This summer, Smoky Hills PBS is working with public libraries throughout central and western Kansas to conduct summer reading programs through the "Share a Story" project.
Share a Story is a 45-60 minute program geared toward children ages 2-7. Each program consists of the following format:
1. Read it – Read a PBS KIDS book
2. Watch it – View a show related to the book
3. Do it – Have fun making a craft
Each participant receives his or her own book and related materials.
Share a Story helps children become better readers by inspiring adults to read to children every day. Research shows that activities like these do make a difference. Children who are read to every day, from birth on, do better in school, become good listeners and writers, and have better language, critical and imaginative skills.
Simple, fun daily activities like reading aloud, storytelling, rhyming, singing, exercise, drawing, and acting, teach young children language and literacy skills – and that’s what Smoky Hills PBS Share a Story is all about!
The Share a Story program begins in libraries across central and western Kansas starting May 31. A complete schedule of Share a Story events can be found at SmokyHillsPBS.org.