![]() Science shows, on the other hand, aren’t too abundant. Joining it, Nickelodeon has promised a new preschool series, “The Umizumiz” for 2008, about a miniature urban repair squad that helps solve everyday preschool problems using basic math skills like counting, patterns, and measurement. “Cyberchase” still stands as the best kid’s math show. Rogers.” He did it best.Īlthough less common right now, math is still a subject you can find on children’s television. These shows claim to educate viewers with prosocial skills, but if that’s what you really want your kids to get out of TV, then stick to “Mr. Saturday morning cartoons are in an ’80s redux this fall, featuring familiar characters such as the Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And although shows have focused on literacy before (after all, that’s what “Sesame Street” has taught multiple generations since its debut in 1969), there’s a new found effort with programs like “Super Why”, “Word World”, and “Wordgirl” to teach your kids more than just the alphabet song.īut not everything on TV has progressed forward. Networks have caught on to the lack of diversity in children’s programming, and have debuted “Go, Diego, Go,” “Handy Manny,” and “Ni Hao Kai-Lan” featuring Hispanic and Asian-American characters and culture. Kid’s TV beat broadcast to the punch and has already issued user-generated content in a mixed media format. New entries like “Yo Gabba Gabba” feel retro in a classic “Sesame Street” or “The Electric Company” style, but offer a more modern take on design and music. You can visit her blog at .ĭepending on who you ask, children’s television may or may not have come a long way. She resides with her family in downtown New York City. ![]() ![]() concentrating in children’s educational media and preschool ecology from New York University. Ashley is a television and online producer and Executive Editor of Children’s Media. Editor’s note: This is the second of a weekly guest spot by children’s media consultant Ashley. ![]()
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