Lots of Learning
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Today is International Cat Day, National Zucchini Day, Scottish Wildcat Day, National Frozen Custard Day, Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night, U.S. Dollar Day, and Wear Your Mother's Jewelry Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Cats, Beijing, and Richard Nixon
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ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut - LISTEN
- Jane's Addiction - My Cat's Name is Maceo - LISTEN
- The Aristocats - Everybody Wants to Be a Cat - LISTEN
- Al Stewart - Year of the Cat - LISTEN
THEME: CATS
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - C is for Counting Cats (1:28) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Peep in the Big Wide World - Cat Categories (1:28) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Peep in the Big Wide World - That's a Cat (8:50) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Simon's Cat and Elmo Take a Nap! (2:55) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Peg + Cat - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-3 - Nature Cat - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5- NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cat Adaptations - Agility (3:58) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cat Adaptations - Super Senses (4:00) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cats (8:28) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS Learning Media - Untamed - The Case for Indoor Cats (26:46) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cats - Yesterday and Today (6:54) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Animal Adaptations - Fishing Cat (4:18) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Super Cats: Episode 1 - Extreme Lives (53:28) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Super Cats: Episode 2 - Cats in Every Corner
- (53:29) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Super Cats: Episode 3 - Science and Secrets (53:28) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Cat Tales (53:41) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - How We Domesticated Cats (Twice) (7:47) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - The Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats (7:31) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Windows to the Wild - Rico The Hiking Cat (26:45) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Film School Shorts - Trash Cat (2:06) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Monstrum - The Wicked Feline Murder Floof, a Yule Cat Story (9:50) -VIEW
THEME: BEIJING
- Grades PreK-2 - Let's Go Luna! - She is the Moon of Moons - Beats of Beijing (25:15) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Let's Go Luna! - Ping Pong Match (2:27) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Let's Go Luna! - China Loves You (1:18) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Let's Go Luna! - The Drums and Bells of China (1:41) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Let's Go Luna! - China General Store (2:57) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Let's Go Luna! - Chinese Drum Performance (2:43) - VIEW
- Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Let's Go Luna - Learn about Beijing, China - 5 Clips - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Beijing Opera Dance (3:39) - VIEW and READ
THEME: RICHARD NIXON
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - 60-Second Presidents - Richard Nixon (1:15) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - The White House - Richard Nixon - READ
- Grades 6-12 - The Nixon Library - READ
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Nixon - Nixon's Gamble (2:46) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Vietnam War - The 1968 Presidential Campaign (6:44) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Vietnam War - Nixon - The Silent Majority (1:33) - VIEW
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NH EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options
ISLANDS OF WONDER - Hawaii ![view online](https://nhpbs.org/kn/images/VIEWonline.jpg)
Thursday, 8/8 from 3-4 pm NH EXPLORE
Hawaii, the most remote island chain on Earth, offers sanctuary for wildlife that has reached its tropical shores. From humpback whales to waterfall-climbing fish, it's home to an extraordinary wealth of wildlife. ISLANDS OF WONDER Streaming Video
UNTAMED - From Rescue to Release![view online](https://nhpbs.org/kn/images/VIEWonline.jpg)
Thursday, 8/8 from 2-2:30 pm NH WORLD
While the goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to restore wild animals to health and release them back into their natural habitats, it takes incredible efforts from many invested people to make it possible. UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Habitat Islands and Wildlife Corridors![view online](https://nhpbs.org/kn/images/VIEWonline.jpg)
Thursday, 8/8 from 2:30-3 pm NH WORLD
Habitat islands are areas of various sizes that should contain all the necessities for certain species of wildlife to survive and thrive. Too often these islands are not large enough to provide long-term support for the animals who live within. UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Teaching the World: Non-releasable Wildlife Ambassadors![view online](https://nhpbs.org/kn/images/VIEWonline.jpg)
Thursday, 8/8 from 3-3:30 pm NH WORLD
The goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to release healthy, recovered animals back to their natural habitats, as fully functioning wild animals. But what happens when animals can’t be released? UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Conservation and Public Policy![view online](https://nhpbs.org/kn/images/VIEWonline.jpg)
Thursday, 8/8 from 3:30-4 pm NH WORLD
This episode highlights the importance of policy action surrounding natural resources and conservation issues and offers a brief review of past conservation legislation. UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Outdoor Ethics![view online](https://nhpbs.org/kn/images/VIEWonline.jpg)
Thursday, 8/8 from 4-4:30 pm NH WORLD
Spending time outside connecting with nature can be a great joy for many people. The privilege of being outdoors comes with a great responsibility: learning and abiding by a proper set of “outdoor ethics”. UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Emerging Wildlife Diseases![view online](https://nhpbs.org/kn/images/VIEWonline.jpg)
Thursday, 8/8 from 4:30-5 pm NH WORLD
While some disease outbreaks may be “natural,” human behaviors and influences are adding additional pressure to wildlife and the landscape, and in the end, all of us are affected. UNTAMED Streaming Video
EVOLUTION EARTH - Islands![view online](https://nhpbs.org/kn/images/VIEWonline.jpg)
Thursday, 8/08 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Islands are like miniature simplified Earths, where evolution is playing out at superspeed right before our eyes. Journey from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica to seek out animals responding to our changing planet in extraordinary ways. EVOLUTION EARTH 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
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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.