A PLACE OF OUR OWN is designed for parents or anyone else who takes care of young kids: grandparents, nannies, babysitters and home daycare providers. The show covers subjects such as: tantrums, literacy, preventing obesity, speech and language delays. This Peabody Award-winning series combines an entertainment format — the daytime talk/demonstration show — with solid educational information on how young children learn, and what adults need to know to help kids be prepared for kindergarten and beyond.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 6:30am
ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE NEXT STEPS
ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE NEXT STEPS is inspired by the classic Angelina Ballerina books by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig. The new CG-animated series will introduce fans to Angelina's new home on the other side of Chipping Cheddar, a new performing arts school — Camembert Academy, new friends, a new teacher, Ms. Mimi, and many new adventures.
ANGELINA BALLERINA: THE NEXT STEPS celebrates music and brings to life new forms for dance for Angelina including ballet, modern, tap, jazz, classic and ethnic. Angelina always works hard to reach her goals and learns from her mistakes. As kids share in Angelina's experiences, they're inspired to pursue their big dreams too!
WNIT HD 34.1 - Saturdays at 9:30am
This daily half-hour animated series based on Marc Brown's best-selling "Arthur" books focuses on themes and events central to children's lives. Arthur and his friends manage to solve their third-grade crises with imagination, kindness and a lot of humor.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 7:00am & 4:00pm
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 7:00am & Sundays at 10:00am
The lovable purple dinosaur and his young friends share adventures featuring songs, dances and games that make learning fun for children. Barney and his dino-pals, Baby Bop and BJ, introduce a new cast of children and two new puppet characters--Miss Etta Kette, a bird who teaches children about manners; and Scooter McNutty, a squirrel whose mishaps are a result of acting first and thinking later. Stella the Storyteller returns with tales of travel from around the world.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 11:30am
Bob the Builder is a building contractor specialising in masonry in an animated program with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of work-vehicles and equipment.
In each episode, Bob and his gang help with renovations, construction, repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization and various learning skills. Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which the other characters respond with "Yes we can!".
WNIT HD 34.1 - Saturdays at 6:30am
BETWEEN THE LIONS is named for a family of lions - Theo, Cleo, Lionel and Leona - that runs a library like no other on earth. The doors "between the lions" swing open to reveal a magical place where characters pop off the pages of books, vowels sing and words take on lives of their own. The series combines innovative puppetry, animation, live action and music to achieve its educational mission of helping young children learn to read. The backbone of the series is a literacy curriculum geared toward beginning readers aged four to seven. Developed with reading and literacy experts from across the country, BETWEEN THE LIONS offers a comprehensive approach to reading instruction. The series showcases the power and pleasure of reading and includes segments that foster language development and early literacy skills. Every episode addresses the five key areas of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and text comprehension.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 2:00pm
THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!
THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! features six-year-old Sally and Nick, best friends and next door neighbors, who are transported on a magical journey to all corners of the globe to make natural science discoveries, with the Cat in the Hat as their guide. Along for the ride are the Cat’s two energetic helpers, the mop-headed zany duo: Thing One and Thing Two.
Sally and Nick embark with the Cat in his one-of-a-kind custom vehicle, the Thinga-ma-jigger, a quintessentially Seussian contraption that can sprout wings, pontoons, booster rockets, skis—just about anything! In the Thinga-ma-jigger, they can journey down to the bottom of the sea to observe the giant sea worms, zip over to the rain forest to find out how many animals make their home in the great Kapok tree, or shrink down to the size of a bee to visit a hive and discover how honey is made.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 8:30am & 12:30pm - Sundays at 6:30am
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 8:30am & Weekends at 7:30am
Clifford The Big Red Dog is based on the best-selling children's books of the same name by author Norman Bridwell. Designed for 3-7 year olds, this series focuses on the concepts of playing and working together, and accepting and respecting others as a way of life. Clifford, Emily Elizabeth and their friends face the wonders of growing up.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 4:30pm
The series is designed to inspire kids to explore science, math, and engineering in the world around them in a fun and entertaining way. Based on the best-selling Curious George books by Margret and H.A. Rey, and narrated by Emmy-winning actor William H. Macy, the daily series expands George’s world to include a host of colorful new characters and original locales, while maintaining the charm of the beloved books.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 8:00am & 12:00pm - Sundays at 6:00am
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 8:00am & Weekends at 7:00am
CYBERCHASE is an animated adventure series that takes kids on a wild ride through cyberspace where they are challenged to use the power of math. Each episode is a thrilling adventure driven by a different math concept-from tackling time in ancient Eygpt to cracking codes in creepy caves. In their quests the heroes rely on their minds, not muscles, to overcome obstacles.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Sundays at 8:00am
WNIT HD 34.1 - Sundays at 12:00pm
DINOSAUR TRAIN is an all-new CGI-animated series. The new series embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while encouraging basic scientific thinking and skills as the audience learns about natural science, natural history and paleontology.
