PBS Teachers posts PreK‑2 problem calendar

PBS Teachers is pushing a very specific kind of classroom help here — not a full curriculum, not a giant unit plan, but a grab-and-go calendar for creative problem-solving in PreK through 2nd (pbslearningmedia.org)e ever looked at big resource libraries — there’s plenty in them, but finding the right five-minute activity is the real job. This calendar tries to solve that by putting the pieces in one place. (pbslearningmedia.org) ### What actually got posted? The item is a PBS LearningMedia “Teach Your Way” activity calendar called Creative Probl([pbslearningmedia.org](https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/creative-problem-solving-teach-your-way-document/activity-calendar-teach-your-way/))ically PBS saying: here’s a themed set of things you can use right now without building from scratch. ([pbslearningmedia.org](https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/creative-problem-solving-teach-your-way-document/activity-calendar-teach-your-way/)) ### What’s inside the calendar? It’s a mix of short videos, digital games, printables, and challenge activities. The resource list pulls from PBS KIDS properties teachers already know — LYLA IN THE LOOP, Work It Out Wombats!, Rosie’s Rules, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, PEG + C(pbslearningmedia.org)and simple coding-style thinking. (static.pbslearningmedia.org) ### Why “problem-solving” instead of just STEM? Because the skills here are broader than building towers or sorting blocks. The calendar leans on routines like following step(pbslearningmedia.org)row engineering packet and more like a classroom culture tool — persistence, collaboration, flexible thinking, and simple computational thinking all show up. (static.pbslearningmedia.org) ### How low-prep is this, really? Pretty low-prep. A lot of the entries are single clips or printable prompts rather than long lesson sequences. One activity(static.pbslearningmedia.org)d-thinking task. Basically, the teacher gets a prompt, a media hook, and a reason to talk through the thinking out loud. (static.pbslearningmedia.org) ### Why does the calendar format matter? Because planning friction is the real enemy. PBS already has a broader editable teacher planner with monthly calendars, weekly planning pages, and lesson sk(static.pbslearningmedia.org)ly plans a week. That’s a small product choice, but it’s the difference between “useful in theory” and “used on Tuesday morning.” (pbslearningmedia.org) ### Is this only for English classrooms? No — and that’s one of the more practical details. PBS says the support materials are also available in Spanish. For early childhood classrooms and h(static.pbslearningmedia.org) (pbslearningmedia.org) ### So what’s the real value here? The real value is curation. Teachers do not need more raw links. They need a sensible sequence of short activities that help kids explain, test, retry, and collaborate. This calendar does that by turning a huge media catalog into a themed, age-appropriate set of moves. (static.pbslearningmedia.org)b.pdf)) ### Bottom line This is a small release, but a smart one. PBS Teachers took a broad idea — creative problem-solving — and translated it into something concrete enough for PreK-2 classrooms to use immediately, with familiar shows, printable supports, and low-prep entry points. (pbslearningmedia.org)