BATON ROUGE, LA â Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) will premiere a new digital-first childrenâs educational series, Ziggyâs Arts Adventure, that aims to teach young learners fundamental artistic and academic concepts through the magic of storytelling, puppets, and Louisiana culture. The 9-episode series premieres Monday, August 2 on its YouTube channel and lpb.org/ziggy.
With an exciting group of special guest artists that includes everything from musicians and dancers to painters and poets, the program will engage children in grades K-5 with Ziggyâs fun adventures and experiences. Each episode is aligned with Louisiana Academic and Arts Standards and is designed to help develop the critical thinking needed for STEM-subject problem solving by utilizing proven strategies developed by Harvard Universityâs Project Zero.
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From their website, some of the activities include:
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