Up on the Housetop Learning
Friday, December 24, 2021
Today is Egg Nog Day and Christmas Eve.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Reindeer
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Gene Autry - Up on the Housetop - LISTEN
- Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - LISTEN
- Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - LISTEN
THEME: Reindeer
- Grades PreK-adult - NORAD Santa Tracker - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - Odd Squad - Reindeer Games (24:33) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - The Odd Squad - Missing Reindeer (1:46) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - The Odd Squad - Dasher and Dancer Over France (1:32) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - Wild Kratts - Not All Deer are Reindeer (1:05) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - NHPBS Video - Crafts for Kids - Family Reindeer Ornaments (1:49) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Santa's Wild Home (52:28) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Reindeer Cyclone (2:12) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Follow Thousands of Reindeer on an Epic Journey (2:48) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Reindeer Noses Really Do Glow Red (1:01) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Indie Alaska - I Am Star The Reindeer (5:10) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS VIDEO - NOVA - How Fast Does Santa Fly? (3:10) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - Is Santa Real? (A Scientific Analysis) (5:35) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gross Science - The Real Rudolph Has Bloody Antlers and Super Vision (4:02) - VIEW and DO
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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:
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.