Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots - February 2
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Friday, February 2, 2024
Today is Bubble Gum Day, Candlemas, Crepe Day, Groundhog Day, Hedgehog Day, Marmot Day, Sled Dog Day, Tater Tot Day, and Play Your Ukulele Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots
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Black History Month Resource of the Day: Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls: A Daring Escape
Robert Smalls: Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?
Robert Smalls: From Slavery to Politics
The Life and Legacy of Former Slave Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls Lesson Plan
Robert Smalls Lesson Plan
National Museum of American History - Full Steam to Freedom Activity
Southern Poverty Law Center: Learning For Justice - The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed to Freedom
ON THIS DATE
- 1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican War.
- 1876 - The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed in New York.
- 1887 - The first Groundhog Day is celebrated in In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
- 1922 - Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
- 1882 - Irish novelist James Joyce
- 1901 - Violinist Jascha Heifetz
- 1905 - Novelist Ayn Rand
- 1923 - Poet and novelist James Dickey
- 1925 - Actor and singer Elaine Stritch
- 1942 - Singer-songwriter Graham Nash
- 1977 - Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira
Sony and Cher - I've Got You Babe - LISTEN- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- Our House - LISTEN
- Shakira - Wherever, Whenever - LISTEN
THEME: Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - How Much Wood Can a Woodchuck Chuck (2:23) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS Video - Groundhog Day & Shadows (14:13) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia- Nature Cat - The Groundhog Way (11:50) - VIEW AND DO
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Groundhog Power (1:19) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Living Groundhog Style (1:39) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Groundhog - Food and Health (1:32) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - NHPBS Video - Up Close & Natural - In the Field (12:23) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - Groundhog Day (1:24) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - NHPBS Video - Kingdoms of the Sky - Baby Marmots Quickly Learn the Rules of the Mountain (1;40) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Olympic Marmot - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Hoary Marmot - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Woodchuck - READ
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature -The Marmot's Winter Den (1:57) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video- PBS39 News - Groundhog (3:37) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Secrets of Marmot Hibernation (2:41) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Marmot Family vs. Deadly Eagle (2:22) - VIEW
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AMERICAN MASTERS - Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock and Roll
Friday, 2/2 from 9-11 pm NHPBS
Little Richard is the cultural lightning rod who influenced some of rock music's most distinguished icons like Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Prince and Bruce Springsteen. As Richard boastfully claims, "I am The King and Queen of Rock and Roll." AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Friday, 2/2 from 7-9 pm NH WORLD
A new biography of the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video
SHUTTLESWORTH
Friday, 2/2 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was raised in the crucible of segregated Birmingham but he was forged by its attempt to kill him. When the KKK planted a bomb underneath his bed and he emerged unharmed, he was sure he was saved by God to lead a Movement. His work not only ended legal segregation but led directly to the Civil and Voting Rights Acts - and inspired freedom movements around the world. SHUTTLESWORTH Streaming Video
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