Magical Learning
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Today is Winston Churchill Day and National Unicorn Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Unicorns
ON THIS DATE
- 1784 - The The Treaty of Paris is ratified by King George III ending the Revolutionary War.
- 1865 - Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
- 1939 - Black singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let her sing at Constitution Hall.
- 1959 - NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, known as the "Mercury Seven".
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
Paul Robeson - Ol' Man River LISTEN
POEM OF THE DAY
Stanley Plumly - White Rhino
THEME: Unicorns, Rhinos, and Other Horned Animals
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Uni the Unicorn (5:23) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Pinkalicious and Peteriffic - Great Unicorn Challenge (2:10) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1 - Pinkalicious and Peteriffic - That Unicorn Feeling (1:49) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Pinkalicious and Peteriffic - Picture a Unicorn (3:10) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Let's Share a Story: "It's Okay to be a Unicorn" (9:59) - VIEW
- Grades PreK
- Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Unicorn Thinks he's Pretty Great (26:37) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Arthur - DW's Unicorn Adventure App - DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ask MIT - Could You Make a Unicorn by Crossing DNA? (2:46) - VIEW
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:
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.
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.
Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.
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.
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Cheshire County Historical Society
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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.
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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.
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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
- A resource to keep you connected to nature - Enjoy nature at home with these online learning experiences brought to you by the Science Center’s Naturalists.
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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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Tiger Takes On
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.