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• May is Mental Health Awareness Month
• Busy Bees in Rupert
• IdahoPTV in Your Neighborhood
• Mother's Day Fun
• Idaho Kindergarten Readiness Workshops
• Help with Standardized Test Prep
• ONLINE Summer PD for Idaho Teachers
• Our Top PBS KIDS Online Games for May

Contest Winners: Know Vape student videos

Congratulations to the winners of the Know Vape student video contest! We received 48 incredible entries from students around the state.

We challenged students ages 13-18 to make 90-second videos exposing the shadowy commercial tobacco marketing tactics behind vaping, the known and unknown health effects, the misinformation about vaping, and how addictive and harmful vaping can be for teens.

GRAND PRIZE: High School

Halle Lowman

Boise High School

GRAND PRIZE: Junior High

Eli Richey

Fairmont Junior High School, Boise

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Browse mental health resources for kids and families from IdahoPTV and PBS.

Busy Bees in Rupert



We built wild bee hotels with preschoolers at Rupert's Demary Memorial Library in April using recycled materials, including cans and cardboard tubes.

"We learned about how bees are not only essential to our environment but a huge help in our gardens!" says IdahoPTV Education Specialist Brady Kissel, who led the event.

Now our buzzy friends have a nice spot to rest, and we can observe them all summer to build our knowledge and confidence in nature. We encourage all families to explore the outdoors together this spring.

IdahoPTV in Your Neighborhood:

Molly Laoyza, Lewis and Clark Elementary

You might not expect to hear languages like Swahili, Ukrainian, and Russian spoken on the playground of an elementary school in the agricultural community of Caldwell in southwestern Idaho, but that’s what Molly Loayza, English Language Learner Teacher at Lewis and Clark Elementary, sees in her work with students for whom English is a second or third language.

Loayza spent 15 years in the classroom before moving into her current role providing support and interventions for students who have English language needs. These may be kids whose primary home language is something other than English or students who have bilingual or trilingual households and thus may not get the English language practice at home that they need in order to succeed in school. Continue reading

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Let's Celebrate Moms!

Check out these crafts, books, and traditions for celebrating Mother's Day.

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How to Use PBS LearningMedia to Support Standardized Test Prep

Testing season is in full swing, and PBS LearningMedia is here to support you with resources and strategies to help evaluate student learning and prepare your students for those anxiety-inducing end-of-year assessments.

From our "Search" function, you can filter by grade level, the subject you teach, or the type of resource you’re looking for to find the best resource for your classroom need. No

ONLINE Summer PD for Teachers

Get 3 professional development credits through Idaho State University when you complete our Media literacy Certification: Summer Boot Camp, 6/14 to 8/2, 2023.

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NEW: Pinkalicious and Peterrific:

Colorrific Art Show

Daniel Tiger:

Nature Walk

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