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Flaky Learning

Sunday, January 17, 2021

Today is National Hot Buttered Rum Day, Kid Inventors' Day, Popeye Day, World Religion Day, and World Snow Day.

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

  • 1562 - French Protestants are recognized under the Edict of St. Germain.
  • 1893 - Hawaii's monarchy is overthrown and Queen Liliuokalani is forced to abdicate.
  • 1917 - The U.S. pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
  • 1920 - The Volstead Act goes into effect and prohibition begins in the United States.
  • 1950 - Thieves steal more than $2 million from the Brink's armored car company's offices in Boston. in what became known as the Brink's Robbery.
  • 1991 - Operation Desert Storm begins when aircraft strike targets in Iraq.
  • 1994 - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Southern California, killing at least 61 people and causing $20 billion worth of damage

BIRTHDAYS 

SONGS OF THE DAY 

Simon and Garfunkel  - A Hazy Shade of Winter - LISTEN
Anne Murray - Snowbird - LISTEN

THEME:  Snow

  • Grades PreK-1 -Sesame Street: - Kermit News: Long Time in the Snow - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 -Sesame Street: - Kids Sledding in the Snow - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 -Sesame Street: -How to Build a Snowman (with Bert and Ernie) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sid the Science Kid - Snow Search Game - DO
  • Grades PreK-1 -  Elinor Wonders Why - There's No Time Like Snow Time! - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-2 - Nature Cat - We're Making It Snow! - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-2 - Molly of Denali - There Are Different Kinds of Snow? - VIEW
  • Grades 1-4 - PBS LearningMdia - Plum Landing - Where Does All the Snow Go? - VIEW
  • Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia -Continental Snow Cover - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Snow Shelter - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - How Do Avalanches Form?
    - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - How Do Snowflakes Form?  - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Indie Alaska - Making Music with Glaciers and Snow - 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

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