Learning You Can Unwrap
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Today is National Candy Day, Easy-Bake Oven Day, Bison Day, King Tut Day, Pumpkin Destruction Day, and Sausage and Kraut Day.
Native American Heritage Month Resource of the Day - Native America in the Classroom Collection
Drum Month Resource of the Day - Hana's Japanese Drums
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: MUMMIES, CANDY, and BISON
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Steve Martin - King Tut - LISTEN
- Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy - LISTEN
- Chordettes - Lollipop - LISTEN
- The Archies - Sugar, Sugar - LISTEN
- Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth - LISTEN
- Roger Miller - You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd - LISTEN
- Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier - LISTEN
- Pete Seeger - Buffalo Gals - LISTEN
- Bruce Springsteen - Buffalo Gals - LISTEN
THEME: MUMMIES
- Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Odd Squad - A Unicorn, a Robot, and a Mummy Walk into a Library (2:04) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - Smithsonian - Egyptian Mummies - READ and VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - American Museum of Natural History - Mummies - READ and VIEW
- Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - GPS Bogs (7:59) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-6 - BBC Bitesize -How to Make a Mummy - READ and VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Mummies Dearest (8:17) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Smithsonian Science How - Mummy Science: Natural and Cultural Preserved Remains (29:16) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12- PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Iceman Reborn: Modeling a Mummy Videos - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Egypt's Treasure Guardians - Preserving a Mummy (3:05) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Egypt's Treasure Guardians - Tutankhamun's Hidden Treasures (3:42) - VIEW
- Grade 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Appraisal: Egyptian Mummified Falcon, ca. 200 BC (1:31) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Theater of the Mind Radio Drama - Call of the Mummy (57:30) - VIEW and LISTEN
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Secrets of the Dead - Sacred Crocodile Mummies Reveal the Climate of Ancient Egypt (2:59) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Newsmakers - The Discovery of King Tut (26:45) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Tonight - Mummies at The Field Museum (8:39) - VIEW
THEME: CANDY
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Sharing Halloween Candy (2:28) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Harry's Job at a Candy Store (3:31) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Sharing Candy among Gargoyles (2:36) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Making Rock Candy (3:32) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-12 - NHPBS Video - Candy Cane Factory (5:39) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - SciTech Now - How Many Licks Does It Take to Get to the Center of a Lollipop? (26:46) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12- PBS LearningMedia - America Revealed - A Peep for All Seasons (Available in Spanish) (5:14) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Origin of Everything - Is Poisoned Halloween Candy a Myth? (6:38) - VIEW
THEME: BISON
- Grades K-12 - PBS LearningMedia - San Diego Zoo Kids - The Mighty Mighty Bison (3:32) - VIEW
- Grades K-12 - USDA - Bison Live Camera - VIEW
- Grades 3-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Bison Roadblock (1:41) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - American Bison - READ
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Buffalo Survival (3:50) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - The Winter World of Wolves and Buffalo (2:27) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The American Buffalo Ken Burns Documentary - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The American Buffalo Learning Resources - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - America's Heartland - Bringing Back the Bison (5:08) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Age of Nature - European Bison Roam Poland's Bialowieza Forest (2:57) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Restoring Bison on the Minnesota Prairie (3:50) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - How Scientists Brought Bison Back to Banff (3:16) -VIEW
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NATIVE AMERICA - Nature to Nations
Saturday, 11/04 from 8-9 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Explore the rise of great American nations. Investigate lost cities in Mexico, a temple in Peru, a potlatch ceremony in the Pacific Northwest and a tapestry of shell beads in upstate New York whose story inspired our own democracy. NATIVE AMERICA Streaming Video
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Jorge Drexler
Saturday, 11/04 from 11 pm-12 am NHPBS EXPLORE
A giant in the world of Latin music, celebrated singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler brings his global sounds to the stage. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Streaming Video
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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.