Puffy Planet Learning
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Today is National French Toast Day, Giving Tuesday, and Red Planet Day.
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Clouds and Mars
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ON THIS DATE
- 1520 - Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
- 1942 - A fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston kills 492 people.
- 1943 - President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin meet in Tehran during World War II.
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Randy Newman - You've Got a Friend in Me - LISTEN
- Joni Mitchell - Both Sides, Now - LISTEN
- David Bowie - Life on Mars - LISTEN
THEME: Clouds
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Ellie Goulding -Thank You Clouds Song (1:42) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Everyday Learning - Clouds and Weather (2:15) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Observe Clouds (1:33) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gross Science - Can Bird Poop Make Clouds? (3:55) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Why So Many Cloud Types? (Available in Spanish) (3:34) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Clouds and Weather (Available in Spanish) (3:21) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Clouds in Weather Patterns (Available in Spanish) (1:02) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Clouds and Currents (1:33) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Earth Sky - The Effect of Clouds on Climate (7:53) - LISTEN
THEME: MARS
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Bruno Mars: Don't Give Up (1:51) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Pizza Delivery Astronaut (7:20) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-4 - Ready Jet Go! - Mars Lesson (1:51) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Ready Jet Go - Earth and Mars (1:55) - VIEW
- Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Exploring Mars Collection - VIEW
- Grades K-6 - PBS Learning Media - Science Trek - Mars: The Red Planet Revealed (5:21) - VIEW
- Grades 3-6 - NASA - All About Mars - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Mars (6:04) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedis - DragonflyTV - Scientist Profile: Mars Rover Engineer (Available in Spanish) (2:07) - VIEW
- Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - STEM in 30 - Mars Rovers (28:37) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - NASA - How Mars Became a Desert (5:03) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Physics Girl -The Surprising Ways Mars is Hostile to Life (10:11) -VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS Space Time - The First Humans on Mars (7:51) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time - Could We Terraform Mars? (15:33) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Designing for Drilling on Mars (Available in Spanish) (4:34) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - NASA - Soaring Over Mars (4:09) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Crash Course Astronomy - Mars (10:10) - VIEW
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BECOMING FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Tuesday, 11/28 from 7-8:30 pm NHPBS WORLD
Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the most influential voices for democracy in American history. BECOMING FREDERICK DOUGLAS Streaming Video
THE JEWISH JOURNEY: AMERICA
Tuesday, 11/28 from 8:30-9:30 pm NHPBS WORLD
The three-part story of I) Jewish life in the old country, II) the reasons behind leaving their respective homes and journeying to the US, and III) both the establishment of communities and the great accomplishments made in the US. THE JEWISH JOURNEY 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
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.