Basketball and Jessie Owens - August 3

Basketball and Jessie Owens - August 3

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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Today is National Watermelon Day, Grab Some Nuts Day, Clean Your Floors Day, Clown Day, Mead Day, Mustard Day, and IPA Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: BASKETBALL AND JESSE OWENS
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ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONG OF THE DAY 

  • Louis Armstrong - Sweet Georgia Brown - LISTEN
  • Tony Bennet - I Left My Heart in San Francisco - LISTEN

THEME: BASKETBALL

  • Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - KidVision - Basketball (8:57) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo Will Make His Shot (2:41) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - What If? The Greatest Basketball Shot Ever (1:25) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Practicing Basketball (1:51) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Rebecca Lobo and the Letter O (1:52) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-2 - Let's Go Luna - A Game of Basketball (1:26) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-2 - Molly of Denali - Playing Basketball on Snow (2:32)  - VIEW
  • Grades 4-6  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Basketball Physics (5:38) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 4-8 - NHPBS LearningMedai - STEM in 30 - Basketball in Space (2:00) - VIEW

THEME: JESSE OWENS

  • Grades K-3 - PBS Kids - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am Jesse Owens/I Am Ella Fitzgerald (24:49) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Know Ohio - Olympic Runner Jesse Owens "the Buckeye Bullet" (1:53) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience -Jesse Owens: A Hero's Welcome? (1:35) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Jesse Owens: The Track as a Great Equalizer (2:20) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Jesse Owens, Chapter One (10:28) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Jesse Owens in Hitler's Germany (2:07) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Jesse Owens (52:02) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Museum -  Lesson Plan: 1936 Berlin Olympics- Protest Through Participation and Boycott - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - U.S. Holocaust Museum - Lesson Plan: Black Americans and the Nazi Olympics - DO

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NH EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options

HUMAN FOOTPRINT - The Replacements view online
Saturday, 7/27 from 11 am-12 pm NH EXPLORE
Shane explores the surprising science and unexpected histories of “The Replacements”: five animal and plant species that made allies of humans grew to dominate the planet alongside us, and changed their destinies (and our own) forever. HUMAN FOOTPRINT Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

INDEPENDENT LENS - Storming Caesar's Palace view online
Saturday, 8/03 from 8-9:30 pm NH EXPLORE
After losing her job as a hotel worker in Las Vegas, Ruby Duncan joined a welfare rights group of mothers who defied notions of the “welfare queen.” In a fight for guaranteed income, Ruby and other equality activists took on the Nevada mob in organizing a massive protest that shut down Caesars Palace. 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. 

Contact Us

Susan Adams
Education Manager
sadams@nhpbs.org
Phone: 603-868-4455
Fax: 603-868-7552

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