Animated educational series arrives at Discovery Familia

Discovery Familia announced Tuesday, Aug. 13 the arrival of a special group of creatures who are on a mission to bring the wonders of math to young children. In the new series, “Matemonstruos,” Max, Lily and Gú demonstrate that math is everywhere and can be used to solve any problem.

Each episode of “Matemonstruos” will help kids to explore counting, calculating, measuring and identifying geometric shapes. The new animated series brings Discovery Familia to join Discovery Communications in the “Connect the Dots” initiative. The initiative aims to promote emphasis on the importance of educational endeavors in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and careers in these fields.

In addition to the new animated series, “Matemonstruos,” Discovery Familia is introducing specific back-to-school programming that is geared to a preschooler’s level of curriculum. Artzooka!, Mister Maker and Word World, in conjunction with informative shorts, “Back to School with Jeannette Torres” focus on preschool education. The special back-to-school programming will air for two weeks at 10 a.m. beginning Aug. 19 and “Matemonstruos” will air Monday-Friday at 5 p.m. beginning on Aug. 26 on the Discovery Familia channel.