Christmas - December 25

Merry Learning

Monday, December 25, 2023

Today is Christmas, Christmas Pudding Day,  and National Pumpkin Pie Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: CHRISTMAS
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ON THIS DATE

  • 336 - The first recorded celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25 takes place in Rome.
  • 800 - Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
  • 1066 - William the Conqueror is crowned king of England.
  • 1776 - George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian at Trenton.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song - LISTEN
  • The Kinks - Father Christmas - LISTEN
  • Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis - LISTEN
  • Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher - LISTEN
  • Jimmy Buffet - Cheeseburger in Paradise - LISTEN
  • Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass - LISTEN

THEME:  Christmas

  • Grades PreK-1 - Peg + Cat - The Christmas Problem (27:18)  - VIEW
  • Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Christmas Creatures (1:44)  - VIEW
  • Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - A Creature Christmas (47:49)  - VIEW
  • Grades 2-6 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - Christmas (0:57) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914 (1:25:28) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas (55:10) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Two Cents - The History Of Christmas Shopping! (9:17) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Origin of Everything - How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights? (8:36) - VIEW

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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. 



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