Drippy Learning
Friday, September 18, 2020
Today is the Air Force Birthday, National Ceiling Fan Day, National Cheeseburger Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Rosh Hashanah, and World Water Monitoring Day.
ON THIS DATE
- 1783 - George Washington lays the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.
- 1851 - The first edition of The New York Times is published
- 1850 - Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act.
- 1948 - Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term.
- 1970 - Jimi Hendrix dies of a drug overdose at 27.
- 1975 - Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is captured by the FBI in San Francisco.
- 2014 - Scotland votes against independence from the U.K.
BIRTHDAYS
- 1709 - English writer Samuel Johnson
- 1819 - French physicist Jean-Bernard Foucault
- 1905 - Choreographer Agnes de Mille
- 1905 - Actor Greta Garbo
- 1976 - Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo
SONGS OF THE DAY
Jimmy Buffet - Cheeseburger in Paradise - LISTEN
The Standells - Dirty Water - LISTEN
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water - LISTEN
THEME: WATER
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Water Song - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Fun in the Sun - Water Water Song - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Wasting Water - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - Plum Landing - Follow the Water - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-3 - Plum Landing - Earth to Blorb - Water - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - Plum Landing - Water Carries Everything - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-3 - Ready Jet GO! - What Can We Do With Water? - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Water, Water Everywhere (Full Episode) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - Nature Cat - Saving Water - VIEW
- GRades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Water Treatment Plant - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Earth Water Filter - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Ingredients for Life - VIEW
- GRades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Water - VIEW
- Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Water Quality - Watershed - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Frontline - Flint's Deadly Water (Full Program) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okey to Be Smart - The Cosmic Origins of Earth's Water - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Water Works - VIEW
- GRades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Follow the Water - VIEW
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More Learning Resources
Looking for some super cool crafts to do with your kids? Or maybe you need some expert parenting resources to help raise your child? You can find it all right here:
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.
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.
Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.
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.