Rainbows and Maurice Sendak
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Thursday, June 10, 2021
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Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Rainbows and Maurice Sendak
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ON THIS DATE
- 1692 - Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts for witchcraft.
- 1801 - Tripoli declares war on the United States over a dispute over safe passage of ships in the Mediterranean.
- 1898 - U.S. Marines invade Spanish-held Cuba In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay,
- 1940 - Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
- 1944 - 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.
- 1964 - Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- 1967 - The Six-Day War ends when Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.
- 1978 - Affirmed wins the Triple Crown
- 2007 - The final episode of The Sopranos airs.
- 1895 - Actor Hattie McDaniel
- 1910 - Blues musician Howlin' Wolf
- 1915 - Novelist Saul Bellow
- 1922 - Actor and singer Judy Garland
- 1928 - Author and illutrator Maurice Sendak
- 1929 - Biologist E. O. Wilson
- 1973 - Baseball player Pokey Reese
- 1982 - fugure skater Tara Lipinski
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - LISTEN
Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning - LISTEN
- Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Making Rainbows - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature Cat - Tally Ho! A Rainbow - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Rainbow Gel - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Best Music Lesson Ever: What Makes “Over the Rainbow” Work? - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12- NHPBS Learning Media -It's Okay to Be Smart - This Is Not a Rainbow - VIEW
- Grades 9-12- NHPBS Learning Media - Physics Girl - How Rainbows Form - VIEW
- Grades 9-12- NHPBS Learning Media - Physics Girl - How Rainbows with NO COLOR Are Possible - VIEW
THEME: MAURICE SENDAK
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Newsmakers - The Mind of Maurice Sendak - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Tonight - Wild Things of Author, Artist Maurice Sendak Unleashed - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Blank on Blank - Maurice Sendak on "Being A Kid" - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Remembering Maurice Sendak and His Inner Child -VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - American Masters - About Maurice Sendak - READ
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- 8-11 am NH WORLD - The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song - Part One
- 8:30-9 am NHPBS - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am Florence Nightingale/I Am George Washington Carver
- 12-1 pm NH WORLD - Supernature - Wild Flyers - Crowded Skies
- 1-2 pm NH WORLD - Big Pacific - Voracious
- 2-3 pm NH WORLD - Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World - The Telescope
- 3-5 pm NH WORLD - Story of China - Ancestors/Silk Roads And China Ships
- 7-10 pm - NH WORLD - The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song - Part Two
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Local Learning Resources
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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
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Tiger Takes On
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- PBS for Parents
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The greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential. - PBS Teachers' Lounge
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Offers nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere.
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