The Reading / Listening - Sesame Street - Level 3

The children's TV show Sesame Street is moving to the streaming service Netflix. The show started in the USA in 1969. It is one of the world's most loved programmes. There have been 4,731 episodes over 55 seasons. Netflix said the programme is a "beloved [part] of children's media, enchanting young minds and [encouraging] a love of learning". Netflix announced that the show's 56th season would have "fresh format changes". In the new season, viewers will see a return of popular parts of the show like Elmo's World and Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck. Well-known characters like Big Bird, Count von Count and Abby Cadabby will also continue to entertain youngsters.

The Netflix streaming deal will make sure that Sesame Street will continue to educate young children for years to come. Netflix said the show brings "critical early learning to children throughout the country for free". Education was a key reason why Sesame Street was created. In the late 1960s, psychologist Lloyd Morrisett and TV producer Joan Ganz Cooney thought of the idea of the show. They worked with Harvard University's School of Education to think of a new way to teach America's pre-school children. Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught basic maths, literacy, and social skills to children worldwide. It also encouraged tolerance and diversity.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    Sesame Street - Level 0,  Sesame Street - Level 1   or  Sesame Street - Level 2

Sources
  • https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/sesame-street-release-date-news
  • https://www.npr.org/2025/05/19/nx-s1-5403663/sesame-street-netflix-pbs
  • https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-19/sesame-street-finds-a-new-streaming-home-on-netflix


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. SESAME STREET: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about Sesame Street. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
       children's TV / Sesame Street / streaming / episode / season / learning / characters /
       deal / for years to come / early learning / psychologist / education / maths / literacy
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. TV EDUCATION: Students A strongly believe children can great a great education watching television; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. EDUCATION: What's the best way to teach children these things? Why? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

Best Way

Why?

Maths

 

 

Literacy

 

 

Social Skills

 

 

Coding

 

 

Tolerance

 

 

Nutrition

 

 
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5. NETFLIX: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "Netflix". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. SESAME STREET CHARACTERS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Big Bird
  • Cookie Monster
  • Count von Count
  • Abby Cadabby
  • Kermit the Frog
  • Miss Piggy
  • Elmo
  • Ernie

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

1.

streaming

a.

Said something important so that many people could hear or know it.

2.

episode

b.

One part of a TV show or story that is shown each time.

3.

season

c.

The part of you that thinks, feels, and remembers things.

4.

mind

d.

Watching TV shows, movies, or videos on the internet without downloading them.

5.

encouraging

e.

Young people or children.

6.

announced

f.

A group of episodes from a TV show that are shown around the same time.

7.

youngsters

g.

Making someone feel more confident or hopeful.

    Paragraph 2

8.

deal

h.

Short for mathematics; the study of numbers, shapes, and patterns.

9.

for years to come

i.

Very important.

10.

key

j.

Being kind to people who are different from you.

11.

maths

k.

An agreement or plan between two or more people.

12.

literacy

l.

For a long time in the future.

13.

tolerance

m.

Having many different kinds of people or things.

14.

diversity

n.

The ability to read and write.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. Netflix is moving into Sesame Street.     T / F
  2. The first Sesame Street show aired over 50 years ago.     T / F
  3. Netflix will keep Sesame Street in its original format.     T / F
  4. The character Count von Count will no longer be on Sesame Street.     T / F
  5. Sesame Street educates children across the USA for free.     T / F
  6. Sesame Street was first created by a psychologist and TV producer.     T / F
  7. Sesame Street's creators teamed up with Harvard University.     T / F
  8. Children cannot learn about tolerance and diversity on Sesame Street.    T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. moving
  2. episodes
  3. enchanting
  4. fresh
  5. entertain
  6. deal
  7. critical
  8. idea
  9. literacy
  10. encouraged
  1. reading/writing
  2. amuse
  3. important
  4. delighting
  5. supported
  6. shows
  7. agreement
  8. new
  9. concept
  10. relocating

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. Sesame Street is moving to the streaming
  2. one of the world's most
  3. There have been 4,731
  4. a love
  5. Well-known characters
  6. The Netflix streaming
  7. educate young children for years
  8. Education was a key
  9. In the late
  10. It also encouraged tolerance and
  1. like Big Bird
  2. episodes
  3. diversity
  4. loved programmes
  5. reason
  6. 1960s
  7. service Netflix
  8. to come
  9. of learning
  10. deal

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
episodes
learning
entertain
service
characters
loved
beloved
viewers

