Ancient Egypt and Presidents' Day - February 16

Ancient Egypt and Presidents' Day - February 16

Learning a Mummy Would Love

Monday, February 16, 2026

Today is Presidents' Day and Almond Day.

Black History Month Resource of the Day: PBS LearningMedia

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Ancient Egypt  and Presidents' Day

ON THIS DATE

  • 1923 - King Tutankhamun's burial chamber is unsealed.
  • 1959 - Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba.
  • 1968 - The first 911 emergency telephone system is launched in Haleyville, Alabama.
  • 2006 - The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian - LISTEN
  • Jimmy Fallon Does Jim Morrison - Reading Rainbow - LISTEN
  • SNL - Steve Martin - King Tut Song - LISTEN

THEME:  Ancient Egypt

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Bert and Ernie in a Pyramid (4:55) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go Luna - Magic Globe Teaches Egyptian Arabic (1:18) - VIEW
  • Grade 1 - Core Knowledge -  Ancient Egypt Curriculum -DO
  • Grades 1-12 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - Egyptian Art Collection -VIEW and EXPLORE
  • Grades 1-12 - British Museum - Ancient Egypt -VIEW and EXPLORE
  • Grades 1-5 - British Museum - Ancient Egypt Learning Resources -View, READ, DO
  • Grades 1-5 - Cyberchase - Clock Like an Egyptian (11:35) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS Learning Media - Egypt's Treasure Guardians (55:45) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - How The Pyramids Were Built (5:40) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Who Built the Pyramids (4:46) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - What's Inside the Great Pyramid? (1:45) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Secrets of the Dead - Sacred Crocodile Mummies Reveal the Climate of Ancient Egypt (2:59) - VIEW

THEME:  Presidents Day

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo is the First Monster President (6:56) - VIEW
  • Grades K-12 - PBS LearningMEdia - U.S. Presidents Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - 60-Second Presidents Collection (Available in Spanish) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Presidents Day (Available in Spanish)  (0:58) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Presidents Day Word Search - DO
  • Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - What Makes a Perfect President - DO
  • Grades 4-12 - Library of Congress - The Presidents, First Ladies, and Vice Presidents - Photographs -VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - The Miller Center - University of Virginia - The Presidents - READ
  • Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Politics on Point - The Power of the President (3:47) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 9-12 - C-SPAN - The Presidents - READ and VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The American Experience - The Presidents Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - NewsMakers - Presidents Day History (26:46) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - The Presidents Collection - VIEW

More Learning Resources

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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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