSHOPS
A Place of Our OwnTalleres de los Ninos en su Casa basado en una serie de televisión diaria extensivo dedicado al desarrollo del lenguaje y la alfabetización, la leccion de este mes es creando un ambiente lleno de la palabra impressa y va a incluir segmentos del programa, Los Ninos en su Casa, y tambien unos de nuestros programas infatiles, Sid, El nino cientifico. El tema de este mes es resolviendo conflictos. Participantes recibiran un paquete del taller para cuidadores, un DVD del episodio que vieron, y tambien cartas de actividad y un libro de ninos.

Si tiene un grupo de 15 o mas personas y estan interesados para una taller gratis, porfavor de contactarnos al
713-743-0703 para mas informacion.
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