Wildlife - March 3

Lions and Tigers and Bears Learning

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Today is Canadian Bacon Day, Daughter's and Son's Day, Talk in Third Person Day, National Anthem Day, Cold Cuts Day, World Hearing Day, and World Wildlife Day.

Women's History Month Resource of the Day: You Oughta Know: Honoring Women's History Month

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Wildlife
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1820 - Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.
  • 1945 - Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
  • 1849 - The Territory of Minnesota is created
  • 1875 - Georges Bizet's opera Carmen its premières in Paris.
  • 1913 - Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
  • 1923 - TIME magazine is published for the first time.
  • 1931 - The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem.
  • 1991 -  An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Doc Watson - Deep River Blues - LISTEN
  • Minnesota Orchestra - Margaret Bonds - Montgomery Variations - LISTEN
  • Steppenwolf Born to Be Wild - LISTEN
  • The Troggs - Wild Thing - LISTEN

THEME:  Wildlife

  • Grades PreK-1 - Everyday Learning - Backyard Wildlife (Available in Spanish) (1:56)  - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-1 - KidVision - Wildlife Nature Center (8:53) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-3 - Wild Kratts Series - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades K-3 - NHPBS Video - Up Close and Natural Series - VIEW
  • Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Wildlife Management (4:04) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Urban Wildlife (5:19)  - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - Wildlife Rescue Centers to the Rescue! (2:36)  - VIEW 
  • Grades 3-12 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife -  READ
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Scientist Profile: Wildlife Biologists (2:44) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-8 - NHPBS Video - NatureWorks Series - VIEW
  • Grades 5-8 - NHPBS Video - Wildlife Journal Junior Series  - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature Series - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Untamed Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cuba's Wildlife (Available in Spanish) (3:38) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearingMedia - EcoSense for Living - Wildlife Corridors and Border Barriers (8:35) - VIEW and DO

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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.