Telephones - January 7

Telephones - January 7

Please Hold for Learning

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Today is National Bobblehead Day and National Tempura Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Telephones

ON THIS DATE

  • 1610 - Galileo first observes the four largest moons of Jupiter,  Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa.
  • 1927 - The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London
  • 1955 - Singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
  • 1959 - The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro
  • 1979 -  Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government.
  • 1999 - The Senate impeachment trial of Bill Clinton begins.
  • 2015 - Two gunmen commit mass murder at the offices of the magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Francis Poulenc - Melancolie, FP 105 - LISTEN
  • Blondie - Call Me - LISTEN
  • Carly Rae Jepsen -  Call Me Maybe - LISTEN
  • Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Lines - LISTEN
  • Twisted Sister - We're Not Going to Take It - LISTEN

THEME: Telephones

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street -The Martians Discover a Telephone (2:52) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Counting Telephone Rings with Ernie (2:02) - VIEW
  • Grades 1-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Alexander Graham Bell (2:13) - VIEW and READ
  • Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Alexander Graham Bell - Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher (Available in Spanish)  (3:51) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Edison: From the Telephone and Telegraph Comes the Phonograph (3:52) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Telephone Museum (9:35) - VIEW

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