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• Barney - "Who's Your Neighbor?"
  Through pretend play, Barney and the children learn about their community and the people that help them live safely and happily there.
• Arthur - "Lost!"
  For an eight-year-old, Arthur is usually pretty cool. Except for D.W., there's not too much that upsets him. But one day, Arthur falls asleep on a bus and awakens in a strange--and scary--part of town. Will he ever find his way home? Can he keep himself from crying? And will D.W. ever forgive Arthur for scaring her like that?
• George Shrinks - "All Along the Clocktower"
  The whole town is working together to clean up the town square. But only George and his special size can get inside the town hall clock to fix it. And that becomes an adventure in itself.

Do in Class

• Arthur: World Neighborhood Teacher's Guide - Help kids explore cultural diversity within their own community and around the world.
• Clifford: Printables - Print out buildings from Clifford to create a 3-D neighborhood.
• Caillou: The Neighborhood Hunt - Go on a hunt to find out what's new in your neighborhood, or what's been there all along but you never noticed.
• Maya & Miguel: Community Helpers - Learn about community helpers and discover the important role they play in making one's community a better place to live.
• Reading Rainbow: Ox-cart Man Family Activity - Plan a family outing to a local historical museum to discover information about the history of the town or city where you live.
• ZOOM: ZOOM Into Action - Learn what you can do to make a difference in your community.

Play Online

• Clifford: Puppy Days Story Builder - New Neighbors - Create a new story about new neighbors by adding "stickers" and changing words to an online Clifford story.
• Clifford: T-Bone's Town - Look for T-bone and his friends in this online game.
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Build a Neighborhood - Create your ideal neighborhood with this fun online game.
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Neighborhood of Make-Believe - Visit the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and meet the characters.
• The PBS Kids Democracy Project - Click around a virtual town to find out how government actions affect day to day life.

Read

• Elsie Times Eight
  By Natalie Babbitt
  Published September 2001 by Michael Di Capua
  Elsie's fairy godmother means well, but she has a habit of misunderstanding. When she makes eight Elsie's, the once quiet neighborhood becomes noisy and the neighbors complain. All is made right in the end, with the help of Elsie's cat, who knows the real Elsie.
• Each Living Thing
  By Joanne Ryder and Ashley Wolff
  Published April 2000 by Harcourt
  Children, and observant adults, spy creatures as they do chores, board school buses, garden, play, swim, and get ready for bed. This book for children 4-8 suggests we take time to be careful about the animals that share our yards and neighborhoods. Ryder's verse and Wolff's detailed illustrations are a great combination.

*As most PBS children's programs offer one year extended taping rights for teachers, please feel free to tape them now and save them for use in your classroom during the school year.