The children's TV show Sesame Street is moving to the streaming (1) ______________________________________________ Netflix. The show started in the USA in 1969. It is one of the world's most (2) ______________________________________________ programmes. There have been 4,731 (3) ______________________________________________ over 55 seasons. Netflix said the programme is a "(4) ______________________________________________ [part] of children's media, enchanting young minds and [encouraging] a love of (5) ______________________________________________". Netflix announced that the show's 56th season would have "fresh format changes". In the new season, (6) ______________________________________________ will see a return of popular parts of the show like Elmo's World and Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck. Well-known (7) ______________________________________________ like Big Bird, Count von Count and Abby Cadabby will also continue to (8) ______________________________________________ youngsters.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
idea
deal
encouraged
way
throughout
late
basic
come

The Netflix streaming (9) ______________________________________________ will make sure that Sesame Street will continue to educate young children for years to (10) ______________________________________________. Netflix said the show brings "critical early learning to children (11) ______________________________________________ the country for free". Education was a key reason why Sesame Street was created. In the (12) ______________________________________________ 1960s, psychologist Lloyd Morrisett and TV producer Joan Ganz Cooney thought of the (13) ______________________________________________ of the show. They worked with Harvard University's School of Education to think of a new (14) ______________________________________________ to teach America's pre-school children. Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught (15) ______________________________________________ maths, literacy, and social skills to children worldwide. It also (16) ______________________________________________ tolerance and diversity.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) The children's TV show Sesame Street is moving to the ______
     a.  streaming serviced Netflix
     b.  stream in service Netflix
     c.  steaming service Netflix
     d.  streaming service Netflix
2)  It is one of the world's ______
     a.  most love programmes
     b.  most loved programmes
     c.  most loves programmes
     d.  most lover programmes
3)  Netflix announced that the show's 56th season would have ______
     a.  fresh format changes
     b.  freshly format changes
     c.  fresher format changes
     d.  flesh format changes
4)  viewers will see a return of popular parts ______
     a.  off the show
     b.  oft the show
     c.  offer the show
     d.  of the show
5)  Count von Count and Abby Cadabby will also continue ______
     a.  to entertain youngsters
     b.  to entertains youngsters
     c.  to entertainer youngsters
     d.  to entertained youngsters

6)  Sesame Street will continue to educate young children for ______
     a.  years to come
     b.  years to go
     c.  years to see
     d.  years to have
7)  Netflix said the show brings critical early learning to children ______
     a.  throughout a country
     b.  throughout the country
     c.  throughout the county
     d.  thorough out the country
8)  Education was a key reason why Sesame ______
     a.  Street was creation
     b.  Street was creates
     c.  Street was created
     d.  Street was creating
9)  think of a new way to teach America's ______
     a.  per-school children
     b.  post-school children
     c.  poor-school children
     d.  pre-school children
10)  Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught basic maths, literacy, ______
     a.  and socially skills
     b.  and social skills
     c.  and social skill
     d.  end social skills

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

The children's TV show Sesame Street is moving to (1) __________________________________________________ Netflix. The show started in the USA in 1969. It is one of the (2) __________________________________________________ programmes. There have been 4,731 episodes over 55 seasons. Netflix said the programme is a "beloved [part] (3) __________________________________________________, enchanting young minds and [encouraging] a (4) __________________________________________________". Netflix announced that the show's 56th season would have "fresh format changes". In the new season, viewers will see a (5) __________________________________________________ parts of the show like Elmo's World and Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck. Well-known characters like Big Bird, Count von Count and Abby Cadabby will also (6) __________________________________________________ youngsters.

The Netflix (7) __________________________________________________ make sure that Sesame Street will continue to educate young children for years to come. Netflix said the show brings "(8) __________________________________________________ to children throughout the country for free". Education was a (9) __________________________________________________ Sesame Street was created. In the late 1960s, psychologist Lloyd Morrisett and TV producer Joan Ganz Cooney thought of (10) __________________________________________________ the show. They worked with Harvard University's School of Education to think of a new (11) __________________________________________________ America's pre-school children. Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught basic maths, literacy, and social skills to children worldwide. It also encouraged (12) __________________________________________________.

Comprehension questions

  1. What kind of service is Netflix?
  2. When did Sesame Street start?
  3. How many seasons of Sesame Street have there been?
  4. What new things will the new season have?
  5. What will Big Bird and Count von Count continue to do to youngsters?
  6. For how long will Sesame Street continue to educate children?
  7. How much does it cost to watch Sesame Street?
  8. Who did a psychologist and TV producer want to teach?
  9. What basic thing does Sesame Street teach children?
  10. What does Sesame Street encourage, besides tolerance?

