Native American Heritage - November 26

Native American Heritage - November 26

Learning About Our History

Friday, November 26, 2021

Today is Black Friday,, National Day of Listening, National Native American Heritage Day, and National Cake Day.

November is National Peanut Butter Lovers Month, National Family Literacy Month, National Novel Writing Month, Picture Book Month, Native American Heritage Month, Manatee Awareness Month, and Historic Bridge Awareness Month.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Native American Heritage
Watch

ON THIS DATE

  • 1789 - A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington.
  • 1863 - President Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November.  
  • 1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
  • 1940 - Half a million Jews of Warsaw, Poland, are forced by the Nazis to live within a walled ghetto.
  • 1942 - Casablanca premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York.
  • 1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders nationwide gasoline rationing.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Tina Turner - Proud Mary - LISTEN
  • Redbone - Come and Get Your Love - LISTEN

THEME:  

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Cripple Creek (2:12) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-2 - Molly of Denali Series - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Native American Heritage Collection - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Our New Hampshire - People of the Dawn(18:19) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Native America - Hopi Origin Story (4:21) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Reconnecting Roots - Native Americans: An Uncommon History (27:02) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - KVIE Arts Showcase - Native American Art (27:48) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - If Cities Could Dance - Albuquerque's Native American Hip-Hop Dance (6:08) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - If Cities Could Dance - Native American Hoop Dancing and Hip-Hop in Minneapolis (4:17) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Warrior Tradition  (54:41)- VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Sound Field - What Does Electric Pow Wow Sound Like? (14:01) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video -DIGADOHI: Lands, Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears (56:45) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Made Here - Nebi, Abenaki Ways of Knowing Water (12:31) - VIEW

Watch 

NHPBS  - 11.1   Comcast (802)   Live Stream   More Options

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

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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