Rosa Parks and Antarctica - December 1

Fighting for Equality Learning

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Today is Antarctica Day, Rosa Parks Day, World Aids Day, Christmas Lights Day, and National Pie Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Rosa Parks and Antarctica

ON THIS DATE

• 1824 - The House of Representatives meets to decide the presidential election because no candidate received a majority in the Electoral College.
• 1865 - Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• 1913 - The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
• 1924 - The NHL's first U.S.-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, play their first game.
• 1955 - In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks is arrested when she refuses to give up her seat on a bus seat to a white man.
• 1959 - 12 countries, including the U.S., sign a treaty establishing Antarctica as a scientific preserve, free from military activity.
• 1969 - The U.S. holds its first draft lottery since World War II.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1761 - French sculptor Marie Tussaud
• 1940 - Comedian and actor Richard Pryor
• 1945 - Singer and actor Bette Midler
• 1949 - Children's author and illustrator Jan Brett
• 1970 - Actor, comedian, and Bedford, NH native Sarah Silverman
• 1985 - Singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Janelle Monae - Hell You Talmbout -  LISTEN
• David Byrne's American Utopia  - Hell You Talmbout - LISTEN
  
• Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings - LISTEN

THEME: Rosa Parks

• Grades K-3 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Rosa Parks (3:01) - VIEW
• Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Activist (Available in Spanish) (3:48) - VIEW, and DO
• Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Rosa Parks Interview (2:13) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (6:29) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - ReadWriteThink - Rosa Parks Activity - READ and DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Montgomery Bus Boycott (35:05) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - The Origins of Everything - Is the Rosa Parks Story True? (8:44) - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - They Dared! - Claudette Colvin (2:41) - VIEW

THEME: ANTARCTICA

• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Penguin Power (2:50) -  VIEW
• Grades 5-8 - Jonathan Bird's Blue World - Antarctica (16:35) - VIEW
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Antarctica Today (7:32) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia- Antarctica's Climate Secrets Media Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Antarctica's Ice on the Move (7:34)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Antarctica: Sea Ice (2:34) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Antarctic Extremes Series - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Earth's Cryosphere: Antarctica (Available in Spanish) (2:38) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nova - Microbial Life in Antarctica (Available in Spanish) (2:27) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nova - Thriving on the Arctic Seafloor (Available in Spanish) (1:10) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - When Antarctica Was Green (11:03) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Reactions - Why Don’t Antarctic Fish Freeze to Death? (4:10)  - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Can Antarctica Remain a Refuge for Science and Peace? (9:37) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedai - Antarctica's Dry Valleys (4:33) - VIEW, READ, DO

Return to the Daily Learning - Anytime, Anywhere. Main Page

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

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 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

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 Learn At Home

Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.

StoryLine Online

A series of imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books.