Multiple choice quiz

1) What kind of service is Netflix?
a) It's a pre-school platform.
b) It's an education service.
c) It's a TV service.
d) It's a streaming service.
2) When did Sesame Street start?
a) 1970
b) 1969
c) 1968
d) 1967
3) How many seasons of Sesame Street have there been?
a) fifty-seven
b) fifty-four
c) fifty-two
d) fifty-five
4) What new things will the new season have?
a) languages
b) characters
c) fresh format changes
d) cookies
5) What will Big Bird and Count von Count continue to do to youngsters?
a) Make them sleep
b) Inspire them.
c) Sing to them.
d) Entertain them.

6) For how long will Sesame Street continue to educate children?
a) for forever and a day
b) not for long
c) for years to come
d) for a little while
7) How much does it cost to watch Sesame Street?
a) Nothing. It's free.
b) $9.99 a month
c) It hasn't been decided yet.
d) There are different prices.
8) Who did a psychologist and TV producer want to teach?
a) Masters' students
b) university students
c) pre-school children
d) educators
9) What basic thing does Sesame Street teach children?
a) manners
b) maths
c) knife and fork skills
d) how to smile
10) What does Sesame Street encourage, besides tolerance?
a) diversity
b) coding
c) social media skills
d) Chinese

Role play

Role  A – Big Bird
You think Big Bird is the best Sesame Street character. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their character. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): Cookie Monster, Elmo or Count von Count.

Role  B – Cookie Monster
You think Cookie Monster is the best Sesame Street character. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their character. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): Big Bird, Elmo or Count von Count.

Role  C – Elmo
You think Elmo is the best Sesame Street character. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their character. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): Cookie Monster, Big Bird or Count von Count.

Role  D – Count von Count
You think Count von Count is the best Sesame Street character. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their character. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): Cookie Monster, Elmo or Big Bird.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'sesame'

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    • and 'street'.

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    • • Share your findings with your partners.

    • Make questions using the words you found.

    • Ask your partner / group your questions.

    2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

    •Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

    3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

    4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

    5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

    • moving
    • loved
    • media
    • love
    • parts
    • characters
    • deal
    • early
    • key
    • late
    • idea
    • basic

    Student survey

    Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

    (Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

    Discussion - Sesame Street

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    1. What did you think when you read the headline?
    2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'sesame'?
    3. What do you know about Sesame Street?
    4. What was your favourite TV show when you were a child?
    5. What do you think of Netflix?
    6. Is it better to stream shows or download them?
    7. What's your favourite TV show?
    8. What do you think of the name 'Sesame Street'?
    9. What do you know about the characters in Sesame Street?
    10. What advice do you have for Sesame Street bosses?

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'street'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. What's the best way to educate young children?
    5. What children's shows in your country are popular overseas?
    6. What social skills do children need?
    7. How can we encourage children to be more tolerant?
    8. Should there be more TV shows that educate children?
    9. How diverse is it where you live?
    10. What questions would you like to ask the Netflix bosses?

    Discussion — Write your own questions

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    (a) ________________

    (b) ________________

    (c) ________________

    (d) ________________

    (e) ________________

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    (f) ________________

    (g) ________________

    (h) ________________

    (i) ________________

    (j) ________________

    Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    The children's TV show Sesame Street is (1) ____ to the streaming service Netflix. The show started in the USA in 1969. It is (2) ____ of the world's most loved programmes. There have been 4,731 episodes (3) ____ 55 seasons. Netflix said the programme is a "beloved [part] of children's media, enchanting young minds and [encouraging] a love (4) ____ learning". Netflix announced that the show's 56th season would have "fresh format changes". In the new season, viewers will see a (5) ____ of popular parts of the show like Elmo's World and Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck. Well-known characters like Big Bird, Count von Count and Abby Cadabby will also continue (6) ____ entertain youngsters.

    The Netflix streaming (7) ____ will make sure that Sesame Street will continue to educate young children for years to come. Netflix said the show brings "critical (8) ____ learning to children throughout the country for free". Education was a key reason why Sesame Street was (9) ____. In the late 1960s, psychologist Lloyd Morrisett and TV producer Joan Ganz Cooney thought of the (10) ____ of the show. They worked with Harvard University's School of Education to think of a new way to teach America's (11) ____-school children. Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught basic maths, literacy, and social skills to children worldwide. It also encouraged (12) ____ and diversity.

