PBS LearningMedia Launches Curriculum-Focused iBooks for K-8 Teachers
PBS LearningMedia has released a new series of interactive iBooks designed to help K–8 teachers enrich classroom instruction with curriculum-aligned videos, lesson plans, and professional development resources. Each iBook collects targeted materials and activities around a specific subject area so educators can integrate high-quality digital resources directly into their lesson planning and daily teaching practice.
Overview of the iBook series
The iBooks are built for busy educators who want ready-to-use, standards-aligned content that engages students. Averaging around 200 pages per title, each iBook packages contextual lesson plans, classroom strategies, links to relevant videos and games, and teacher-facing guidance for implementation. The first four titles target measurement, holidays, beginning Spanish, and grammar. These resources are tailored to grade bands across K–8 and align to national standards such as Common Core and ACTFL where applicable.
Featured iBooks and classroom focus
All About the Holidays iBook
Launch status: Currently available
Target grades: K–5
This iBook helps teachers turn holidays and seasonal events into meaningful instructional moments. Drawing from PBS LearningMedia’s All About the Holidays series, it provides elementary educators with lesson plans, classroom activities, and cultural context to support social studies and literacy connections throughout the school year. Materials are aligned to national social studies standards and emphasize inclusive, age-appropriate approaches for exploring traditions and celebrations.
Beginning Spanish iBook
Launch status: Currently available
Target grades: 3–5
This title offers a fully mapped curriculum for early elementary Spanish instruction. Inside are bilingual lesson plans, scaffolded activities, vocabulary-building exercises, and suggestions for classroom routines that support language acquisition. Resources are aligned to ACTFL standards and include teacher guidance for pacing, assessment ideas, and ways to integrate Spanish language practice into daily classroom life.
Measurement: An Instructional Sequence iBook
Launch status: Available by 4/30
Target grades: K–2
Focused on measurement concepts for young learners, this iBook contains standards-aligned lessons on telling time, counting, and using common measurement tools. It includes hands-on activities, visual supports, and assessment suggestions to help teachers scaffold measurement skills. The title also incorporates professional development resources to support effective math instruction and aligns to the Common Core State Standards for early elementary grades.
No Nonsense Grammar iBook
Launch status: Available by 4/30
Target grades: 3–8
This iBook provides differentiated grammar lessons and practice activities designed to help students master everyday grammar and usage. It includes progressive sequences of lessons, formative assessment ideas, and classroom-ready worksheets and digital activities. Resources align to Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy and offer teachers practical strategies for addressing grammar in context across writing and reading lessons.
How these iBooks support teaching and learning
By centralizing videos, lesson plans, and classroom activities in a single interactive book, these iBooks make it easier for teachers to find and implement resources that match their curriculum goals. They are intended to save planning time, provide clear instructional sequences, and offer methods for differentiating instruction for diverse learners. The inclusion of professional development tips helps teachers adopt research-backed strategies and integrate digital media in purposeful ways.
Evidence of impact
PBS has conducted studies examining how integrating digital resources from PBS LearningMedia into classroom practice affects student outcomes. Research indicates that well-integrated multimedia content can improve student performance on content assessments and support higher engagement. Educators can use the iBooks as a structured way to bring those validated digital resources into their existing instructional plans.
Availability
The first two iBooks—All About the Holidays and Beginning Spanish—are available now. Measurement and No Nonsense Grammar will be available by the specified release dates. These iBooks are distributed through digital storefronts for compatible devices.
Each title is crafted to help teachers deliver standards-aligned instruction with ready-to-use materials, actionable classroom strategies, and curated multimedia that connects directly to student learning goals.