DINOSAUR TRAIN is seen through the eyes of Buddy, a preschool-aged Tyrannosaurus Rex. Buddy and his adoptive family of Pteranodons go for adventures on the Dinosaur Train to meet all kinds of dinosaurs in different eras and learn fascinating new facts about these incredible creatures.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 9:30am & 1:30pm - Sundays at 7:30am
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 9:30am & Weekends at 8:30am
Sure to spark a current of learning, the new version of The Electric Company is a multi-media literacy campaign charged with reducing the literacy gap between low and middle income families and advancing the idea that 'reading is cool.' Weekly episodes debuted nationally in January 2009 on PBS KIDS GO!, the on-air and online destination designed entirely for early elementary school kids.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 5:00pm
WNIT HD 34.1 - Sundays at 11:00am
Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! WITH RUFF RUFFMAN features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal animated host - a dog named Ruff Ruffman. The series mixes live-action with animation, and breaks the mold with its educational and comical take on America's newest television genre. Targeting six- to ten-year-olds, the series is spontaneous, unscripted, and full of surprises.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 2:30pm
WNIT HD 34.1 - Sundays at 11:30am
Based on the best-selling children's book series by Susan Meddaugh, the MARTHA SPEAKS animated TV series follows the adventures of Martha, a loveable dog whose appetite for alphabet soup gives her the ability to speak. Using her newfound abilities, Martha gets jobs, wears disguises, foils bad guys, wins contests and orders lots of steaks. A dog's breakfast of messes and hilarious entanglements ensue for Martha, her family and the unsuspecting people of her town who make up the comic heart of the series. Being a talking dog, Martha lives in a vocabulary-rich environment. The educational goal of the series is to bolster the vocabulary of 4 to 7-year-olds within the context of great stories in engaging, comical ways. Around and in between the half-hour's two 11-minute stories are a variety of animated interstitials that reinforce the vocabulary. Sit. Stay. Watch out world; here comes Martha!
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 7:30am & 3:30pm
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 7:30am & Sundays at 9:30am
The longest running show on PBS, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is a visit between a caring neighbor and his viewer. Through powerful messages about each person's uniqueness, children come to appreciate theat they are special - and so is everyone else in the world.
WNIT HD 34.1 - Saturdays at 6:00am
The award-winning series launches its 34th season on PBS with a spotlight on children across the globe. "Global Grover" hosts the presentation of live action films from all over the world and the new animated character "Global Thingy" demonstrates the importance of social reasoning, cooperation, sharing and empathy.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 10:00am
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 10:00am & Sundays at 6:00am
SID THE SCIENCE KID is an engaging and entertaining new animated preschool series promoting exploration and science readiness in a kid-friendly way - no lab coats or test tubes here. Sid explores the science of everyday realities that preschoolers face with the help of his friends and family. Sid, the show's energetic and inquisitive preschool star, starts each episode with a new question ("Why are my shoes shrinking?" "Why do bananas get mushy?") and embarks on a fun-filled day of finding answers. Sid's day is full of discovery and wonder. He gets a kick out of putting rolie polie bugs under his magnifying glass or asking lots of questions with his hand-held microphone. Through his adventure, Sid encourages preschoolers to think about how to get answers to their own questions by exploring the world around them.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 11:00am & 4:00pm
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 11:00am & Sundays at 9:00am
The standout, imagination-stimulating 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 they play interactive reading games to overcome obstacles and save the day. In every fantastical episode of Super WHY!, young viewers dive directly into a pop-up story to experience a brightly-illustrated children’s tale brought to magical life.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 9:00am & 1:00pm - Sundays at 7:00am
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 9:00am & Weekends at 8:00am
THOMAS & FRIENDS is the timeless television series based on the much-loved books by Reverend W. Awdry. Set on the imaginary island of Sodor, the show follows the adventures of Thomas, a cheeky little Tank Engine. Each half hour, shot in unique real-time live-action, features three separate stories, including two seven-minute adventures and one five-minute "classic" Thomas story. The stories focus on the seven original engines: Thomas, Edward, James, Gordon, Percy, Henry and Toby, plus Emily, the first female steam engine - all under the watchful eye of Sir Topham Hatt, the manager of the Sodor Railway. At the end of each program, the engines are "roll-called" in a musical finale featuring their very own team song. Thomas's world is an idealized place with a strong community ethos typified by a universal willingness to embrace good manners, hard work and a desire to be "really useful." The themes are reinforced by unique graphic and live-action interstitials and songs. The audience empathizes with the hopes, fears, aspirations, achievements and conflicts that the engines experience.
WNIT HD 34.1 - Saturdays at 9:00am
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. With the help of her faithful monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, WordGirl spends each episode defeating a quirky cast of misfit bad guys and gals with her uncanny vocabulary skills and superhero strength.
WNIT SD 34.2 - Weekdays at 3:00pm
WNIT HD 34.1 - Sundays at 10:30am
Welcome to WordWorld, a colorful, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. Each episode of WordWorld is a fun narrative built around a wacky troupe of WordFriends™, who are characters first and words second. Shy Sheep loves to pretend; cautious Frog is the brainiac and word "expert"; impetuous Duck is still learning his letters (and social skills); gregarious Pig lives in the moment; pragmatic Ant is always on the go; affable Dog is a WordFriend's best friend.
WordWorld's WordFriends invite the preschool viewer to join them on comic adventures, where problems can only be resolved by "building" the right word. Word building is a unique moment when children witness a word form and then 'morph' into the thing it is! Word building reinforces the pre-reading concept that letters make words, and that words have real meaning...and power.
Words come alive, words save the day, and words become a child's best friend in this 3D animated series. Learning to form words has never been this fun!
WNIT HD 34.1 - Weekdays at 11:30am
