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Sunday, May 21, 2023
Today is American Red Cross Founder's Day, International Tea Day, and National Strawberries and Cream Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Clara Barton
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ON THIS DATE
- 1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
- 1927 - Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
- 1932 - Amelia Earhart lands in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
BIRTHDAYS
SONG OF THE DAY
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin' - Stormy Weather - LISTEN
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Asian Americans - Voices in Politics
THEME: Clara Barton
- Grades K-3 - BrainPOP - Clara Barton Lesson Plan and Activity - DO
- Grades 4-12 - Clara Barton Birthplace Museum - READ and VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - National Women's History Museum - Clara Barton - READ
- Grades 5-12 - National Park Service - Clara Barton's House - Lesson Plan - READ and DO
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - The Dig: Civil War Clara Barton (4:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - The History Detectives - Clara Barton Lesson (17:31) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 8-12 - Library of Congress - Clara Barton Papers - READ
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NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options
HACKING YOUR MIND - Living On Autopilot
Sunday, 5/21 from 9-10 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Take a trip around the world to discover how you go through life on auto-pilot, and get an auto-pilot owner's manual. HACKING YOUR MIND Streaming Video
HACKING YOUR MIND - Weapons of Influence
Sunday, 5/21 from 10-11 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
See how politicians, social media companies, and corporate marketers use big data to hack your auto-pilot decision-making system and learn how to defend yourself. HACKING YOUR MIND 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:
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.