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    1. (a)     moving     (b)     moves     (c)     movers     (d)     moved    
    2. (a)     once     (b)     only     (c)     one     (d)     on    
    3. (a)     under     (b)     around     (c)     over     (d)     about    
    4. (a)     on     (b)     by     (c)     at     (d)     of    
    5. (a)     coming     (b)     arrive     (c)     return     (d)     happen    
    6. (a)     for     (b)     to     (c)     by     (d)     at    
    7. (a)     real     (b)     deal     (c)     seal     (d)     meal    
    8. (a)     fast     (b)     early     (c)     soon     (d)     teach    
    9. (a)     create     (b)     creating     (c)     created     (d)     creation    
    10. (a)     teach     (b)     think     (c)     produce     (d)     idea    
    11. (a)     semi     (b)     non     (c)     post     (d)     pre    
    12. (a)     tolerant     (b)     tolerates     (c)     tolerate     (d)     tolerance

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

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    Paragraph 2

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    Put the text back together

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    (    )     episodes over 55 seasons. Netflix said the programme is a "beloved [part] of children's media, enchanting young
    (    )     in the USA in 1969. It is one of the world's most loved programmes. There have been 4,731
    (    )     minds and [encouraging] a love of learning". Netflix announced that the show's 56th season would have "fresh format
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    (    )     pre-school children. Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught basic maths, literacy, and social
    (    )     skills to children worldwide. It also encouraged tolerance and diversity.
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    (    )     The Netflix streaming deal will make sure that Sesame Street will continue to educate young children for years to
    (    )     will also continue to entertain youngsters.

    Put the words in the right order

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    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

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    The Netflix streaming deal / real will make sure that Sesame Street will continue to educate young children for years to go / come. Netflix said the show brings "critical early / fast learning to children throughout / thorough the country for free". Education was a lock / key reason why Sesame Street was created. In the late / last 1960s, psychologist Lloyd Morrisett and TV producer Joan Ganz Cooney thought of the idea to / of the show. They worked with Harvard University's School of Education to think / thinking of a new way to teaching / teach America's pre-school children. Since 1969, Sesame Street has taught basic maths, literacy, and social skills to children worldwide. It also encouraged tolerance / tolerate and diversity.

    Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

    Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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    Punctuate the text and add capitals

    the childrens tv show sesame street is moving to the streaming service netflix the show started in the usa in 1969 it is one of the worlds most loved programmes there have been 4731 episodes over 55 seasons netflix said the programme is a beloved part of childrens media enchanting young minds and encouraging a love of learning netflix announced that the shows 56th season would have fresh format changes in the new season viewers will see a return of popular parts of the show like elmos world and cookie monsters foodie truck wellknown characters like big bird count von count and abby cadabby will also continue to entertain youngsters

    the netflix streaming deal will make sure that sesame street will continue to educate young children for years to come netflix said the show brings critical early learning to children throughout the country for free education was a key reason why sesame street was created in the late 1960s psychologist lloyd morrisett and tv producer joan ganz cooney thought of the idea of the show they worked with harvard universitys school of education to think of a new way to teach americas preschool children since 1969 sesame street has taught basic maths literacy and social skills to children worldwide it also encouraged tolerance and diversity

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    Thechildren'sTVshowSesameStreetismovingtothestreamingservice
    Netflix.TheshowstartedintheUSAin1969.Itisoneoftheworld'smostlo
    vedprogrammes.Therehavebeen4,731episodesover55seasons.Net
    flixsaidtheprogrammeisa"beloved[part]ofchildren'smedia,enchanti
    ngyoungmindsand[encouraging]aloveoflearning".Netflixannounce
    dthattheshow's56thseasonwouldhave"freshformatchanges".Inthen
    ewseason,viewerswillseeareturnofpopularpartsoftheshowlikeElmo'
    sWorldandCookieMonster'sFoodieTruck.Well-knowncharacterslike
    BigBird,CountvonCountandAbbyCadabbywillalsocontinuetoentertai
    nyoungsters.TheNetflixstreamingdealwillmakesurethatSesameStre
    etwillcontinuetoeducateyoungchildrenforyearstocome.Netflixsaidth
    eshowbrings"criticalearlylearningtochildrenthroughoutthecountryf
    orfree".EducationwasakeyreasonwhySesameStreetwascreated.Int
    helate1960s,psychologistLloydMorrisettandTVproducerJoanGanzC
    ooneythoughtoftheideaoftheshow.TheyworkedwithHarvardUnivers
    ity'sSchoolofEducationtothinkofanewwaytoteachAmerica'spre-scho
    olchildren.Since1969,SesameStreethastaughtbasicmaths,literacy,
    andsocialskillstochildrenworldwide.Italsoencouragedtoleranceandd
    iversity.

    Free writing

    Write about Sesame Street for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    Television shows are a great way to educate children. Discuss.

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    Homework

    1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
    2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
    3. SESAME STREET: Make a poster about Sesame Street. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. EDUCATION: Write a magazine article about providing more educational programmes on TV for children. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
    Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
    5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
    6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on Sesame Street. Ask him/her three questions about Sesame Street. Give him/her three of your ideas. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

    A Few Additional Activities for Students

    Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

    Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

    Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

    Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

    Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

    Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

    Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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