Farm Animals - April 10

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Today is ASPCA Day, Encourage a Young Writer Day, Work From Home Day, Golfer's Day, Day of Pink, Safety Pin Day, Farm Animals Day, Hug Your Dog Day, Sibling Day, and Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Farm Animals
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1866 -The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City.
  • 1872 - The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
  • 1912 - The RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England.
  • 1916 - The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is founded in New York City.
  • 1925 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published.
  • 1963 - One hundred twenty-nine sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks off the coast of Massachusetts after leaving the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME.
  • 1970 - Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles.
  • 1971 - In what is known as ping pong diplomacy, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
  • 1998 - The Good Friday Agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement, is signed in Northern Ireland.
  • 2019 - Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first-ever image of a black hole, in the center of the M87 galaxy.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - LISTEN
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden - LISTEN
Let It Be - The Beatles - LISTEN

POEM OF THE DAY 
Donald Hall - Ox Cart Man

THEME:  Farm Animals

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Farm Animal Song (1:34) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street -  Murray Had a Little Lamb (6:48) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Old Macdonald Had a Farm (1:33) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Kermit NewsOld Macdonald's Dog (4:13) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Big Bird Visits A Farm (3:48) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Peg + Cat - On The Farm Games - DO
  • Grades PreK-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Arthur - Tower of Cows Printable Game - DO
  • Grades 1-7 - PBS LearningMedia - Cartoon Academy with Joe Wos - Down on the Farm: Cow (8:20) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Farm Animals (7:30) -  VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Holy Cow: A Cow's Digestive System (1:34) - VIEW and DO

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

NATURE - Raptors: Fistful of Daggers - Meet the Family
Wednesday, 4/10 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
From giant eagles to miniature falconets, meet the many species of raptors. Explore how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt, and undergo epic migrations. Their superpowers of flight, sight, hearing, and smell give them dominance over the skies. NATURE Streaming Video

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE - Chaos & Complexity
Wednesday, 4/10 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Why are many of us feeling overwhelmed and afraid in this historically transformational moment in time? Ari Wallach explores how it offers unprecedented possibilities for new and needed futures we can create together. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE Streaming Video

NOVA - Ancient Maya Metropolis
Wednesday, 4/10 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
The ancient Maya built large complex cities with towering pyramids and temples that served as centers for a thriving civilization. Follow archaeologists exploring new evidence into the mystery of why after hundreds of years the cities were abandoned. NOVA Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

P.O.V. - Children of the Mist
Wednesday, 4/10 from 2-3:30 pm NH WORLD
Learn the story of Di, a 13-year-old Hmong girl living in rural Northwest Vietnam as she navigates the cultural and social challenges faced by young girls in her community while balancing inherited traditions and modernity. P.O.V.  Streaming Video

INDEPENDENT LENS - Razing Liberty Square
Wednesday, 4/10 from 3:30-5 pm NHPBS
Liberty City, Miami, is home to one of the oldest segregated public housing projects in the U.S. Now with rising sea levels, the neighborhood's higher ground has become something else: real estate gold. Wealthy property owners push inland to higher ground, creating a speculators' market in the historically Black neighborhood previously ignored by developers and policy-makers alike. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video


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.