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The Enrichment ChannelThe Enrichment Channel is Detroit Public Television's exciting interactive learning system that uses a multimedia approach to teaching curriculum-based arts, culture, humanities and science. The project produced three Literacy Content Units (LCUs). Each LCU consists of a CD-ROM and VHS-broadcast program, as well as valuable lesson plans, assessments, and other downloadable resources that are ready-to-use in the classroom, home, or other learning environment.
Upcoming Programs
Tuesdays from 5:00-5:30 p.m. ET
BIZ KID$ is the fun, new, fast-paced TV series where kids teach kids about money and entrepreneurship. Created for school-aged children, each half-hour episode features several young business owners and philanthropists who share their success stories. Whether it's a skateboard designer, a candy store owner, or a hip-hop music producer, the kids on the series inspire young viewers. Sponsored locally by DFCU Financial.
Brainfood
BrainfoodFriday, 9/19/08 from 5-5:30 p.m. ET
Brainfood promotes middle school math and science education through the use of cooking and food to explore the theme of "density." A variety of hosts, with a range of ages and ethnicities, go in search of understanding density and its practical applications, in this fun and fast-paced program. Brainfood also ventures out into the real world with stops at a variety store, biscotti company, ice cream parlor, and the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to witness density at work.
A Place of our own
This daily program is designed for parents and anyone else who takes care of young kids: grandparents, nannies, babysitters, and home daycare providers. These Peabody Award-winning series combine 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.
Weekdays from 5:30-6 a.m. ET
Integrating a Child Who Speaks a Different Language - 8/25/08
How Babies Learn - 8/26/08
Caring for Kids with Chronic Illnesses - 8/27/08
Parent Caregiver Partnerships - 8/28/08
Week in Review (When a Child Leaves Your Care) - 8/29/08
Getting Kids to Share - 9/1/08
How to Talk with Kids - 9/2/08
Your Kids' Nutritional Needs - 9/3/08
Importance of Schedules & Routines - 9/4/08
Week in Review (Grass Growing Project) - 9/5/08
Cross-Over Play - 9/8/08
Family Differences - 9/9/08
Development Delay - 9/10/08
Observation - 9/11/08
Week in Review (Grass Growing Project Follow-Up) - 9/12/08
Superhero Play - 9/15/08
The Importance of Storytime - 9/16/08
Get Up and Move! - 9/17/08
Sick Children at Child Care - 9/18/08
Week in Review (Suni Paz) - 9/19/08
Time-Outs - 9/22/08
Math Activities - 9/23/08
Conflict Resolution - 9/24/08
Language Development - 9/25/08
Week in Review (Grass-Growing Project Finale) - 9/26/08
Listening Skills - 9/29/08
Infant Care - 9/30/08
Poetry and Rhyme - 10/1/08
Professional Development - 10/2/08
Week in Review (Lava Lamps for Babies) - 10/3/08
Best Activities Special - 10/6/08
How Babies Learn (Part 2) - 10/7/08
Learning Through Everyday Activities - 10/8/08
Infant Nutrition - 10/9/08
Week in Review (Goop) - 10/10/08
Learning to Share - 10/13/08
Supportive Interactions - 10/14/08
Calming a Cranky Baby - 10/15/08
Ages and Stages - 10/16/08
Week in Review (Calming a Cranky Toddler) - 10/17/08
Encouraging Writing - 10/20/08
Teaching Diversity - 10/21/08
Developmental Delays - 10/22/08
Science Activities - 10/23/08
Week in Review (Caring for an Asthmatic Child - 10/24/08
Favorite Activities - 10/27/08
Importance of Art - 10/28/08
Potty Training - 10/29/08
Plan Your Day for Infants and Toddlers - 10/30/08
Week in Review (Finding Five Minutes of Peace in Your Day) - 10/31/08
Using Praise and Encouragement Effectively - 11/3/08
Kitchen Science - 11/4/08
Learning Through the Senses - 11/5/08
Me and My Family: Importance of Family History - 11/6/08
Week in Review - 11/7/08
Telling Tales: Tall Tales, Imaginary Friends & Lies - 11/10/08
Building Vocabulary - 11/11/08
Rough and Tumble Play - 11/12/08
Most Common Types of Special Needs - 11/13/08
Week in Review - 11/14/08
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