Musical Instruments - July 31

Musical Instruments - July 31

Sounds of Learning

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Today is International Cotton Candy Day, National Avocado Day, National Mutt Day, and Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day.

July is National Parks & Recreation Month and National Ice Cream Month.
National Natural Wonder of the Day: Great Smokey Mountains

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

ON THIS DATE

  • 1777 - 19-year-old Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette, is made a major-general in the American Continental Army.
  • 1790 - The first U.S. patent is issued to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
  • 1970 - Yo, Ho, Ho, and No Bottle of Rum - The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the British Royal Navy.
  • 1971 - Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.
  • 1991 - The U.S. and Soviet Union sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
  • 2006 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl.
  • 2012 - Swimmer Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.

BIRTHDAYS

SONG OF THE DAY 

  • Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man - LISTEN
  • Joni Mitchell - For Free - LISTEN

THEME: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street- Instruments (5:21) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Kids - Music Games - DO
  • Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Pinkalicious and Peterriffic - Hybrid Musical Instrument Artist (1:45) - VIEW
  • Grades K-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Music Art Toolkit - Introduction to Instruments of the World (19:14) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Music Art Toolkit - IImmigrant Instrument: The Mandolin (6:59)- VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 -  NHPBS LearningMedia - Sound Field- It's Time to Rethink the Banjo (14:47) -  VIEW, READ, DO

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. 

Contact Us

Susan Adams
Education Manager
sadams@nhpbs.org
Phone: 603-868-4455
Fax: 603-868-7552