Amicable Learning
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Today is Hagfish Day, National Seafood Bisque Day, and National New Friends Day.
Wild Animal Month Animal Cam of the Day: Sealion Cam at Hanson Island, British Columbia, Canada
Spooky Dessert of the Day: Candy Corn Cookies
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Friends and Cuba
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Jennifer Holliday - And I am Telling You - LISTEN
- Peter Tosh - Get Up Stand Up - LISTEN
- James Taylor - You've Got a Friend - LISTEN
- Randy Neuman - You've Got a Friend in Me - LISTEN
- Queen - You're My Best Friend - LISTEN
- The Beatles - With a Little Help From My Friends - LISTEN
- War - Why Can't We Be Friends - LISTEN
THEME: FRIENDS
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Be a Good Friend (with Gwen Stefani) (1:39) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - What is a Friend (2:28) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Because We're Friends (2:07) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Muslim Youth Voices - Friends in Time (4:21) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Unlikely Friends (6:14) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends (9:21) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Open Mind - The Science and Necessity of Friendship (28:07) - VIEW
THEME: CUBA
- Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cuba's Wild Revolution -The World's Smallest Bird (4:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Cuba: The Accidental Eden - Sea Turtles (5:20) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cuba's Wild Revolution - Marine Conservation in Cuba (3:34) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - The Legacy of Cuba’s Fidel Castro (9:52) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Cuba's Wild Revolution (53:13) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Music Arts Toolkit - Cuba: The Latin Beat (9:04) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - The Cuban Crab Migration (4:09) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour -Striking a Balance Between New and Old in Havana (7:29) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour -Why Cuba is Home to a Bounty of Rare Species (7:49) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - We'll Meet Again - Escape from Cuba (55:00) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Hemingway - Hemingway, the Sea, and Cuba (1:01:07) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Afropop - Bakoso: Afrobeats of Europe (55:31) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Sounds of Cuba (26:47) - VIEW
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BASEBALL - The Capital of Baseball
Thursday, 10/19 from 3-5:30 pm NHPBS
In the seventh "inning" rare newsreel film and interviews celebrate the glorious heyday of New York City baseball with some of its most memorable moments: the "shot heard round the world," Bobby Thomson's home run off Ralph Branca in 1951; Willie Mays' incredible catch in the 1954 World Series; and Don Larsen's perfect game. BASEBALL - Streaming Video
NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options
NATURE - Raising the Dinosaur Giant
Thursday, 10/19 from 3-4 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Witness the work of paleontologists bringing the largest dinosaur ever discovered to virtual life. Sir David Attenborough guides us through the remarkable process, connecting the dots with living examples, other dinosaur discoveries, and CGI visuals. NATURE - Raising the Dinosaur Giant Streaming Video
NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (965) More Options
AMERICA REFRAMED - Little Miss Westie
Thursday, 10/19 from 8-9:30 pm NHPBS WORLD
A loving and insightful portrait of two transgender siblings - Luca and Ren - and their parents, set in the changing social climate following the 2016 presidential election. AMERICA REFRAMED Little Miss Westie Preview 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.