Fruit - December 27

Learning That's Good For You

Monday, December 27, 2021

Today is Howdy Doody Day, Radio City Music Hall Day, Visit the Zoo Day, and National Fruitcake Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Fruit
Watch

ON THIS DATE

  • 1932 - Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City.
  • 1935 - Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi.
  • 1945 - The World Bank is created with an agreement signed by 28 nations.
  • 1968 - Apollo 8, the first spaceflight to orbit the moon, returns to Earth.
  • 1979 - The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Marlene Dietrich - Falling In Love Again - LISTEN
  • The Beatles - Strawberry Fileds Forever - LISTEN
  • Prince - RaspberryBeret - LISTEN
  • The Presidents of the United States of America - Peaches - LISTEN

THEME:  Fruit

  • Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Everyday Learning - From Seed to Fruit (Available in Spanish) (2:01) - VIEW
  • Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Odd Squad -  A Fistful of Fruit Juice (11:00) - VIEW
  • Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia -  Science Trek - Growing a Better Peach (6:10) -VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearingMedia - NC Science Now - Fruit Infusion (5:30) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearingMedia - NC Science Now - Suoer Fruit Scenario (6:00) - VIEW and DO

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.