Baa Baa Baa and a Bop on the Head Learning
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Today is Bikini Day, national Graham Cracker Day, National Apple Turnover Day, and Workaholics Day.
July is National Parks & Recreation Month and National Ice Cream Month.
National Natural Wonder: Maine - Acadia
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Sheep and Sir Isaac Newton
ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Elvis Presley - That's Alright - LISTEN
- Brian Hyalnd - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - LISTEN
- The Band - The Weight - LISTEN
- Monty Python - Spam - LISTEN
- Idina Menzel - Defying Gravity - LISTEN
THEME: SHEEP
- Grades PreK-12 - Sheep Sanctuary - Sheep Barn Live Cam - VIEW
- Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Valley's Gold - Sheep (2:12) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Circle Time At Home - Learning to Recite Baa Baa Black (6:06) Sheep - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Murray Had a Little Lamb (6:48)- VIEW
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Ernie Counts Sheep To Sleep (3:02) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Folktales of the World - Colombian Folktale: Pastorcita (Available in Spanish) (2:39) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Herding Dogs of the United Kingdom (7:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Bighorn Sheep - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Kingdoms of the Sky - Head Banging Bighorn Sheep of the Rockies (2:56) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Crossroads - Sheep and Wool (26:39) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Return of the Tunis Sheep (5:16) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Indie Alaska - Searching for Sheep in Denali (4:55) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Running with the Herd (13:56) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Running With The Herd: The Recovery (7:28) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Outdoor Nevada - Bighorn Sheep (4:52) - VIEW, READ, and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Sheep and Wool (26:39) - VIEW
THEME: Isaac Newton
- Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Isaac Newton Reader - READ and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Eric Idle's The Entire Universe - Gravity (3:37) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Newton Must Have Been a Sports Fan (28:53) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - A Complicated Man - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Einstein on Newton - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Newton the Alchemist - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Newton's Legacy - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Newton's Laws: Crash Course Physics (11:03) - 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.