Reading Rainbow
One hundred forty-five 30-minute lessons
Produced 1983-2002
School use rights: 1 year
Grades K-3 / Language Arts
(closed captions)
http://www.pbs4549.org/itv
Each episode of this colorful and imaginative series promotes positive self-esteem and literacy skills, and includes a television adaptation of a children's picture book, a "field trip" segment and reviews of books by children. LeVar Burton hosts.
A teachers guide, science guide, math guide and catalog are available at http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow/.
PBS 45 & 49 will participate in the 9th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest this year. Entry materials will be ready in January 2003. If you'd like to receive an entry packet for your students, please call Pat Weed at during the Fall 2002 semester.
Mon.
9:00 am |
Lesson Title |
| Sept. 16 |
1410. Our Big Home: An Earth Poem |
| Sept. 23 |
407. Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie |
| Sept. 30 |
202. Simon's Book |
| Oct. 7 |
302. The Patchwork Quilt |
| Oct. 14 |
308. Feelings |
| Oct. 21 |
403. Imogene's Antlers |
| Oct. 28 |
408. Chickens Aren't the Only Ones |
| Nov. 4 |
414. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch |
| Nov. 11 |
503. The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner |
| Nov. 18 |
507. Duncan and Delores |
| Dec. 2 |
609. Bored Nothing to Do! |
| Dec. 9 |
704. Florence and Eric Take the Cake |
| Dec. 16 |
710. Fox on the Job |
| Jan. 6 |
907. The Furry News: How to Make a Newspaper |
| Jan. 13 |
1003. Is This a House for Hermit Crab? |
| Jan. 20 |
1008. Summer |
| Jan. 27 |
1104. My Shadow |
| Feb. 3 |
1110. Archibald Frisby |
| Feb. 10 |
1114. Owen |
| Feb. 17 |
1204. Hotel Animal |
| Feb. 24 |
1210. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message |
| Mar. 3 |
1304. When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba |
| Mar. 10 |
1403. Lemonade for Sale |
| Mar. 17 |
1407. The Tin Forest |
| Mar. 24 |
112. Three by the Sea |
| Mar. 31 |
205. A Chair for My Mother |
| Apr. 7 |
307. Alistair in Outer Space |
| Apr. 14 |
401. Space Case |
| Apr. 21 |
405. Abiyoyo |
| Apr. 28 |
410. The Runaway Duck |
| May 5 |
501. The Bionic Bunny |
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Tues.
9:00 am |
Lesson Title |
| Sept. 17 |
104. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain |
| Sept. 24 |
110. The Gift of the Sacred Dog |
| Oct. 1 |
203. Ox-Cart Man |
| Oct. 8 |
309. Watch the Stars Come Out |
| Oct. 15 |
1101. The Lotus Seed |
| Oct. 22 |
404. Germs Make Me Sick! |
| Oct. 29 |
410. The Runaway Duck |
| Nov. 5 |
708. The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush |
| Nov. 12 |
110. The Gift of the Sacred Dog |
| Nov. 19 |
508. Knots on a Counting Rope |
| Dec. 3 |
908. Mrs. Katz and Tush |
| Dec. 10 |
409. The Paper Crane |
| Dec. 17 |
801. Opt: An Illusionary Tale |
| Jan. 7 |
1007. Borreguita and the Coyote |
| Jan. 14 |
107. Liang and the Magic Paintbrush |
| Jan. 21 |
1009. Once There Was a Tree |
| Jan. 28 |
1106. The Wonderful Towers of Watts |
| Feb. 4 |
510. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters |
| Feb. 11 |
1001. Follow the Drinking Gourd |
| Feb. 18 |
1205. Someplace Else |
| Feb. 25 |
1211. The Carousel |
| Mar. 4 |
906. Amazing Grace |
| Mar. 11 |
1105. Ruth Law Thrills a Nation |
| Mar. 18 |
1408. Max |
| Mar. 25 |
114. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash |
| Apr. 1 |
301. Paul Bunyan |
| Apr. 8 |
606. Dive to the Coral Reefs |
| Apr. 15 |
909. The Salamander Room |
| Apr. 22 |
406. The Life Cycle of the Honeybee |
| Apr. 29 |
411. A Three Hat Day |
| May 6 |
1107. Martha Speaks |
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Wed.
