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Watch, Play, Learn is a set of 140 five-minute animated episodes designed for global distribution for children ages 3-8. Funded by a $100 million grant from the LEGO Foundation, Watch, Play, Learn explores 38 different topics pertaining to social-emotional learning, math, health & safety and science. The series features classic Sesame Street characters, like Elmo, Cookie Monster, Zoe and Grover, as well as new characters like Ameera, and international characters such as Basma, Jad and Ma'zooza. Research has found that learning through play offers a positive outlet for anxiety, reduces stress, and promotes resilience, enabling children (especially those in crisis settings) to overcome adversity and build the foundational skills to succeed in life. Watch, Play, Learn has been dubbed into 25 languages (and counting!) and has already reached 35 million children around the world.
The Big Feelings Explorers consists of 38 episodes focused on Social-Emotional Learning. In each episode, Basma and Jad find their friend who is struggling to play because a Big Feeling is getting in the way! Basma and Jad help their friend identify either anger, sadness, jealousy, excitement, fear, nervousness, sadness or determination. Together, they learn to regulate these emotions by belly-breathing, counting to five, being a tree (grounding), practicing talk-talk-talk-it to yourself (self-talk), moving it out and drawing it out. By regulating the emotion and resetting, they're able to resume their play!
Math Adventures consists of 38 episodes focused on early math goals. Elmo and Zoe explore topics within geometry (circles, squares, triangles), measurement (height, width, weight), relational concepts (big/small, fast/slow, more/less) and positionality (between, inside/outside, over/under). With the help of Grover, who provides real-world examples beyond the magical doors of their math play space, Elmo and Zoe use what they learn and apply it to their game.
Made up of 38 episodes, The Caring Friends Circle is a series that explores Child Protection and Health & Safety. Under the guidance and supervision of Elmo's dad, Louie, Elmo and his friends gather around and think of a game to play. When their game gets interrupted due to a health or safety concern, Uncle Louie provides insight into the best practices for handwashing, latrine use, road safety, water safety, safe drinking water, good touch/bad touch, consent, speaking up, self-identity, trusting medical professionals, vaccinations, and more! Elmo and his friends resume their game with these safe practices in place.
Let's Find Out consists of 26 episodes where Ameera and Elmo explore science topics such as shadows, ramps, pulley, levers and bridges. Using Cookie Monster's shed full of useful contraptions, they explore different ways science can improve their play while making it accessible for Ameera, who uses a wheelchair.