Louisa May Alcott - November 29

Louisa May Alcott - November 29

Little Women Learning

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Today is Lemon Crème Pie Day, Customer is Wrong Day, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, Throw Out Your Leftovers Day, and Women Wednesday.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Louisa May Alcott
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1963 - Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
  • 1963 -  "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is released by the Beatles.
  • 1972 - Atari releases the video game, Pong.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand - LISTEN

THEME:  Louisa May Alcott

  • Grades 5-12 - Masterpiece - Little Woman - VIEW
  • Grades 6-9 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Louisa May Alcott: Becoming a Writer (1:36) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-9 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Louisa May Alcott: An Iconic Character (2:29) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-9 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Louisa May Alcott: Defying Convention (2:58) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Louisa May Alcott: Transcendentalism (4:00) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Louisa May Alcott: The Civil War (4:34) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The House of Little Women (1:59) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Real Jo March (1:34) -VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Greta Gerwig Discusses Her Adaptation of "Little Women" (19:07) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - The Historic Real-life House That Inspired 'Little Women' (6:23) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Great American Read - Little Women (3:27) -VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Lit - Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later (9:37) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Almanac - What Killed the Author of Little Women? (4:48) - VIEW

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NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options

FIRST CIVILIZATIONS - War
Wednesday, 11/29 from 11 am-12 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Examine the process of "destructive creation"-the idea that fear, rivalry, and conflict strengthen community bonds while stimulating an arms race of technological progress. The result is civilization. Ancient Mesoamerica exemplifies this development. FIRST CIVILIZATIONS Streaming Video

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
Wednesday, 11/29 from 1-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Discover the fascinating and unexpected history behind America's favorite board game. Part detective story and part pop culture commentary, the film explores what makes this game - a celebration of unbridled capitalism - such an enduring favorite. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

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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
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Phone: 603-868-4455
Fax: 603-868-7552

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