Elephants - August 12

Elephants - August 12

A Trunkful of Learning

Monday, August 12, 2024

Today is Baseball Fans Day, International Youth Day, World Elephant Day, Vinyl Record Day, Bowling Day, Julienne Fries Day, and Middle Child Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Elephants
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1851 - Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
  • 1898 - The Republic of Hawaii is annexed as part of the U.S.
  • 1960  - NASA's first successful communications satellite, ECHO 1A, is launched.
  • 1994 - MLB players go on strike, leading to the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
  • 2017 - Heather Heyer is killed when James Alex Fields Jr. drives his car into a crowd of counter-protesters during a white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Henry Mancini - Baby  Elephant Walk - LISTEN
  • Pat Metheny - And I Love Her - LISTEN

THEME: ELEPHANTS

  • Grades PreK-12 - San Diego Zoo Safari Park - Elephant Cam - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-12 - Smithsonian's National Zoo - Elephant Cam - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-12 - EleCam - The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennesee - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-12 - Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Snuffy is Not an Elephant (2:46) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elephant Elevator Operator Song (2:18) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Grover and the Elephant (2:46) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Homer the Pet Elephant (2:44) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame street - Natalie Portman And Elmo Are Princess & Elephant (4:24) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-2 - Pinkalicious and Peterrific - Elephant Fun at the Zoo (2:12) - VIEW
  • Grades K-4 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Baby Elephant Power (1:47) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-4  - Wild Kratts - Nosing Around (1:54) - VIEW 
  • Grades 1-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Kratts' Creatures - Thr Baby Elephant's Trunk (1:51) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Unforgettable Elephants (4:36) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Grasslands Elephants (1:57) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - How Elephants Listen ... With Their Feet (3:38) -VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Forest Elephants (3:50) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Desert Elephants (4:11) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Studying Elephants (7:48) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time - Age of Elephants (4:46) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Elephant Whisperer - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise (55:11) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Changing Planet - Elephant Orphanage (4:11) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Elephants Offer Clues To Cancer's Secrets (8:05) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Animal IQ - Elephants: Do Giant Brains Mean More Smarts? (11:38) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature -The Elephant and the Termite (53:13) - VIEW

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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
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Phone: 603-868-4455
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