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Current Show: Folk Art

On the Radio: Aug 3 – 9, 2026

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Last Week: Communication Nation 4 - Together We Can

Together we can do anything, and this time on The Children’s Hour we explore teamwork, improv, and how playing games brings builds community. The Kids Crew gets a workshop in improvisation as a team building exercise. Then, we learn about games kids have played for thousands of years which helped create and sustain strong communities. Comes with teacher tools including a learning guide and activities.

Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman art depicted by Kolongi Brathwaite

This Week: Folk Art

Join The Children’s Hour Kids Crew in a field trip to the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, the largest in the world! Learn what makes something “Folk Art” in conversations with artists from dozens of countries. This episode comes with a learning guide and activities for use in classrooms, or to learn more. Many thanks to New Mexico Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts for making this show possible.

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Next Week: Fossils

Learn about fossils in a Kids Crew field trip to a secret fossil quarry in the mountains outside of Albuquerque, as well as in a chat with New Mexico Natural History Museum educator Mike Sanchez. Will we become fossilized too? Fossils teach us about the Ice Age and climate change at the La Brea Tar pits in the heart of Los Angeles. This episode comes with a Learn-Along guide and is mixed with great music.

 

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