Ice Cream and Gwendolyn Brooks - June 7

We Real Cool, We All Scream for Ice Cream

Friday, June 7, 2024

Today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, VCR Day, Donut Day, Running Day, and Daniel Boone Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Ocean/River Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme:  Ice Cream and Gwendolyn Brooks
Watch

ON THIS DATE

  • 1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposes that the Continental Congress draft a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence.
  • 1892 - Homer Plessy is arrested after refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train.
  • 1929 - Vatican City becomes a sovereign state.
  • 1942 - The Battle of Midway ends.
  • 1965 -The Supreme Court rules in Griswold v. Connecticut that states can not criminalize the use of contraception by married couples.
  • 2003 - New Hampshire Episcopalians elect an openly gay man, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, to be bishop.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Dean Martin - That's Amore - LISTEN
  • Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual - LISTEN
  • Prince - Let's Go Crazy - LISTEN

OCEAN/RIVER MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Camp TV - From an Otter Point of View - VIEW

THEME: Ice Cream

  • Grades PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Ice Cream Parlour Fieldtrip (7:15)  - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-1  - Sesame Street - Ernie's Ice Cream Cone (3:05) -  VIEW
  • Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Let's Learn - Homemade Ice Cream (12:59) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Let's Learn - Making Non-Dairy Ice Cream (10:52) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-3 - Arthur - An Ice Cream Experiment (1:46) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-5 - PBS LearningMedia - 60 Second Science - Making Ice Cream (1:06) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Martha Speaks - Operation Ice Cream Game - DO
  • Grades 3-6 - NHPBS Video - DIY Science Time - Thermal Energy (23:39) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Delishtory - We All Scream for Ice Cream (5:30) - VIEW

THEME: Gwendolyn Brooks

  • Grades 4-12 - National Endowment for the Humanities - EDSITEment - Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool" Lesson Plan -LISTEN, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Poetry in America - To Prisoners (5:56)  - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Poetry in America - To Prisoners (25:26)  - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Tonight - We Real Cool (5:46)  - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Tonight - Gwendolyn Brooks: The Creative Person (29:09)  - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Tonight - Honoring Chicago Poet Gwendolyn Brooks (6:52)  - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Tonight - Gwendolyn Brooks: Still Real Cool at 100 (5:16)  - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Poetry in America - To Prisoners (25:26)  - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - National Academy of American Poets -Teach This Poem: “the sonnet-ballad” by Gwendolyn Brooks - READ and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - National Academy of American Poets -Teach This Poem: “To Prisoners” by Gwendolyn Brooks - READ and DO
  • Grades 9-12 - National Council of Teachers of English - Read Write Think - Many Years Later: Responding to Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool" Lesson Plan - READ and DO
  • Grades 9-12 -The Impact of a Poem's Line Breaks: Enjambment and Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool"
    Lesson Plan - READ and DO

WATCH

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

AMERICA: THE LAND WE LIVE IN view online
Friday, 6/07 from 8:30-10 pm NH WORLD
Take a modern-day adventure to rediscover America's hidden treasures and forgotten national wonders through the lens of a 19th-century travel guide. Follow the clues as the hosts uncover the "then and now" of each 150-year-old location.


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.