Learning is the Word
Monday, October 16, 2023
Today is Dictionary Day, World Food Day, Department Store Day, Feral Cat Day, Boss Day, and Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day.
Wild Animal Month Animal Cam of the Day: Bronx Zoo - Canyons Edge Ocean Camera
Dessert of the Month Dessert of the Day: Mary Poppins Zodiac Cake
LGBT History Month Resource of the Day: LGBT History in the Classroom
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Dictionaries and Words
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Jimmy Fallon & Jack Black - More Than Words - LISTEN
- The Beatles - Words Of Love - LISTEN
- The Bangles - Manic Monday - LISTEN
- The Mamas and the Papas - Monday Monday - LISTEN
THEME: DICTIONARIES AND WORDS
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Words Are All Around Us (3:20) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia -Vocabulary Words: Graphic Organizers (Available in Spanish) - PRINT AND DO
- Grades 1-4 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - How to Use Reference Materials (0:46) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - Using Reference Materials to Correctly Spell Words (0:40) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-8 - ReadWriteThink - Using a Word Journal to Create a Personal Dictionary - DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Global Oneness Project - Marie's Dictionary (Available in Spanish) (9:35) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Articulate - Kory Stamper: Word By Word (9:30) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - ReadWriteThink - Brave New Words: Novice Lexicography and the Oxford English Dictionary - DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - UW's Dictionary of American Regional English (49:21) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - Dictionary of American Regional English, Vol. 6 - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Tonight -The Story of Ain't (8:05) - VIEW
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THE AMERICAN BUFFALO - Blood Memory
Monday, 10/16 from 8-10 pm NHPBS
The dramatic story of how America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people, was driven to the brink of extinction. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world. THE AMERICAN BUFFALO Streaming Video and Resources
NH PBS LearningMedia Classroom Resources
NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options
AMERICAN MASTERS - Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Monday, 10/16 from 2-3:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Dive into the career of the legendary blues guitarist, a pioneer of Chicago's West Side sound and major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. AMERICAN MASTERS - Buddy Guy Preview and Extras Streaming Video
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
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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.