Surfing, Summer Solstice, and Juggling
Resources to Help You Teach and Learn at Home!
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Today is International Surfing Day, Mermaid Day, the Summer Solstice, World Juggling Day, and National Vanilla Milkshake Day.
ON THIS DATE
- 1893 - Lizzie Borden found innocent of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.
- 1967 - Boxer Muhammad Ali convicted of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted.
- 1975 - The movie "Jaws" released.
BIRTHDAYS
- 1905 - Playwright Lillian Hellman
THEME: Surfing, Summer Solstice, and Juggling
SURFING
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Let's Go Surfin' - VIEW
- Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Surfing -VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedai - Making Big Waves - VIEW, READ, and DO
SUMMER SOLSTICE
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Summer Anthem Song- VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Lazy Summer Day - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Summer Solstice - VIEW
- Grades 2-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Science of Summer Collection - VIEW, READ, and DO
JUGGLING
- Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Zero Gravity and the Circus
- VIEW - Grade 3 - PBS LearningMEdia - Learning Live -Fitness Fun and Juggling! - VIEW
Watch
- 3-5:30 pm NH WORLD - National Parks: America's Best Idea
- 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD - Mae West: American Masters
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More Learning Resources
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PBS LearningMedia
NHPBS and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for educators. You can also create your own lessons and assignments to meet the needs of your students.
Annenberg Learner
Searchable online video courses and interactives across the curriculum and grade levels in areas like chemistry, literature, music, the visual arts, social studies, world languages storytelling, spelling and lots more.
Brainpop
Features over 1,000 animated shorts and quizzes for students in grades K-12 covering science, social studies, English, math, the arts, health, and technology. The service is free to schools closed due to COVID-19.
Scholastic Learn At Home
Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.
StoryLine Online
A series of imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books.
Local Learning Resources
The best of NH learning resources from around the state.
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Cheshire County Historical Society
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New Hampshire Public Radio:
- Civics 101 - Tons of great (and free!) audio, activities, resources, and lessons to help you stay engaged with civics.
- Ask Sam - Ask Sam features Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown answering listener questions about the mysteries and quirks of the natural world.
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Seacoast Science Center in Odiorne Point State Park
- Learning Connection - Even though their doors are closed, we’re still here to connect you to the inspirational powers of nature and engage you in learning.
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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
- A resource to keep you connected to nature - Enjoy nature at home with these online learning experiences brought to you by the Science Center’s Naturalists.
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Strawbery Banke Museum
- Online Learning - Virtual Tours, the Virtual Classroom, artifacts of the week, featured items from the Collections, Horticulture Learning Center materials, and more.
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Tiger Takes On
PBS Kids for Teachers/Caregivers/Parents
- PBS for Parents
A guide of PBS resources targeted for parents teaching kids, features a great activity finder - PBS Education
The greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential. - PBS Teachers' Lounge
This site has great teaching tips, ideas, resources and support for teachers. - PBS KIDS Games app
Offers nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere.
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