Cakes and Charles Schulz - November 26

Cakes and Charles Schulz - November 26

SWEET LEARNING

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Today is National Cake Day and Good Grief Day.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Cakes and Charles Schulz

ON THIS DATE

  • 1789 - A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington.
  • 1863 - President Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November.  
  • 1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
  • 1940 - Half a million Jews in Warsaw, Poland, are forced by the Nazis to live within a walled ghetto.
  • 1942 - Casablanca premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York.
  • 1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders nationwide gasoline rationing.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Tina Turner - Proud Mary - LISTEN
  • Richard Harris - McArthur Park - LISTEN
  • The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - LISTEN
  • The Coasters - Charlie Brown - LISTEN

THEME:  Cakes

  • Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Peg+Cat - Cake Time (2:00) - VIEW AND DO
  • Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Peg+Cat - Make the Cake Digital Game - VIEW AND DO
  • Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Pinkalicious and Peterrific - Cupcake Calamity (1:56) - VIEW AND DO
  • Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Ruff Ruffman - Chocolate Mug Cake - DO
  • Grades K-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Camp TV - Snack Cakes (1:45) - VIEW
  • Grades K-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - ODD Squad - Missing Cakes (1:47) - VIEW AND DO
  • Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Martha Speaks - Skits and Martha Bake a Cake - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Math at the Core - Proportional Relationships and Slope
     - VIEW AND DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NPBS Video - Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths and Secret - Let Them Eat Cake (2:46) -  VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - A Kentucky Organization Tha Changes Kids' Lives with Cake (3:23) - VIEW

THEME:  Charles Schulz

  • Grades 5-12 - Charles Schulz Museum - EXPLORE
  • Grades 5-12 - Peanuts Cartoon - READ
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - 1965 Charles Schulz "Peanuts" Strip (2:58) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - 1949 Charles Schulz "Li'l Folks" Strip (2:08) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - 1985 Charles Schulz Snoopy Sketch  (3:01) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Charles Schulz Comic Strip Art ca. 1960 (3:55) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Charles Schulz Drawing and Letter (2:37) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - American Experience - Charles Shulz - READ
  • Grades 7-12 - PBS NewsHour - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Charles Schulz - READ

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:

PBS KIDS CRAFTS & PBS PARENTING TIPS

PBS LearningMedia

PBS LearningMedia

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.

Annenberg

Annenberg Learner

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.

Brainpop

Brainpop

Features over 1,000 animated shorts and quizzes for students in grades K-12 covering science, social studies, English, math, the arts, health, and technology.  The service is free to schools closed due to COVID-19.

Scholastic

Scholastic Learn At Home

Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.

Storyline Online

StoryLine Online

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.

  • 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!

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. 

Contact Us

Susan Adams
Education Manager
sadams@nhpbs.org
Phone: 603-868-4455
Fax: 603-868-7552