Seeds and Booker T. Washington - April 5

Seeds and Booker T. Washington - April 5

Learning That Grows On You

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Bell Bottoms Day, First Contact Day, Gold Star Spouses Day, Caramel Day, Dandelion Day, National Deep Dish Pizza Day, Flash Drive Day, and Raisin and Spice Bar Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: SEEDS and BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Pharrell Williams - Happy - LISTEN
  • Pharrell Williams - Sesame Street B is for Book - LISTEN
  • Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes - LISTEN
  • Jimmy Buffet - Love in the Library - LISTEN
  • Green Day - At the Library - LISTEN

POEMS OF THE DAY 

THEME:  BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

  • Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - American Icons - Booker T. Washington: Orator, Teacher, and Advisor ( Available in Spanish) (3:51) -  VIEW and DO
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Booker T. Washington (2:00) - LISTEN
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LeearningMedia - Booker T. Washington Invites Carver to Tuskegee (4:33)- VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - National Park Service - Measure of a Man (13:00) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Roosevelts - Booker T. Washington at the White House (3:18) - VIEW
  • Grades: 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Dr. Bledsoe: A Fictional Booker T. Washington (2:33) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades: 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: The Conflict (3:31) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades: 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia- The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - Booker T. Washington: An Education (7:21) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades: 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Biography of America - You Decide: Washington or Du Bois? (28:40) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Basic Black - Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. DuBois (26:46) - VIEW

THEME:  SEEDS

  • Grades PreK - PBS LearningMedia - Peep and the Big Wide World - Experimenting with Seeds (1:27) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK - PBS LearningMedia - Peep Plants a Seed (8:50) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK - PBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - The Carrot Seed (3:47) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Everyday Learning - From Seed to Fruit (2:01) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Mrs. Obama Plants Garden (2:39) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo's World: Growing Beans (1:47) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sid the Science Kid - Growing Plants (1:49) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Mister Chris and Friends - Seeds (13:46) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-2 - Plum Landing - Seed Racer Game - DO
  • Grades PreK-2 - Plum Landing - Make a Seed Blaster - DO
  • Grades PreK-2 - Plum Landing - Seed Travels - DO
  • Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Cat - Seed Soaring Game - DO
  • Grades K-4 - PBS Learning Media - Nature Cat - Travelin' Seeds (11:50) - VIEW
  • Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - From Seed to Flower (1:07) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades K-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Sock Seeds (3:00) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - America's Heartland - Organic Seeds and Grain (3:36) - VIEW and  DO

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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