Girls and Women in Sports - February 5

Girl Power Learning

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Today is Adlai Stevenson Day, Disaster Day, National Chocolate Fondue Day, National Primrose Day, National Weatherperson's Day, World Nutella Day, Girls & Women in Sports, National Signing Day, and World Read Aloud Day.

Black History Month Resource of the Day: Hank Aaron

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Girls and Women in Sports

ON THIS DATE

  • 1907 - Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic.
  • 1917 - The U.S. Congress overrides President Wilson's veto and passes the Immigration Act of 1917, which severely restricts immigration from Asia.
  • 1924 - The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals.
  • 1937 - President Roosevelt proposes increasing the number of Supreme Court justices.
  • 1958 - hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, and has not been recovered.
  • 1971 - Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
  • 1994 - Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
  • 2020 - President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.

BIRTHDAYS

SONG OF THE DAY 

  • Don Ho - Tiny Bubbles - LISTEN

THEME:  Girls and Women in Sports

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Venus Williams and Elmo (2:55) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Chloe Kim and Big Bird (2:44) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Naomi Osaka and Elmo and using sunscreen (2:08) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Good Luck Billie (2:01) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Billie Jean King: A Tennis Racquet (2:23) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (3:01) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Kristi Yamaguchi's Journey (1:59) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-5 - PBS Learning Media - GIRL POWER - Power up with Determination! (3:52) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 5-8 - National Council for the Social Studies - Teaching about Female Sports Icons and Gender Equity -READ and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NY Times - Title IX: ‘How Women Sports Teams Got Their Start’ (3:36) VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Breaking the Gender Barrier in Little League, 1974 (3:47) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ken Burns Baseball - Women in Baseball (12:07) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearniingMedia - PBS NewsHour - A Look at Serena Williams' Legacy as She Nears Retirement (12:23) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Playing For The World: 1904 Fort Shaw Indian Girls' Basketball Team Collection - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Equal Pay in Sports: Billie Jean King's Lasting Legacy - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grade 6-12 - PBS LearningMEdia - PBS NewsHour - Simone Biles Cements Status as Greatest Gymnast (6:32) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -  Groundbreakers - Billie Jean King and the Importance of Inclusion - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -  Groundbreakers - The Origins of Title IX (3:56)  - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -  Groundbreakers - Patsy Mink: A Champion of Title IX (3:56) - VIEW and  DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Unladylike 2020 - Annie Smith Peck (10:40) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Unladylike 2020 - Sonora Webster Carter (10:02) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video- Playing Like a Girl: the House That Robs Built (54:58) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Women on the Court: Billie Jean King to Rebecca Lobo - VIEW, READ, DO


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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

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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
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  • PBS Education
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  • PBS Teachers' Lounge
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  • PBS KIDS Games app
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