Dolphins and Gardening - April 14

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Sunday, April 14, 2024

Today is Dictionary Day, Look Up at the Sky Day, Dolphin Day, Gardening Day, Pecan Day, Perfume Day, and Quantum Day.

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

• 1856 -  President Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
• 1912 - The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
• 2003 - The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1629 - Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Christiaan Huygens
• 1866 - Educator Anne Sullivan
• 1904 - English actor John Gielgud
• 1932 - Singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn
• 1941 - Baseball player Pete Rose
• 1977 - Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Octopus’s Garden - LISTEN
• The Byrds - Dolphins' Smile - LISTEN
• Tim Buckley - The Dolphins - LISTEN
• Lynn Anderson - I Never Promised You a Rose Garden  - LISTEN

POEMS OF THE DAY 

• The Amazon River Dolphin by Linda Rodriguez
• Digging Potatoes, Sebago Maine - Amy E. King
• The Public Garden - Robert Lowell

THEME:  DOLPHINS

• Grades PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That - How Dolphins Communicate (1:57) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Brushing a Whale's Teeth  (1:00) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS Video - Whimee's Words - Dolphin (26:45) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningNedia - Wild Kratts - Try to Decode Dolphin (2:31) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-4 - PBS KIDS - Wild Kratts - Talking to Dolphins (3:11) - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - The Dolphin Pod  (1:44) - VIEW 
• Grades 2-5 - PBS KIDS - SciGirls - Dolphin Dive (25:36) - VIEW
• Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Sci Girls - Dolphin Dive 01: Mentor Moment (Available in Spanish) (2:21) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Sci Girls - Dolphin Dive 02: Plan (Available in Spanish) (2:22) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Sci Girls - Dolphin Dive 03: Observe (Available in Spanish) (2:49) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Sci Girls - Dolphin Dive 04: Experiment (Available in Spanish) (1:37) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Sci Girls - Dolphin Dive 05: Test (Available in Spanish) (1:16) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Sci Girls - Dolphin Dive 06: Analyze (Available in Spanish) (2:15) - VIEW and DO
• Grades: 3-12 - NOAA Fisheries - Dolphins and Porpoises - VIEW and READ
• Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Dolphin Reproductive Behavior -  VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Schoolyard Films - A Dolphin's Return (13:45) - VIEW and  DO
• Grades 3-12 - PBS LerningMedai - Georgia Outdoors - Studying Dolphins (2:29) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS - Natureworks - Dolphins, Whales, and Porpoises - READ
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior -  Cetacea - Dolphins, Porpoises, Whales - READ
• Grades 4-12 -  NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin  - READ
•  Grades: 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Dolphins (3:16)  - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - How Dolphins Lead the Feast (2:14) - VIEW
• Grades: 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Pink Dolphins of the Amazon (5:13)  - VIEW, READ and DO
• Grades: 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova Science Now - How Smart Are Dolphins? - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova Science Now - Dolphins Plan Ahead (available in Spanish) (4:55) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Animal IQ - Dolphins Can Use Technology!? (9:42) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearninngMedia - Nova Science Now - Dolphin Reading Test  (2:37) -  VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Changing Seas - Dolphins Breaking the Code (26:42) - VIEW

THEME:  Gardening

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Garden (5:20) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Gardening School  (3:49) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Mrs. Obama Plants a Garden  (2:40) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sid the Science Kid - Vegetable Planting Game - PLAY
• Grades PreK-2 - Nature Cat - The Urban Gardening Club (3:26) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - Nature Cat - Time to Build a City Garden (3:46) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - Curious George - Flower Garden Game - PLAY
• Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Count on It - Blossom and Snappy Go Gardening (26:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Think Garden Collection (18 videos with 14 Available in Spanish) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Poet W.S. Merwin Explores Passion for Gardening (5:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Healing Gardens (5:21) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

GENERATION A: PORTRAITS OF AUTISM AND THE ARTS
Thursday, 4/14 from 11 AM-12 pm NHPBS
This look at creative therapies and art programs for young people on the autism spectrum provides a platform for youths with autism to speak frankly about their challenges and their dreams; and to showcase their talents which include dancing, singing, painting, and animated filmmaking.

IN DIFFERENT KEY
Thursday, 4/14 from 12-2 pm NHPBS
A mother tracks down the first person diagnosed with autism to learn if his life holds promise for her own autistic son. She documents both cruelty and kindness, but also hope that more of us are learning to have the backs of those who are different. IN A DIFFERENT KEY Streaming Video

A GOOD LIFE
Thursday, 4/14 from 2-3 pm NHPBS
Life is full of joys and challenges for us all but the experiences of individuals living with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities is something that not everyone understands or appreciates. A GOOD LIFE Streaming Video

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