Games

Games

Learning You Can Play

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Today is Games Day and Poet Laureate Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Games
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1790 - The first successful cotton mill in the U.S. begins operating in Pawtucket, R.I.
  • 1946 -It's a Wonderful Life has a charity preview showing in New York City.
  • 1989 - The U.S. launches Operation Just Cause and sends troops into Panama to topple General Manuel Noriega's government.
  • 2019 - The United States Space Force becomes the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces since the Air Force in 1947

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

The Who - Pinball Wizard - LISTEN
Elton John - Pinball Wizard - LISTEN

THEME:  Games

  • Grades PreK-5 - PBS Kids - Games - PLAY and LEARN
  • Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Odd Squad - Game Time - VIEW
  • Grades 2-10 - PBS LearningMedia - MIT Media Lab - How to Make a Video Game - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Midway Games - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Game Designer - VIEW
  • Grades 5-8 - NHPBS Video - SciGirls - Game Changers (Full Episode) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - Game Changers: Identify and Define - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 5-8 - NHPBS Video - SciGirls - Aubrey Scott – Gameplay Engineer - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12- PBS LearningMedia -  SciTech Now - Careers in Video Game Development - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12- PBS LearningMedia -  Game to Learn - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Are "Free" Video Games Really Free? - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art Assignment - The Case for Video Games - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art Assignment - A Video Game about Art? - 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:

PBS KIDS CRAFTS & PBS PARENTING TIPS

PBS LearningMedia

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

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

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

Scholastic Learn At Home

Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.

Storyline Online

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.

  • Cheshire County Historical Society

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

  • 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.

  • Tiger Takes On

 

PBS KIDS!

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. 

Contact Us

Susan Adams
Education Manager
sadams@nhpbs.org
Phone: 603-868-4455
Fax: 603-868-7552