Hats Off to Learning
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Today is Garlic Lovers Day, Mad Hatter Day, National Badger Day, National Coaches Day, German-American Day, and National Noodle Day.
October is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Health Literacy Month, Pizza Month, National Dessert Month, National AIDS Awareness Month, Country Music Month, LGBT History Month, Bat Appreciation Month, World Animal Month, Bullying Prevention Month, and Raptor Month.
Animal Cam of the Day: Houston Zoo Giant Otter Cam
Dessert of the Day: Giant Cowboy Cookies
LGBT History Resource of the Day: Webinar: Making Your Social Studies and ELA Curricula LGBTQ+ Inclusive
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Hats, Badgers, and Robert Bork
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ON THIS DATE
- 1889 -The Moulin Rouge opens in Paris.
- 1981 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated.
- 1987 - The Senate Judiciary Committee votes 9-5 against the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court.
- 2010 - Instagram is founded.
BIRTHDAYS
SONG OF THE DAY
- Elton John - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - LISTEN
THEME: HATS
- Grades PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Clifford the Big Red Dog - Pirate Hats, Ahoy! (1:33) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - One of These Things: HAT (0:30) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Curious George - Hat Grab Game - DO
- Grades PreK-2 - Scholastic - Jan Brett's The Hat Lesson plan (1:23) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades PreK-3 - Arthur - Party Hat Printables - DO
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS Parents - Crafts - Chef Hats - DO
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS Parents - Crafts - Leprechaun Hats - DO
- Grades PreK-5 - PBS LearningMedia - A World of Stories - Anansi and the Hat Shaking Dance (7:17) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Cat - Call it a Night (11:15) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-8 - EDSITEment -Benjamin Franklin's Many "Hats" - READ and DO
- Grades 6-12 - GQ - 400 Years of (Men's) Hats in 3 Minutes (2:56) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - Victoria and Albert Museum - Hats - READ and VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - Museum of Art Boston - Conservation Project: Costume Accessories, Hats: Simple Board Mounts - READ and VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - MN Original - Milliner Karen Morris (7:05) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Poetry in America - Finishing the Hat, by Stephen Sondheim (26:46) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - Mental Floss - 8 World Famous Historical Hats - READ
- Grades 9-12 - ReadWriteThink - The Id, Ego, and Superego in Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat - READ and DO
THEME: BADGERS
- Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Tough as a Badger (1:28) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Honey Quest (2:25) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Honey Seekers (26:26) - VIEW
- Grades 3-6 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - American Badger - READ
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Masters of Mayhem: Honey Badgers (3:29) - VIEW and READ
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Are Honey Badgers One of the World's Smartest Animals?- VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Smarter Than Your Average Badger (4:00) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - A Better Beehive (4:50) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Anti-Predator Adaptations (6:24) - VIEW, READ, DO
THEME: ROBERT BORK
- Grades 7-12 - NPR - All Things Considered - Robert Bork's Supreme Court Nomination Changed Everything, Maybe Forever - READ and LISTEN
- Grades 7-12 - iCivics -Supreme Court Nominations Lesson Plan - READ and DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Frontline - Supreme Revenge - Showdown on the Robert Bork Nomination (4:07) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Remembering Robert Bork: Conservative, Supreme Court Nominee (3:58) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Washington Week - The Vault - October 2, 1987 (5:58) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Open Mind - Robert H. Bork - An Intellectual Feast, Part I (28:53) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Open Mind - Robert H. Bork - An Intellectual Feast, Part II (28:50) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - National Endowment for the Humanities - Supremely Contentious - READ
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LATINO AMERICANS - War and Peace
Thursday, 10/06 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Trace the World War II years and those that follow, as Latino Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands - yet still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights in the United States. LATINO AMERICANS Streaming Video
NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options
WILD WEATHER
Thursday, 10/6 from 1-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Watch an innovative documentary that illustrates how weather works by performing brave, ambitious (even unlikely) experiments that show how nature transforms simple ingredients like wind, water and temperature into something spectacular and powerful. WILD WEATHER Streaming Video
NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (965) More Options
AMERICA REFRAMED - La Manplesa
Thursday, 10/06 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Testimony, song, poetry, and street theater illustrate the 1991 rebellion of the people of Washington D.C.'s Mount Pleasant neighborhood after the police shooting of Daniel Gomez. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Video
INDEPENDENT LENS:- Cooked: Survival By Zip Code
Thursday, 10/6 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Learn the story of a heat wave that overtook Chicago in July 1995, killing 739 residents, most of them poor, elderly, and African American. The heat wave revealed a long-term crisis of poverty, racism, and economic and social isolation in the city. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video
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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

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- PBS Teachers' Lounge
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- PBS KIDS Games app
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