Apples and Johnny Appleseed - September 26

Planting the Seeds of Learning

Monday, September 26, 2022

• Today is Family Day, Johnny Appleseed Day, Lumberjack Day, National Dumpling Day, and National Pancake Day.
• September is National Square Dancing Month, National Food Safety Education Month, Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign-up Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Save A Tiger Month, College Savings Month, and Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month.
  
  
• Hispanic/Latino Resource of the Day: Oh Noah
  
  
• Classical Music Resource of the Day: William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Apples and Johnny Appleseed
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ON THIS DATE

• 1905 - Albert Einstein introduces his special theory of relativity in the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers.
• 1960 - Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy meet in the first televised presidential debate.
• 1969- The Beatles' last album, Abbey Road, is released.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1774 - Gardener Johnny Appleseed
• 1849 - Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov
• 1888 - British poet T. S. Eliot
• 1898 - Composer George Gershwin
• 1948 - Singer Olivia Newton-John (Olivia Newton Reads All Tucked In on Sesame Street)

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• The Osmonds - One Bad Apple - LISTEN
• George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - LISTEN
• Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You - LISTEN

THEME:  APPLES AND JOHNNY APPLESEED

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - A is for Apple with Elmo (1:25) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Eating Apples (1:57) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Super Grover Saves Elmo's Apple (3:10) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The Case of Ernie's Apple (3:35) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Daniel Tiger - Making Apple Cider (1:54) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Snack Hacks - Apple Donuts (0:30) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-2 - Curious George - Apple Picking Game - DO
• PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Valley's Gold - Apples (2:24) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 - Nature Cat - Hooray for Apple Seeds (1:42) - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Know Ohio - Johnny Appleseed (2:24) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NPR - All Thing Considered - Johnny Appleseed Planted Stories Of Myth, Adventure (8:48)  - LISTEN
• Grade 6-12 - US Apples - Apple Varieties - READ
• Grades 6-12 - Mental Floss - 9 Facts That Tell the True Story of Johnny Appleseed - READ
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Botany of Desire - Sweetness - 4 videos (Available in Spanish) - VIEW and DO

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P.O.V. - Delikado
Monday, 9/26 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
Follow ecological crusaders protecting the island of Palawan, one of Asia's tourist hotspots. Their struggle is akin to a battlefield as they try to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying their valuable natural resources. P.O.V. Streaming Video

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NATURE:- Hippos: Africa's River Giants
Monday, 9/26 from 8-9 am NH WORLD
Go beneath the surface and meet Africa's river giants, the hippos. Discover an unexpected side of these aquatic mammals that can't even swim as hippos protect their families, face their enemies and suffer in a drought. NATURE Streaming Video

THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST - The Golden Door (Beginnings-1938)
Monday, 9/26 from 9-11:30 am NH WORLD
Reversing a history of open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but unable to coordinate a response. THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST Streaming Video

LATINO AMERICANS - War and Peace
Monday, 9/26 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Trace the World War II years and those that follow, as Latino Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands - yet still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights in the United States. LATINO AMERICANS Streaming Video

LATINO AMERICANS - The New Latinos
Monday, 9/26 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Review the decades after World War II through the early 1960s, as swelling numbers of immigrants from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic seek economic opportunities. LATINO AMERICANS Streaming Video

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DAVID HOLT'S STATE OF MUSIC - Ruthie Foster
Monday, 9/26 from 3-3:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Blues artist Ruthie Foster's voice makes old songs seem new. DAVID HOLT'S STATE OF MUSIC Streaming Video

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Olivia Rodrigo/Phoebe Bridgers
Monday, 9/26 from 3:30-4:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Enjoy fresh perspectives in song from Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers. The chart-topping Rodrigo performs tunes from her bestselling debut Sour, while Bridgers sings songs from her critically acclaimed LP Punisher. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Streaming Video

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