Boats, the Korean War, George Orwell, and Anne Frank

Boats, the Korean War, George Orwell, and Anne Frank

Summer Learning Fun!

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Today is Global Beatles Day, Global Smurfs Day, and National Catfish Day

ON THIS DATE

  • 1876 -. Lt. Col. George Custer and the 7th Calvary were defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana.
  • 1910 - Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird premiers in Paris
  • 1947 - The Diary of Anne Frank is published.
  • 1950 - Korean War begins when North Korea invades South Korea.
  • 1967 - The Beatles perform  "All You Need Is Love," in a live international telecast.
  • 1984 - Prince's album Purple Rain is released.
  • 1993 - Kim Campbell becomes the first female Prime Minister of Canada.

BIRTHDAYS

  • 1903 - Author George Orwell
  • 1924 - Director Sidney Lumet 
  • 1961 - Actor Ricky Gervais

THEME: Boats, Korean War, George Orwell, and Anne Frank

BOATS

  • Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street -Murray's Science - Floating Boats -  VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Explore a Fishing Boat  - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The New Row Row Row Your Boat Song - VIEW
  • Grades PreK - PBS LearningMedia - Making Boats - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-8 -  PBS LearningMedia - Fetch - Funny Boat - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Milk Carton Boat - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Making Boats Fly - VIEW, READ, and DO

KOREAN WAR

  • GRades 4-12 - National Park Service - Korean War Veterans Memorial - READ and VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - American Maters -Ted Williams in the Korean War -VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - We'll Meet Again -Korean War Brothers in Arms - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Korean War Media Gallery -VIEW and READ
  • Grades 7-12  - PBS LearningMedia - Korea: The Never-Ending War Collection  - VIEW, READ, and DO

GEORGE ORWELL

  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Great American Read - 1984  - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NY Times - Teaching Orwell and ’1984’ With The New York Times - VIEW, READ, and DO
  • Grade 9-12 - EDSITEment - Animal Farm: Allegory and the Art of Persuasion - READ and DO

ANN FRANK

  • Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Character Change: The Diary of Anne Frank - VIEW, READ, and DO
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Dialogue - Honoring Anne Frank - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank - Life in Hiding Media Gallery - READ, VIEW, and DO
  • Grades 7-10 - ReadWriteThink - The Blog of Anne Frank?: Taking on Social Roles through Online Writing -  READ and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Honoring Anne Frank - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece - Ann Frank - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank 1: A Difficult Situation - READ, VIEW, and DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -T he Diary of Anne Frank 2: Annes Birthday - READ, VIEW, and DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank 3: The Suffering of Millions - READ, VIEW, and DO

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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.

  • 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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    Offers nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere. 

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