Podcast:
Word On the Street

Learn all about words with Murray!

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Educational Goal:
Literacy

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Word of the Week: Stubborn
Oscar provides Nicole Kidman with a living example of the word stubborn.

Parent Tip: Learn and create together!
A stubborn person does things they want to do when they want to do them! If someone is acting stubborn, it can be hard to play and work together. Talk to your child about why it's important to listen to other people's ideas when making choices. Explain to her that there are ways to compromise so that everyone feels happy.

Sesame Street Podcast

Welcome to the Sesame Street Podcast
The Sesame Street Podcast is a series of free portable video episodes featuring Murray Monster and your other favorite Sesame Street Muppets. In this third series of Word on the Street podcasts, celebrity guests and fuzzy friends explain the meaning of words like "habitat" and "nature." Sign up to get new weekly episodes automatically delivered to your computer, video iPod, or other media player, and easily turn any moment into a learning moment for your child.

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How to use Podcasts
Tips
  • #1 What is a Podcast? Podcasting is a method of distributing audio and video files over the Internet using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. With podcasting, you can subscribe to a feed and choose when and where you want to watch or listen to a program. Once you subscribe to a podcast, the audio or video files are delivered to your computer. You can then play them directly on your computer, or on a mobile device. Share
  • #2 What is RSS? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is an easy way to view content from your favorite websites as soon as it's published, and without visiting each site manually. A user subscribes to each site's RSS feed once, and then a news reader automatically displays new items. RSS is also referred to as a "news feed" or a "channel". Through RSS, users can subscribe to blogs and news items as well as podcasts. Share
  • #3 Watch the Podcast Together Watch the podcast together with your child. When you encounter similar vocabulary words and situations in your daily environment, point them out until he or she notices them also. Talk about them together. Share
  • #4 Get Your Child Talking Get your child talking! Through conversation, your child develops language skills and learns new words. After your child watches each podcast episode, ask him or her what happened and what parts he or she liked best. Share
  • #5 Access Old Episodes New Sesame Street podcast episodes will be available every week! You can always access older episodes of the podcast by subscribing through iTunes or another RSS reader. Share
  • #6 A Great Way To Pass Time Waiting in line at the bank, post office, or restaurant can be difficult for even a patient child. Sesame Street podcasts can be a fun and educational way to pass the time! Share
  • #7 Make Up a Story After your child watches the Sesame Street podcast, ask your child to make up a story about what one of the characters might have done next after the segment ended. Share
  • #8 Sing a Song Singing songs is a great way for your child to learn rhythm and language. Ask your child if there were any songs in this week's episode, and ask him or her to sing part of it out loud. If there wasn't a song this week, you could make up a song based on key words or themes from the episode. Share