“Sesame Street” is, quite possibly, the most beloved children’s television show ever to be aired. Now showing in many different countries around the world, the characters have gained international appeal. You can find them in the form of dolls, games, picture books, coloring books, and you can also subscribe to Sesame Street Magazine, which is brought to you today by the letter P. Well, not really, but it is brought to you by something that starts with the letter P – Parenting Magazine.
Using the July 2004 issue as our model, let’s take a look at what kinds of things you will find when you subscribe.
On the very first page, we see Telly and Baby Bear sitting down to a picnic. We’re asked:
* What do you think Baby Bear would like to eat? (cognitive thinking)
* How many cups do you see in the picture? (counting, observation)
* Who do you think is coming to the picnic? We see an orange leg coming into the picture. (cognitive thinking)
We’re also reminded to clean up after a picnic and to throw everything away, which promotes environmental awareness. All that learning on just one page!
Next we read a story. Zoe has invited her friends over for a bug watching party, and together, they look at the fireflies in the sky. Then they count them in Spanish (language skills). At the end of the story is a firefly craft for the children to make.
We also see a two-page spread filled with pictures of things that start with the letter U. The reader is encouraged to find all the things they can that start with U, and down at the bottom of the page, to practice writing U. We also see a picture of Linda, making the sign for U. How cool is that?
Right in the center is a poster for you to remove and hang up. It’s a picture of Cookie Monster singing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”
Then Grover shows us how they make kites in Malaysia, and he tells us the Malay word for kite, which is wau (pronounced WOW.)
This is a fairly small magazine, coming in at just twenty-five pages, but every single page is used to the max and packs an educational punch. If you would like to subscribe, click here.
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