SDPB has created SDPB Learners Connection and other free, online K-12 ed resources to help South Dakota students and teachers at-home and in the classroom.
Here, teachers and caregivers will find a bounty of free resources: lesson plans and distance learning activities for K-12 students, crafts for kids, kitchen classroom ideas, free learning apps, selected online articles, and links to resources for early learners.
e-Newsletters for Educators & Caregivers
SDPB’s resident education experts specialize in providing online resources to support educators, parents, and learners. Our electronic newsletters bring curated resources straight to your inbox, so you don’t have to endlessly hunt and scroll for quality content. Visit SDPB.org and click “Email Sign-up” to join.
At SDPB.org/Learn, find South Dakota-specific content like:
Native American Studies Videos
Want to learn more about Native American boarding schools, reservations, and land stewardship? What are Winter Counts and how are they crucial to understanding Great Plains history? For PreK-4, SDPB’s Steven Rokusek assisted in the development of a Native American Studies video series in close partnership with Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE) and the WoLakota Project in Rapid City, a program supporting students in rural, high-need schools and incorporating Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, a curriculum and coursework in South Dakota American Indian history and culture. Access these videos to jumpstart crucial local cultural learning activities.
A Push in the Right Direction
Even in the era of GPS, knowing west from east develops spatial reasoning and confidence in kids. This engaging animated video series for PreK-4 social studies concepts includes cardinal and intermediate directions, map-reading, and the time concepts of past, present, and future.
Dissection 101
SDPB adds to its well-received Dissection 101 series with more videos, lesson plans and quizzes on dissections of crayfish, clams, earthworms and more. The video series provides an alternative teaching tool for classrooms with limited resources or the faint-of-heart.
Art Basics with Dick Termes
Fun for all ages, Art Basics with Dick Termes: Drawing is a multi-part video series featuring renowned South Dakota “Termesphere” artist Dick Termes teaching basic drawing techniques. Features 5+ hours of content in 20 individual videos, activities, a teacher’s guide, and lesson plans.
Parents and educators can also contact an SDPB Education staff member to help with any questions about resources through SDPB and PBS.
• To sign up for Pre-K resources visit SDPB.org/ELI
• To sign up for resources as a K-12 parent or student visit SDPB.org/LearnersConnection
• To sign up for general educator resources visit SDPB.org/Learn
Virtual Summer Camp on SDPB in August
Welcome to Camp TV – a day-camp experience in your living room! Join enthusiastic head counselor, played by Zachary Noah Piser, as he guides “campers” to learn through play.
Cycling through brief, engaging scenes, Camp TV promotes the hallmarks of summer camps, including crafts, exercise and outdoor activities - introducing concepts and activities for children to do at home, from the science behind making soap to writing poems and songs. Camp TV will include content to bolster elementary-age students’ literacy, math, science, and arts knowledge and skills.
Partners for content development the New York Public Library, the New Victory Theater, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Bedtime Math, Wildlife Conservation Society, the Memphis Zoo, and more.
SDPB hopes you and your little campers will join us for this at-home summer camp experience.
SDPB1: Monday-Friday, 2pm (1 MT) in August