Endangered Species and Clara Barton

Endangered Species and Clara Barton

Caring Learning

Friday, May 21, 2021

Today is Endangered Species Day, NASCAR Day, National Pizza Party Day, American Red Cross Founder's Day, Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day, and National Strawberries and Cream Day.

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Endangered Species and Clara Barton
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
  • 1927 - Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. 
  • 1932 -  Amelia Earhart lands in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin' - Stormy Weather - LISTEN

THEME: Endangered and Threatened Species

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo's World - Wild Animals - VIEW
  • Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Extinction Collection - VIEW
  • Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Endangered Breakfast - VIEW
  • Grades 3-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Jump Back in Time  - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-5 - PBS Learning Media - Ferret Town - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Instructional Video - NatureWorks - Life at Risk - VIEW
  • Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Endangered Species - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Endangered Species Q&A - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Endangered Species Collection - VIEW
  • Grades 4-12 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - READ
  • Grades 4-12 - World Wildlife Fund - Endangered Species - READ
  • Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ocean Today - Endangered Sea Turtles -VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - US Fish and Wildlife - Endangered Species - READ
  • Grades 6-9 - PBS LearningMedia - Saving the Endangered Hellbender Salamander - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Plight of the Grassland Birds - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Plants: The Endangered Species - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Endangered Species: Worth Saving from Extinction? - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Above the Noise -  Endangered Species: Worth Saving from Extinction? - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearingMedia - Ocean Today - Endangered Sharks - VIEW 
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Salt Creek Tiger Beetles  - VIEW and DO

THEME: Clara Barton

  • Grades 5-12 - National Women's History Museum - Clara Barton - READ
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - The Dig: Civil War Clara Barton - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - The History Detectives - Clara Barton Lesson - VIEW, READ, DO

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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!

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  • PBS KIDS Games app
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