Education Blog

Children love games.  In addition, they love positive attention from the adults in their lives.  If you combine these two with a little guidance from Sesame Street’s Finances for Kids, you can help children as young as four years old learn the basics of financial literacy.

Spark your pre-school aged child’s imagination as they go on an adventure-packed ride with Bear from Bear on a Bike by Stella Blackstone.  Your child will have many opportunities to test their observational skills along the way!  This is the second book in WILL- TV’s Book Mentor Project, a partnership between WILL, PNC’s Grown Up Great program and Champaign County Head Start.

Please, Mr. Panda helps teach very young children the rewards of manners. And it's the first book we'll introduce to pre-school age children this academic year through our Book Mentor Project.

PBS KIDS has played a major role in children’s education. Let’s see what the future of kid’s television looks like and where it is headed.

The WILL Marathon is a chance for #TeamWILL (that’s YOU!) to make a huge difference in a short period of time by helping to keep public media running strong here in central Illinois.

The first episode of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood was broadcast 50 years ago!  If you loved the program as a child, share it with your children on Illinois Edition of PBS LearningMedia where you’ll find a collection of 45 of the best episodes.

Women’s History Month celebrates the accomplishments of women from around the world. We have selected a few books that will inspire boys and girls to dream and help make their visions come true!

Teachers across the country are finding ways to incorporate Marvel Studio’s Black Panther film into their classes by teaching students about empowerment, culture, and science & engineering.

Pinkalicious and her brother, Peter, inspire kids to be creative and find imaginative solutions to problems. Their public TV series, Pinkalicious & Peterrific, premiered at 8am this week on WILL-TV. WILL-TV partnered with area libraries in Danville and Champaign to bring free, fun, and creative events to families.

For 12 years, WILL-TV’s Book Mentor Jr. Program Has Helped the Very Young Develop Reading Skills