Fairies and Henry VIII - June 24

Fanciful and Royal Learning

Monday, June 24, 2024

Today is Swim a Lap Day, National Pralines Day, Please Take My Children to Work Day, and International Fairy Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Ocean/River Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme:  Fairies and Henry VIII
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ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Fleetwood Mac - The Chain - LISTEN
  • Herman's Hermits - Henry the VIII - LISTEN
  • Jeff Beck - Behind the Veil - LISTEN

OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Science Trek - Rivers - VIEW

THEME: FAIRIES

  • Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - F is for Fairytale (1:40) -  VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - 17 Minutes of Abby Caddaby (17:00)   - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Abby's Flying Fairy School (2:04) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Abby's Flying Fairy School Printables - DO
  • Grades PreK-5 - NHPBS Kids Writers Contest - The Case of the Missing Tooth Fairy (2:15) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - Pinkalicious and Peterrific - Pinkmagical Fairy Houses Game - DO
  • Grades PreK-3 - Pinkalicious and Peterrific -  Building a Fairy House (2:39) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - Pinkalicious and Peterrific - Finding Fairyland (3:02) - VIEW
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Shakespeare Uncovered - Elf & Fairy Camp (2:35) - VIEW

HENRY VIII

  • Grades 4-12 - The Royal Crown - Henry VIII - READ
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Inside the Court of Henry VIII (55:42) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Secrets of the Six Wives - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths and Secrets - Henry VIII's Reformation (54:20) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Lakeshore Classic Movies - The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) (1:33:38) - VIEW

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Annenberg

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Brainpop

Brainpop

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Scholastic

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Storyline Online

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Local Learning Resources

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  • Cheshire County Historical Society

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    • 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.
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