Raising Readers for Kids
Select from the objectives to find PBS KIDS resources to spark a love of reading, teach letters, encourage playful language development, build comprehension skills, develop vocabulary, and enhance fluency.
Collections
Reading Rainbow Stories
“Take a look, it’s in a book!”. Each video clip in this collection reads a story aloud while you view illustrations. Find discussion questions and classroom guides for connected hands-on learning and more books to explore.
Daniel Tiger Bilingual Stories
Explore the world of Daniel Tiger and his friends through digital books. Read-along audio supports print recognition. Books are available in English and in Spanish.
PBS KIDS Read Alongs
In this series of short videos, celebrities and PBS KIDS authors read their favorite books aloud. Each story includes fun activities for the whole family.
Super Why
Explore interactive literacy videos and games featuring favorite fairy tale adventures from Super Why’s Storybrook Village. Join the Super Reader Team to help famous fictional characters solve problems and work together.
Elinor Wonders Why
Guide little learners in asking questions, making observations, and basking in the wonderment of nature’s amazing answers. Ignite children’s curiosity using the science inquiry process.
Between the Lions
These short playful video segments support early literacy skills like text comprehension, fluency, and print-word awareness.
Word Girl
Discover hilarious versions of superhero stories featuring Word Girl and Captain Huggy Face in this multimedia collection that expands children’s vocabulary.
Wild Kratts
Strengthen basic observation and investigation skills with these activity bundles starring the Kratt brothers. Support children in learning about animals and habitats around the world.
Reading Buddies
These foundational early literacy video shorts are based on the science of reading. Learn about letters, sounds, blending, and decoding with Dusty, Dott and Alphabott and earn alphabadges to celebrate your reading journey.
The Alphabet: Sesame Street
Join the Sesame Street characters to learn letters with these one minute videos. These shorts feature each letter, its corresponding sound, words that start with that letter, and interactive seek and find letter segments.
Sesame Workshop: Reading
Explore different ways to read online to nurture a love of reading with Sesame Street characters. This multimedia collection is full of the joy of reading together.
Games
Xavier Riddle Story Creator
Choose a book from writers like Zora Neale Hurston, Maya Angelou, or Charles Dickens. Then, design a story just like theirs with help from Xavier Riddle and his friends.
Storybook Builder
Create a story with Sesame Street characters.
Wonder Red’s Rhyme Racer
Listen and read along with rhyming words that explicitly teach children that rhymes end with the same sound; it’s their beginning sound and letter(s) that change.
Sesame Workshop: Rhyme Time
Develop phonemic awareness skills on the Rhyme Time Express! Help Grover build his train by listening, and matching the pictures on the train cars that have the same ending sound(s).
Super Why Spelling Game
Choose uppercase or lowercase letters to practice spelling words. Connect each letter to its sound while magically spelling different words.
Molly of Denali: Fish Camp
Use and understand informational text with Molly of Denali while she goes fishing with her Dad.
Luna’s Seek and Find
Play this seek and find game to learn about different places, animals, customs, and cultures from all over the world.
Creature Power Cards
Learn about animals from around the world with the Kratt brothers! Children can build their understanding of main ideas and details as they play different versions of the game.
Letter Dance Party
Dance, sing, and create friends made out of different letters with Big Bird and Snuffy. Trace each letter in the alphabet and let it loose on the dance floor!
Growing as a Reader Bingo
Find activities like literacy bingo, book reviews, reading logs, and letter and word scavenger hunts that invite children to become superstar readers. These printables are available in English and in Spanish.
Elmo’s Brain Games
Develop attention and focus skills with Elmo! This game invites children to listen, “read,” and remember pictures with ease in English or in Spanish. Practicing memory skills helps develop the sustained attention and perseverance needed to read with ease.
Pretty Princess Magical Rescue Storybook
Strengthen listening skills in the magical land of Sparkletopia where players read and choose their way through different adventures. Children decide story elements like characters, settings, problems, and solutions to create their own happy endings. …or not!
Printable
Family Storytelling Bingo
In these printables, find activities like bingo, cut-out puppets, a storytelling card deck, and more to share family stories and learn about the elements of storytelling. Printables are available in English and in Spanish.
Making Mini Books
Connect storytelling to drawing, writing, and reading. Children can draw and scribble pictures about anything they choose. Read this mini book aloud and share it with friends!
Rhyme Time Magnets
Rhyme on a dime with a few household items.
Science Notebook
Encourage children to be like scientists and keep track of their own wonder, curiosity, and learning. Guide children to document the process of their discoveries with this bilingual printable Science Notebook.
Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius
Meet Ruff Ruffman, an energetic, funny cartoon dog who helps children understand what it means to be safe and responsible digital citizens. Learn to navigate challenging concepts like algorithms, artificial intelligence, and search tools.
Growing as a Writer Bingo
Explore writing with activities to express ideas and learn letter-like shapes, symbols, letters, and words. Printables are available in English and in Spanish.
Word Girl Opposite Game
Celebrate Opposite Day with Word Girl. Watch this short video to learn about synonyms and antonyms, then print and play the party game (available in English and Spanish).
Word Girl Charades
Help children recognize the power of vocabulary to defeat the evil Dr. Two Brains with this short video and lesson plan.
Vocabulary Words – Graphic Organizers
Set children up for success with these bilingual graphic organizers from PBS KIDS. Define the new words you are learning in English and in Spanish and practice using them in a sentence.
Anteater: Animal Alphabet
Learn about different animals that start with each letter in the alphabet in these 15-30 second videos. This collection also includes a printable, bilingual graphic organizer to keep track of learning.
Super Why Lickety Letters
Build an alphabet toolbox or practice writing and singing the letters and sounds in the alphabet with these Super Why printables. Listen and watch Alpha Pig sing the alphabet as he types letters to match the letters cards to the song.