Slides Are Fun. Summer Slide Is Not.

Hi,

To the parents and caregivers out there - KQED sees you! You're juggling Zoom and a kid with the zoomies, testing whether you're smarter than a 9th grader, and watching way too much Daniel Tiger. You've taken on so much these past few months - and you're doing a great job! Take a moment to pat yourself on the back because you're handling these strange times and school closures like a champ.

Now it's summer and KQED is here for you with our Summer of Learning. From now through mid-August, we'll be curating educational resources for kids of all ages. There's digital "camp" for your littlest ones, weekly playlists and blogs for the bigger kids, and a special schedule of educational television programming. We hope this provides some guilt-free screen time and gets your whole family engaged.
Keep scrolling for a look at the resources and activities we have available, plus some stuff just for parents (because you deserve some fun too!) And if you're not a parent, please help out the ones you know by forwarding this email along!

Play is the work of a child. Let's be honest, it's work for you too! Camp PBS LearningMedia is here to help with family friendly activities and fun videos to keep your curious ones busy. This collection of resources has you covered from recipes and arts & crafts to dinosaurs and dancing. We also made them short and easy to include in your daily schedule.
Pro tip: If you're concerned about the "summer slide," go to the Summer Learning part of Camp PBS. We hope these interactive tutorials, stories, and lab experiments encourage kids to spend the summer exploring all the ways learning can be fun.

Get some game plans for summer fun in our weekly Summer Family Learning blog! Each blogpost contains a video playlist and learning activities centered on different themes. So far we've covered California and nature (see below). And we have so much planned on art, health, culture and more. We'll be updating this page frequently with new ideas and recommendations. Bookmark it so you don't miss a thing.

YouTube Playlist #1: Explore California

Explore California: Let this playlist take the kids on a trip around the Golden State. Explore the coast, get lost in LA, and hike Devil's Slide Trail (without having to pack snacks). Plus up-to-date guides for family friendly events and venues in the Bay Area.

YouTube Playlist #2: Explore the Nature Around You