Looking for a fun animated show that can help kids from prekindergarten through fifth grade develop computational thinking skills? Lyla in the Loop is just the show you’re looking for, designed to encourage kids to use their innate creativity and learn to think like a coder to tackle challenges while having fun and help get kids excited about the building blocks of computer science.
In this PBS Kids’ series, Lyla Loops and her fantastical blue sidekick, Stu, use creative problem-solving and computational thinking to help their family, friends, and community. From building homemade carnival games, to learning the steps of a line dance, to creating a new sandwich for the Loops family’s restaurant, Loops Lunch, Lyla, Stu, and the whole Loops crew use step-by-step problem-solving skills to tackle challenges with equal servings of humor and heart.
Lyla can help kids in the classroom, homeschoolers, and youngsters looking for after-school entertainment build computational and problem-solving skills such as sequencing, recognizing patterns, and using logic, and by helping them learn how to break big tasks down into manageable pieces that can be tackled individually while learning to collaborate with others as well.
Young patrons and educators alike can find episodes of Lyla in the Loop—all available in the United States on kid-friendly, ad-free platforms they can access anywhere—on Learn360 for K–12 schools and districts and Just for Kids for public libraries.
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Find educational and fun episodes such as:
- Piece of Cake/Kibbles and Coins (Item #292425): When Lyla’s mistake causes Stu to make a mess, she and Luke must figure out how to get everything back in order before their older sisters’ birthday is ruined. Then, Lyla loses Everett’s coin and tries to get it back before he comes home.
- The Waffle Man/Loopapalooza (Item #292431): Lyla and Everett design a waffle costume for Stu, but they’ll need to change it to withstand the elements like wind…and pigeons! Then, Lyla creates an original game to reignite everyone’s interest in family game night.
- Loopstastic Mess Vacuum Test/How the Cookie Crumbled (Item #292432): When the Loops vacuum breaks, Luke, Lyla and Everett test vacuums to pick the best one. Then, when the Loops don’t have the right ingredients to make cookies, the kids set out to make them using substituted ingredients.
- Finding a New Friend/Lyla Bugs Out (Item #294992): Lyla and her sisters return a forgotten tote bag by using the items inside it as clues to figure out who it belongs to and their location. Then, Lyla gets jealous after Ale creates a project that gets her a lot of positive attention.
- The Mystery Puzzle/The Stu Express (Item #292426): Liana recruits Lyla to help put together a puzzle with over 1000 pieces in order to win a prize. Then, Lyla and Luke make their dream of driving a train come true by constructing one they can ride in using household materials.
- And more!
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[Hero image: “Loopstatic Mess Vacuum Test/How the Cookie Crumbled (Lyla in the Loop)” on Learn360 from Lyla in the Loop by PBS.]
