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Civics Resources
PBS Civics Resources
Navigate important civics concepts for learners of all ages with trusted resources from PBS. Public media supports educators and learners with high-quality local, state, and national content that introduces community concepts, goes deep into Wisconsin tribal lands, and sparks important discussions about elections. Contributors from PBS KIDS, Student Reporting Labs, PBS News, and more provide just-in-time resources for election seasons and beyond.
What you will find
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Civics Concepts
Discover classroom-ready educational resources for learners exploring communities, media literacy, and ethics.
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Government structures
Access information for teaching about tribal, state, and federal government.
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Election resources
Explore a wide range of news, history, and information literacy resources.
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Early Learning Resources
PBS KIDS helps support PreK-2 learners to participate as active and engaged members of their home, school, and broader communities.
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Elementary Resources
Civics resources for grades 3-5 help elementary learners understand foundational concepts of government, civic engagement, and elections.
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Secondary Resources
These civics resources deepen civic knowledge and understanding for learners in grades 6-12.
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Invite our team to share standards-aligned civics resources from public media with educators in your school or organization.
Featured Resources
City Island
Solve challenges with creative solutions in City Island– a living city where the objects are people with iconic businesses, government institutions, and a diverse citizenry. Grades PreK-2
Wisconsin Biographies “Leaders in Government”
Meet people from Wisconsin’s past who felt a calling to represent their communities, serving as leaders in local, state, or national governments! Grades 3-6
Election Central
Keep up with election news, study the history and process of elections, learn about voting rights, and engage in classroom debates with videos, activities, and lesson plans. Grades 3-12
Civics Collection
Support middle and high school students to acquire civic knowledge, develop civic understanding through applied historical and present-day examples, and engage and participate in civic affairs. Grades 6-12
Wisconsin First Nations
Wisconsin First Nations provides accurate and authentic educational resources for teaching and learning about the Native Nations of Wisconsin. Grades K-12
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PBS gave us a path forward for weaving civic engagement lessons with library and classroom lessons in a way that will be positively impactful for our learners. Thank you! It is exactly what we needed.
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About PBS LearningMedia
PBS LearningMedia
Bring the world to your classroom with PBS LearningMedia. Find more than 30,000 free-to-use educational resources for educators in all core subjects from PBS stations across the country, including PBS Wisconsin Education resources! Access videos, interactives, lesson plans and curated collections to create unique and fun learning experiences aligned to state standards. Searching for content is easy. Knowing what you find comes from a trusted source is even better.
What you will find
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Just-in-time resources
Discover classroom-ready educational resources aligned to state standards for the class or session you are teaching.
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Professional Development
Access professional development to build your instructional skills and simplify planning.
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Digital compatibility
Integrate PBS LearningMedia with Google Classroom, Clever, Schoology Learning, or Remind.
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PBS LearningMedia Tutorials
Make the most of PBS LearningMedia with these tutorials.
U.S. History Collection
Expand historical thinking skills in U.S. History through multiple perspectives for grades 6-12.
Teach Your Way Collection
Teach all year long with flexible resources aligned to monthly themes and skills for PreK-2 learners.
Bringing the Universe to America’s Classrooms
Explore Earth, space and physical science with resources from GBH and NASA for grades K-12.
Ready to Learn Math
Foster math engagement with Peg+Cat interactives, games, and more for PreK-2 learners.
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“I like the variety of the resources, especially those that are more local to my area.”
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Early Learning
Participate in engaging professional learning opportunities and discover a world of high-quality PBS KIDS educational media to activate with children and families in early learning spaces. Build your educational media toolkit and ignite curiosity among your littlest learners.
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Earn registry credits
Earn free Wisconsin Registry credit through virtual and in-person professional development opportunities.
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Build community
Use PBS KIDS activities, games and programs in classrooms, libraries, virtual environments and neighborhoods.
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Foster early literacy
Access and activate the Ready To Learn resources PBS Wisconsin uses to help children succeed in work, life and school.
Featured Resources
Self-Paced Learning on The WI Registry
Earn free Registry credit through online PBS KIDS self-paced learning courses! Every course is available with a free account on The Registry.
Ready To Learn Featured Resource
Build early learning skills with Molly of Denali educational resources to model the many ways children can access and create informational text in their daily lives.
Kindness
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Practice kindness by implementing the Kindness Curriculum developed and researched by the UW-Madison Center for Healthy Minds.
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Education
Events
Develop skills for meaningful media integration and mentorship with virtual and in-person professional learning opportunities.
Teach Your Way Collection
Teach all year long with flexible resources aligned to monthly themes and skills for PreK-2 learners.
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Learning Goals for PBS KIDS Series
PBS KIDS shows, games, and activities are developmentally appropriate, safe and effective learning tools.
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PBS Wisconsin Education Resource Collections
These resource collections emphasize learning for children, educators and caregivers for ages 3-5 and grades K-3.
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“PBS is such a great resource for families and teachers, and I appreciate the work your team does to share it with our state’s educators in a relaxed, fun atmosphere.”
Educator Resources
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