Grouches, Handwashing, and Mushrooms - October 15

Grouches, Handwashing, and Mushrooms - October 15

Bah Humbug and Scrub-A-Dub-Dub Learning

Friday, October 15, 2021

Today is Global Handwashing Day, International Day of Rural Women, I Love Lucy Day, National Grouch Day, and National Mushroom Day.

This is National Metric Week, Earth Science Week, and Teen Read Week.

October is Apple Month, Chili Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Bullying Prevention Month, Country Music Month, National Arts & Humanities Month, Bat Appreciation Month, and Raptor Month.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Grouches, Handwashing, and Mushrooms
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ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand  - LISTEN
  • Fifth Dimension - Up Up & Away, My Beautiful Balloon - LISTEN

THEME: GROUCHES

  • Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Grouchology Song (1:03)  - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Bill Hader: Grouchy (2:26)  - VIEW
  • Grade PreK-2 - NHPBS Video - The Reading Room - The Grouchy Ladybug (27:00) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street -  Oscar's Rotten Ride Game - DO
  • Grades PreK-12 - Sesame Street - Oscar and Johnny Cash - Nasty Dan (2:10) - VIEW

THEME: HANDWASHING

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Washy Wash Song: How to Wash Your Hands - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street -  Step by Step Handwashing with Elmo Printable - DO
  • Grades PreK-1 - Daniel Tiger - Germs Go Away - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - Meet the Helpers - Wash You Hands - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-3 - Meet the Helpers - Washing Hands to Stay Healthy - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-3 - Odd Squad - How TO Wash Your Hands -VIEW
  • Grades 9-12- PBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - Why Soap Is Still Our Best Weapon Against Coronavirus - VIEW

THEME:  MUSHROOMS

  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EcoSense for Living - The Secret Life of Mushrooms (9:44) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Deep Look - This Mushroom Starts Killing You Before You Even Realize It (3:31) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - How can you “Program” a Mushroom to Create Leather-like Materials? (5:22) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - SciTech Now - Can Mushrooms Help to Save the Honeybees? (5:28) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Crash Course Biology - Fungi: Death Becomes Them (11;50) - VIEW

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NHPBS EXPLORE  - 11.2   Comcast (801)   More Options

NH WORLD - 11.3   Comcast (965)  More Options

NH KIDS - 11.5  Schedule   Live Stream   More Options

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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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