It’s pretty easy to find materials for ABC’s and 123’s for preschoolers… but what about preschool science? Our family really likes Peep and the Big Wide World.
Peep is a curious, agreeable little yellow chick. Quack is an impatient, sometimes self-centered blue duck. Chirp, the non-flying red robin, is the most practical of the trio and likes to figure out how things work. Together they explore the pond, the dump, the park, and other nearby areas that make up their world. The animation and colors are simple, bright and cheerful. The pacing is gentle and easy on the eyes. Joan Cusack narrates the series.
The website offers a different cartoon segment per day and links it to a related science activity. You can also look at the entire science activity list by location of the house or by theme. For homeschoolers — it makes it very easy to check out what Peep is doing that day and then recreate the experiment at home.
You can also play games online, find a suggested book list, print coloring pages, download the explorer’s guide lessons and more!
“Peep” episodes also come on DVD — each one contains about six cartoons that are roughly 10 minutes each. The same cartoon segments you see online are followed with a small segment of live children doing the related science activity. DVDs also come with a Spanish language track which for my bilingual household — puts Peep at the top of the list!
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My kids didn’t get into this one the last time they watched it, but that was awhile back. Maybe we should revisit it! Have they had any episodes that talked about recycling and/or conservation?
They both LOVE Curious George on PBS. That’s another great show that introduces young children to science concepts.
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/activities/reusingtrash.html is one activity/episod eoff the top of my head. The birds find a bangle bracelet and put it to new uses.
We don’t have cable (I’m assuming it’s a cable show?).
The website looks like it wil be worth checking out. We are homeschoolers from Altamonte Springs, temporarily displaced in Alaska. I’ve loved keeping up with this site.
Mary
You can watch episodes on the website.