Learning That's Good For You
Friday, October 1, 2021
Today is CD Player Day, International Coffee Day, Kids Music Day, National Diversity Day, National Black Dog Day, National Lace Day, World Smile Day, and World Vegetarian Day.
October is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Health Literacy Month, Pizza Month, National AIDS Awareness Month, Country Music Month, LGBT History Month, Bat Appreciation Month, Bullying Prevention Month, and Raptor Month.
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Vegetables and Jimmy Carter
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Julie Andrews - My Favorite Things - LISTEN
- Georgie Fame - The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde - LISTEN
- Merle Haggard - The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde - LISTEN
- Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Pure Imagination - LISTEN
- Dana Carvey - SNL Audition - Choppin' Broccoli - LISTEN
THEME: VEGETABLES
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - V is For Vegetable (1:18) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Eating Colorful Fruits & Vegetables (2:12) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - John Leguizamo Is Captain Vegetable (3:49) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Do the Veggie Dance (1:21) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - A Song About Brocolli (2:30) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Hurray-Hurrah For Broccoli (1:30)- VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - How to Make a Vegetable Sushi Roll (1:04)- VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Between the Lions - Joy Learno: Turnip (1:10) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Dinosaur Train -Dinosaur Discoveries: Planting a Garden (1:01) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood - Under the Ground (1:47) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-2 - Sid the Science Kid - Vegetable Planting Game - DO
- Grades PreK-2 - Sid the Science Kid - Vegetable Harvest Game - DO
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Valley's Gold - Artichokes (2:05) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Valley's Gold - Carrots (1:56) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Arthur - Kids In Action- City Sprouts (2:15) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-5 - PBS Parents - Fruit and Veggie Caterpillars - DO and EAT
- Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Think Garden - Plant Families (1:59) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - How Does It Grow? - Asparagus (8:10) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Career Connections - Food Scientist (5:16) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - SciTech Now - The Vegetables of the Sea (5:51) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Japanese 236 - At the Vegetable and Fruit Store (26:48) - VIEW and DO
THEME: JIMMY CARTER
- Grades PreK-3 - The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer Read By Jimmy Carter (11:03) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-3 - The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer Read By Jimmy Carter (11:03) (In Spanish) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - 60 Second President - Jimmy Carter (1:21) - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Civil Rights Movement: A Tale of Two Governors - Jimmy Carter (4:00) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - When Music Makes History - Ramblin' Man (1:24) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - In Their Own Words - Jimmy Carter (54:18) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Amanpour and Company - Jimmy Carter: The Most Misunderstood President in US History - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Presidents - Jimmy Carter - Inflation (1:22) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Presidents - Jimmy Carter - Rosalynn (1:07) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Presidents - Jimmy Carter - Campaigning on Honesty (0:50) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Presidents - Jimmy Carter - Energy Crisis (1:37) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Presidents - Jimmy Carter -The Camp David Accords (2:18) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - American Experience - The Presidents - Jimmy Carter - Selected Clips - READ and 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.