Unicorns - April 9

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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:

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.