Grandma Moses and Queen Elizabeth I - September 7

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

  • Today is  Google Commemoration Day, Grandma Moses Day, National Acron Squash Day, National Salami Day, National Threatened Species Day,  and National Beer Lover’s Day.

  • September is National Square Dancing Month, National Food Safety Education Month, Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign-up Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Save A Tiger Month, College Savings Month, and Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month.

  • Daily Hispanic Heritage Resource of the Day: Hispanic Role Models

  • Classical Music Resource of the Day: Can Listening to Classical Music Keep Children Calm?

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Grandma Moses and Queen Elizabeth I
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1927 - Philo T. Farnsworth transmits an image through what he calls an image dissector, the predecessor to TV.
  • 1940 - German bombers begin the London Blitz.
  • 1986 - Desmond Tutu becomes the first black bishop of the  Anglican Church in southern Africa.
  • 1996 - Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot on the Las Vegas Strip.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Buddy Holly - That'll Be the Day  - LISTEN

THEME: GRANDMA MOSES

  • Grades 4-12 - Smithsonian American Art Museum - Grandma Moses - READ and VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - She Inspires - Grandma Moses (1:13) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Aha! A House for Art - Artist Will Moses  (6:34) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - National Museum of Women in the Arts - Grandma Moses - READ
  • Grades 5-12 - Bennington Museum - Grandma Moses - VIEW 

THEME:  QUEEN ELIZABETH I

  • Grades 5-12 - The Royal Family - Queen Elizabeth I - READ
  • Grades 5-12 -  BBC TEACH - Elizabeth I: Troubled Child to Beloved Queen - READ (Video not available in U.S.)
  • Grades 6-12  - NHPBS Video  - Queen Elizabeth' Secret Agents Series  -  VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Queen Elizabeth I's Speech at Tilbury (3:00)  - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Queen Elizabeth I's Encounter with the Count of Feria (2:46)  - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Queen Elizabeth Chooses Her Successor (2:11) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - ReadWriteThink - Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments: Queen Elizabeth I’s Speech to the Troops at Tilbury, 1588  -  READ and DO
  • Grades 9-12 - Royal Museum Greenwich - Queen Elizabeth I’s Speech to the Troops at Tilbury (1:02) - VIEW, and  READ
  • Grades 9-12 - Royal Museum Greenwich - Queen Elizabeth Facts and Myths  - VIEW and READ

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NHPBS EXPLORE  - 11.2   Comcast (801)   More Options
NH WORLD - 11.3   Comcast (965)  More Options
NH KIDS - 11.5  Schedule   Live Stream   More Options

FRONTLINE - America After 9/11
Wednesday, 9/7 from 3-5 pm NH WORLD
How 9/11 ushered in an era of fear, mistrust, and division in America. The compromises and consequences for American democracy-from the terror attacks, through four presidencies, wars abroad, and ultimately insurrection at home. FRONTLINE Streaming Video

NATURE:- Undercover in the Jungle
Wednesday, 9/7 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Go undercover with a film crew on a perilous journey to the untouched wilderness of biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest. Meet some of the most incredible creatures, from pygmy marmosets to pumas, as the wild secrets of the jungle are revealed. NATURE Streaming Video

NOVA - A to Z: How Writing Changed the World
Wednesday, 9/7 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Just as handwritten records changed how societies work, the printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies -- from pen to paper to printing press -- make it all possible?  NOVA Streaming Video

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Big Burn
Wednesday, 9/7 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
In August 1910, a massive wildfire swept across the Northern Rockies, devouring more than three million acres in 36 hours. The catastrophe would define the fledgling U.S. Forest Service and the nation's fire policy for much of the 20th century. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video


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Local Learning Resources

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  • 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!

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