Learning Potpourri
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Today is Hug Your Cat Day, National Cheese Day, Cognac Day, and Shopping Cart Day.
June is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month; National Oceans Month; National Rivers Month; and National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Ocean/River Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Cheese and the 19th Amendment
Watch
ON THIS DATE
- 1411 - France's King Charles VI grants the town of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon a monopoly for ripening Roquefort cheese.
- 1647 - The English army seizes King Charles I.
- 1789 - The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their hot air balloon.
- 1919 - The 19th Amendment is approved by Congress, giving women the right to vote.
- 1939 - The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida and is forced to return to Europe. More than 200 passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
- 1942 - The Battle of Midway between Japan and the U.S. begins.
- 1984 - Bruce Springsteen's album "Born in the U.S.A." is released.
- 1989 - Chinese army troops storm Tiananmen Square in Beijing to stop pro-democracy demonstrations, possibly killing thousands of protesters.
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. - LISTEN
- Helen Reddy - I Am Woman - LISTEN
OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Ocean Today - Chimaera - VIEW
THEME: Cheese
- Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go: Luna - The Perfect Grilled Cheese (1:33) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Odd Squad - The Cheese Room (2:24) - VIEW
- Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese: Not the Same Mold Story (6:02) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Science and Art of Cheese (10:26) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Gross Science - What Lives in Cheese? (2:48) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - It's O.K. To Be Smart - What Lives in Cheese (5:46) - VIEW
- Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Scientist Profile: Dairy Scientist (2:37) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Serving Up Science - Making the Ultimate (Stinky) Cheese Board (5:45) -VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - How Milk Becomes Cheese (6:43) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Why Does Stinky Cheese Stink? (4:57) - VIEW
THEME: 19th Amendment
- Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Teaching Women's Suffrage Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia -19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - Women's Right to Vote Resource Materials - VIEW, READ, and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Teaching Women's Suffrage Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - New York Times - 19 Ways to Teach the 19th Amendment - READ and DO
- Grades 6-12 - National Archives - 19th Amendment - READ
- Grades 6-12 - NEA - 19th Amendment Teaching Resources - READ and DO
- Grades 6-12 - U.S. Constitution Center - 19th Amendment - READ
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Origins of Everything - 6 Surprising Facts About the 19th Amendment (12:09) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - National Endowment for the Humanities - EDSITEment - Chronicling and Mapping the Women's Suffrage Movement Lesson Plan - READ and DO
- Grades 6-12 - National Endowment for the Humanities - EDSITEment - Women's Suffrage: Why the West First? Lesson Plan - READ and DO
WATCH
AMAZING HUMAN BODY - Grow
Tuesday, 6/04 from 11 am-12 pm NH WORLD
Learn how humans begin life as a single cell and, over the course of a lifetime, grow into beings of more than 37 trillion cells. Plus, explore new discoveries that can help humans live longer, healthier lives. AMAZING HUMAN BODY Streaming Video
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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.
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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.