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
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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
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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.