Learning About Our History
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Today is Cotton Candy Day, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Ear Muffs Day, World Pear Day, and Letter Writing Day.
Winter Resource of the Day: Nature Cat: Animals In Winter - Part One
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle - LISTEN
- Tom Waits - Hold On - LISTEN
THEME: ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
- Grades K-5 - PBS Learning Media - Wyoming Voices - Pearl Harbor Day (7:24) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-12 - National Parks - Pearl Harbor National Memorial - READ and VIEW
- Grades 5-10 - PBS LearningMedia - The Attack on Pearl Harbor (1:58) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - National World War II Museum Educational Resources -VIEW, READ, DO, LISTEN
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Pearl Harbor First-Person Stories (Available in Spanish) (4:03) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Library of Congress - Pearl Harbor: Teaching with Primary Sources - VIEW, LISTEN, AND DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Roosevelts - FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt Respond to Pearl Harbor (6:49) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - Chapter 1: Introduction (15:02) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - Chapter 2: World War: Pearl Harbor (10:04) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - Chapter 3: Battleship Row is Destroyed (11:15) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - Chapter 4: The Deeper Decks (8:22) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - Chapter 5: The Final Dive (10:49) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - History of the Arizona (1:30) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - Road to War and the Morning of the Attack (7:36) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - Arizona's Destruction (3:49) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Into the Arizona - Aftermath of the Attack (7:09) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The War - Pearl Harbor: The Attack (2:47) - VIEW and DOVideo
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.