Web site: http://www.pbs.org/rogers/
Details
Mister Rogers talks in a way young children understand, at a pace they can absorb and with a consistency that creates a calm, safe place for preschoolers. Topics with sensitive emotional concerns are always carefully blended with fun and whimsy to match a young child's interests and level of understanding.
TV Schedule
Music #1550
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The bass violin festival is a great success. Not everyone can play the instrument, but each person figures out a way to use it.
- KET2 Saturday, May 18 at 6:00 am EDT
Environment #1618
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Mr. McFeely shows a film about Leo Sewell, a sculptor who uses things other people have thrown away as his raw material. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the neighbors ask the Goats of Northwood for help with their garbage problem.
- KET2 Saturday, May 25 at 6:00 am EDT
Environment #1619
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Mister Rogers talks to a deep-sea diver about what happens to things that are dumped into the ocean. The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe are still looking for a solution to the problem of too much trash.
- KET2 Saturday, June 1 at 6:00 am EDT
Environment #1620
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Mister Rogers makes a stage for a puppet performance out of a discarded box, and the Goats of Northwood help the neighbors find a solution to their garbage problem.
- KET2 Saturday, June 8 at 6:00 am EDT
Art #1642
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Mister Rogers shows paintings by Picasso and talks about creativity. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, people are making many different kinds of portraits of the king. The Spanish Singing Bakers perform at Crockett's Bakery and invite Mister Rogers to sit in on rhythm.
- KET2 Saturday, June 15 at 6:00 am EDT
Dance #1574
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Mister Rogers talks about how his parents taught him to dance and visits Arthur Mitchell at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Lady Elaine changes the name of her business from the Always Happy Dance Studio to the Sometimes Happy Dance Studio—and admits that even men can learn to dance.
- KET2 Saturday, June 22 at 6:00 am EDT
Mistakes #1576
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Mister Rogers explains that everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Ventriloquist Susan Linn shows how she uses puppets to help people talk about their feelings. X the Owl makes a mistake and writes a note saying he's sorry to Audrey Duck, who accepts his apology and then writes a poem about how she feels.
- KET2 Saturday, June 29 at 6:00 am EDT
Mistakes #1577
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Mister Rogers shows a film about how books are made. Then he finds a mistake in a book he is reading and explains that some errors are easier to correct than others.
- KET2 Saturday, July 6 at 6:00 am EDT
Mistakes #1578
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Mister Rogers shows a film about how people make erasers—which help people correct some of their mistakes. Daniel Tiger wonders whether he has made a mistake, but Lady Aberlin reassures him that he's doing just fine.
- KET2 Saturday, July 13 at 6:00 am EDT
Mistakes #1579
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Concert pianist André Watts plays some of his favorite compositions and explains how learning from his own mistakes helps him become a better musician.
- KET2 Saturday, July 20 at 6:00 am EDT
Mistakes #1580
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Mister Rogers explains that making mistakes is just part of being human. Then he visits Brockett's Bakery, where Chef Brockett is having trouble whipping a batch of cream. When the castle is decorated for a poetry reading, Prince Tuesday learns that even his father makes mistakes.
- KET2 Saturday, July 27 at 6:00 am EDT
Links
Official web site: http://www.pbs.org/rogers/
Products
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS:
Price available upon request.
teacher's guide with activities based on episode themes: Mister Rogers' Plan & Play Book
Family Communications
4802 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
VIEWER'S GUIDE:
Price available upon request.
"When Your Child Goes to School" booklet
Family Communications
4802 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
