Boats, the Korean War, George Orwell, and Anne Frank - June 25

Boats, the Korean War, George Orwell, and Anne Frank - June 25

All Kinds of Learning

Saturday, June 25, 2022

Today is National Strawberry Parfait Day, National Catfish Day, Day of The Seafarer, Global Beatles Day, International Ragweed Day, and National Catfish Day.

June is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month; National Oceans Month; National Rivers Month; and National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Boats, the Korean War, George Orwell, and Anne Frank

ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Beatles - All You Need Is Love - LISTEN
  • Prince - Purple Rain - LISTEN
  • David Bowie - 1984 - LISTEN

THEME: BOATS

  • Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Murray Experiment: Boat (2:40) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Explore a Fishing Boat (3:34) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The New Row Row Row Your Boat Song (4:27) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK -NHPBS LearningMedia - Peep and the Big Wide World - Making Boats (1:27) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-8 -  NHPBS LearningMedia - Fetch - Funny Boat (5:06) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Design Squad Nation - How Is Force Used to Steer a Boat? (1:08) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Milk Carton Boat (6:47) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Making Boats Fly (Available in Spanish) (4:14) - VIEW, READ, and DO

KOREAN WAR

  • Grades 4-12 - National Park Service - Korean War Veterans Memorial - READ and VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - American Maters -Ted Williams in the Korean War (1:25) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - We'll Meet Again - Korean War Brothers in Arms (55:00) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Korean War Media Gallery - VIEW and READ
  • Grades 7-12  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Korea: The Never-Ending War Collection - VIEW, READ, and DO

GEORGE ORWELL

  • Grades 6-12 -NHPBS LearningMedia - Great American Read - 1984 (4:51)  - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NY Times - Teaching Orwell and ’1984’ With The New York Times - VIEW, READ, and DO
  • Grade 9-12 - EDSITEment - Animal Farm: Allegory and the Art of Persuasion - READ and DO

ANNE FRANK

  • Grades 5-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Character Change: The Diary of Anne Frank - Inspiring Middle School Literacy - DO
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Freedom Writers Discuss Anne Frank’s Diary (3:06) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Dialogue - Honoring Anne Frank (28:54) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Anne Frank Remembered (28:52) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece - The Diary of Anne Frank 1: A Difficult Situation (1:21) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank 2: Annes Birthday (1:32) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank 3: The Suffering of Millions (1:53) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank - Life in Hiding Media Gallery - READ, VIEW, DO

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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. 

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