Fighting for Equality Learning
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Today is Antarctica Day, Rosa Parks Day, and World Aids Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Rosa Parks and Antarctica
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ON THIS DATE
- 1824 - The House of Representatives meets to decide the presidential election because no candidate received a majority in the Electoral College.
- 1865 - Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- 1913 - The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
- 1924 - The NHL's first U.S.-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, play their first game.
- 1955 - In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks is arrested when she refuses to give up her seat on a bus seat to a white man.
- 1959 - 12 countries, including the U.S., sign a treaty establishing Antarctica as a scientific preserve, free from military activity.
- 1969 - The U.S. holds its first draft lottery since World War II.
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Janelle Monae - Hell You Talmbout - LISTEN
- David Byrne's American Utopia - Hell You Talmbout - LISTEN
- Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings - LISTEN
THEME: Rosa Parks
- Grades K-3 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Rosa Parks (3:01) - VIEW
- Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Activist (Available in Spanish) (3:48) - VIEW, and DO
- Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Rosa Parks Interview (2:13) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (6:29) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - ReadWriteThink - Rosa Parks Activity - READ and DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Montgomery Bus Boycott (35:05) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - The Origins of Everything - Is the Rosa Parks Story True? (8:44) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - They Dared! - Claudette Colvin (2:41) - VIEW
THEME: ANTARCTICA
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Penguin Power (2:50) - VIEW
- Grades 5-8 - Jonathan Bird's Blue World - Antarctica (16:35) - VIEW
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Antarctica Today (7:32) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia- Antarctica's Climate Secrets Media Collection - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Antarctica's Ice on the Move (7:34) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Antarctica: Sea Ice (2:34) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Antarctic Extremes Series - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Earth's Cryosphere: Antarctica (Available in Spanish) (2:38) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Microbial Life in Antarctica (Available in Spanish) (2:27) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Thriving on the Arctic Seafloor (Available in Spanish) (1:10) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - When Antarctica Was Green (11:03) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Why Don’t Antarctic Fish Freeze to Death? (4:10) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Can Antarctica Remain a Refuge for Science and Peace? (9:37) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedai - Antarctica's Dry Valleys (4:33) - VIEW, READ, DO
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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.
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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.