Free Educational Resources for Educators and Families
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WQED Multimedia’s educational programs for children offer free and effective educational tools that can make dramatic differences in how children perform and achieve. WQED’s Education Team has created FREE educational resources for educators and families like you.
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Math iQ
math iQ is a program that uses innovative approaches to teach math to pre-K kids. Lessons include: 100 days, counting, addition, fair sharing, directional cues, patterns, measurement, and shapes.
Grade and Age: PreK-K, Grown-Ups and Educators
Character/Show: Array
Printable, Media Gallery, Lesson Plan
ABC’s of AAPIs Coloring Pages and Lessons Collection
Through this coloring book, we hope to cultivate an expansive vision of the diversity and vastness of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities by highlighting our rich history of contribution, solidarity, and resistance.
Grade and Age: Grades 4-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grown-Ups and Educators
Media Gallery, Lesson Plan
Media Arts for Elementary Grades Collection
This collection of ten elementary-level media arts lesson plans from WQED offers educators a comprehensive, hands-on pathway for guiding students through the full creative process of storytelling and digital media production.
Grade and Age: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5, Grown-Ups and Educators
Lesson Plan
Emotions Expressed through Opera: The Barber of Seville | Lesson Plan
K-5 students will learn about a classic opera, The Barber of Seville, along with some historical fun facts about barbers by listening to different arias, including “Largo al factotum”, drawing characters’ emotions, and learning about the emotions arias can convey.
Grade and Age: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5, Grown-Ups and Educators
Lesson Plan
Emotions Expressed through Opera: The Marriage of Figaro | Lesson Plan
K-5 students will learn about a classic opera, The Marriage of Figaro by listening to the overture and different arias/duets, identifying the relationships among the characters, and the emotions conveyed in arias.
Grade and Age: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5, Grown-Ups and Educators
Lesson Plan
Emotions Expressed through Opera: The Magic Flute | Lesson Plan
K-5 students will learn about a classic opera, The Magic Flute by listening to the overture and different arias, and identifying the emotions those arias convey.
Grade and Age: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5, Grown-Ups and Educators
Video
Historical Figures Local to Pittsburgh – Lucky to Live in Pittsburgh with Rick Sebak | Episode 5
WQED’s Rick Sebak visits Albert Gallatin’s home and explores his ties to Lafayette, the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis’s dog, Seaman.
Grade and Age: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grown-Ups and Educators
Printable
Elephant Coloring Sheet | Cartoon Academy
Printable elephant coloring sheet from Cartoon Academy.
Grade and Age: PreK-K, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5
Character/Show: Array
Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Template for Dilemma Discussions
Turn real world dilemmas into powerful classroom discussions that build critical thinking and values. This template provides a repeatable, step-by-step structure to guide students from gut reactions to reasoned judgment.
Grade and Age: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grown-Ups and Educators
Printable
Lion Coloring Sheet | Cartoon Academy
Printable lion coloring sheet from Cartoon Academy.
Grade and Age: PreK-K, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5
Character/Show: Array
Printable
Calm-Down Cozy Corner Planning Checklist
Use this checklist to create a calm, inclusive, and emotionally supportive space in your learning space.
Grade and Age: PreK-K, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5, Grown-Ups and Educators
Lesson Plan
Detective: The Great Sketchbook Mystery | Lesson Plan
Students in grades 1-5 will learn about making inferences based on evidence and the importance of presuming goodwill. Students will practice logical reasoning, collaborative problem-solving, and respectful communication to solve a classroom mystery.
Grade and Age: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-5, Grown-Ups and Educators



