Superheroes - April 28

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Sunday, April 28, 2024

Today is Blueberry Pie Day, Cubicle Day, Superhero Day, and Pinhole Photography Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Superheroes
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1789 - The crew of the British ship Bounty mutiny, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in the South Pacific.
  • 1967 -Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the  Army.
  • 1973 - The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, where it remains for  741 weeks.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Five For Fighting - Superman (It's Not Easy) - LISTEN
  • Foo Fighters - My Hero -  LISTEN
  • Pink Floyd - Breathe - LISTEN
  • The Andrews Sisters - Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree - LISTEN

POEMS OF THE DAY 

THEME:  Superheroes

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Superhero - The Musical (7:18)- VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo's the Kindest Superhero (1:31) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - Daniel Tiger - Daniel the Germ-Fighting Superhero (1:28) - VIEW
  • Grades K-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Molly of Denali - Homemade Heroes (25:25 - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades K-5 - NHPBS Kids Writers Contest - You Don’t Have to Have Super Powers to Be a Superhero (2:20) - VIEW
  • Grades 1-5 - NHPBS Video - Camp TV - Superhero Science (6:55) - VIEW
  • Grades 1-5 - NHPBS Video - Camp GPB - Drawing a Superhero (5:24) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Indies - The Hummingbirds (10:16) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Disney's Mrs. Marvel Features the First Muslim Superhero (7:42) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Is Superhero Strength Real? (3:35) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Comic Culture - Roy Schartz: Comic Historian (26:47) - VIEW
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Comic Culture Series - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

POETRY IN AMERICA - July in Washington
Sunday, 4/28 from 6:30-7 pm NHPBS
Against the backdrop of 1964 Washington D.C., Robert Lowell wrote this timeless reflection on the contradictions between American idealism and American policy. Journalists Andrea Mitchell and Justin Worland, political commentators David Axelrod and Bill Kristol, scholar Sir Jonathan Bate, and psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison join host Elisa New. POETRY IN AMERICA  Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

H2O: THE MOLECULE THAT MADE US - Civilizations
Sunday, 4/28 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Travel into the past to see how water may have driven our evolution -- and created civilizations. But can the Earth's water supplies guarantee our future? H20: THE MOLECULE THAT MADE US 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:

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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