9:00 am |
Lesson Title |
| Sept. 18 |
105. Louie the Fish |
| Sept. 25 |
111. Gregory, the Terrible Eater |
| Oct. 2 |
204. Mystery on the Docks |
| Oct. 9 |
303. Hill of Fire |
| Oct. 16 |
310. Mama Don't Allow |
| Oct. 23 |
405. Abiyoyo |
| Oct. 30 |
411. A Three Hat Day |
| Nov. 6 |
415. My Little Island |
| Nov. 13 |
504. Brush |
| Nov. 20 |
509. Mummies Made in Egypt |
| Dec. 4 |
610. Sports Pages |
| Dec. 11 |
705. Sunken Treasure |
| Dec. 18 |
802. Raccoons and Ripe Corn |
| Jan. 8 |
909. The Salamander Room |
| Jan. 15 |
1404. And Still the Turtle Watched |
| Jan. 22 |
1010. Applemando's Dreams |
| Jan. 29 |
1107. Martha Speaks |
| Feb. 5 |
5 1111. Fly Away Home |
| Feb. 12 |
1201. How Much Is a Million? |
| Feb. 19 |
1206. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin |
| Feb. 26 |
1301. Math Cure |
| Mar. 5 |
1305. Worksong |
| Mar. 12 |
1404. The Secret Shortcut |
| Mar. 19 |
1408. Enemy Pie |
| Mar. 26 |
202. Simon's Book |
| Apr. 2 |
302. The Patchwork Quilt |
| Apr. 9 |
308. Feelings |
| Apr. 16 |
402. The Milk Makers |
| Apr. 23 |
407. Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie |
| Apr. 30 |
412. Rumpelstiltskin |
| May 7 |
502. Bugs |
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Thur.
9:00 am |
Lesson Title |
| Sept. 19 |
106. Digging Up Dinosaurs |
| Sept. 26 |
112. Three By the Sea |
| Oct. 3 |
205. A Chair for My Mother |
| Oct. 10 |
306. Animal Cafe |
| Oct. 17 |
401. Space Case |
| Oct. 24 |
406. The Life Cycle of the Honeybee |
| Oct. 31 |
412. Rumpelstiltskin |
| Nov. 7 |
501. The Bionic Bunny |
| Nov. 14 |
505. The Purple Coat |
| Nov. 21 |
601. Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story |
| Dec. 5 |
702. Jack, the Seal and the Sea |
| Dec. 12 |
707. The Adventures of Taxi Dog |
| Dec. 19 |
804. Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express |
| Jan. 9 |
910. Silent Lotus |
| Jan. 16 |
1005. June 29, 1999 |
| Jan. 23 |
1102. Hail to Mail |
| Jan. 30 |
1108. Alejandro's Gift |
| Feb. 6 |
1112. Uncle Jed's Barbershop |
| Feb. 13 |
1202. Always My Dad |
| Feb. 20 |
1208. Hip Cat |
| Feb. 27 |
1302. My Life With the Wave |
| Mar. 6 |
1401. The Shaman's Apprentice |
| Mar. 13 |
1405. My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States |
| Mar. 20 |
1410. Our Big Home: An Earth Poem |
| Mar. 27 |
203. Ox-Cart Man |
| Apr. 3 |
303. Hill of Fire |
| Apr. 10 |
1309. Watch the Stars Come Out |
| Apr. 17 |
403. Imogene's Antlers |
| Apr. 24 |
408. Chickens Aren't the Only Ones |
| May 1 |
1402. Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk |
| May 8 |
503. The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner |
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Fri.
9:00 am |
Lesson Title |
| Sept. 20 |
107. Liang and the Magic Paintbrush |
| Sept. 27 |
114. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash |
| Oct. 4 |
301. Paul Bunyan |
| Oct. 11 |
307. Alistair in Outer Space |
| Oct. 18 |
402. The Milk Makers |
| Oct. 25 |
108. Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport |
| Nov. 1 |
413. Best Friends |
| Nov. 8 |
502. Bugs |
| Nov. 15 |
506. Barn Dance! |
| Nov. 22 |
602. Stay Away From the Junkyard! |
| Dec. 6 |
703. The Bicycle Man |
| Dec. 13 |
709. Galimoto |
| Dec. 20 |
805. Snowy Day: Stories and Poems |
| Jan. 10 |
1002. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
| Jan. 17 |
1006. Nosy Mrs. Rat |
| Jan. 24 |
1103. Stellaluna |
| Jan. 31 |
1109. The Sign Painter's Dream |
| Feb. 7 |
1113. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World |
| Feb. 14 |
1203. Bread Is for Eating |
| Feb. 21 |
1209. Regina's Big Mistake |
| Feb. 28 |
1303. Saturday Sancocho |
| Mar. 7 |
1402. Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk |
| Mar. 14 |
1406. Badger's Parting Gifts |
| Mar. 21 |
111. Gregory, the Terrible Eater |
| Mar. 28 |
204. Mystery on the Docks |
| Apr. 4 |
306. Animal Cafe |
| Apr. 11 |
310. Mama Don't Allow |
| Apr. 18 |
404. Germs Make Me Sick! |
| Apr. 25 |
409. The Paper Crane |
| May 2 |
414. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch |
| May 9 |
504. Brush |
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