Glaciers and Bird Migration - May 11

Icy and Flying Learning

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Today is Brunch for Lunch Day, Eat What You Want Day, Hostess Cupcake Day, International Migratory Bird Day, Make a Book Day, National Archery Day, National Babysitters Day, National Miniature Golf Day, National Twilight Zone Day, National Windmill Day, Stay Up All Night, Sun Awareness Day, and World Belly Dance Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Glaciers
Watch

ON THIS DATE

• 1858 - Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd state
• 1894 - Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on strike.
• 1910 - Glacier National Park in Montana is established
• 1960 - Nazi war criminal  Adolf Eichmann is captured in Argentina.
• 1997 - The Deep Blue IBM computer defeats Garry Kasparov and wins a six-game chess match.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1874 - Pilot Harriet Quimby
• 1888 - Composer Irving Berlin
• 1894 - Choreographer Martha Graham
• 1904 - Spanish artist Salvador Dalí
• 1905 - Architect and public housing advocate Catherine Bauer Wurster

SONG OF THE DAY 

Patsy Cline - Always (by Irving Berlin) - LISTEN

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

F is for Fred Korematsu | ABC's of AAPIs

THEME:  Glaciers

• Grades PreK-2 - Let's Go Luna - Glacier or Bust (3:15) - VIEW
  
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Video - Dragonfly TV - Glaciers (7:38) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - What’s Causing Greenland’s Biggest Glacier to Melt? (2:04) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - How Do Glaciers Move? (6:30) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Alaska - Glaciers - READ and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Fastest Glacier (5:15) - VIEW and READ
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Glacier Up Close (2:46) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Frontline - Observing Melting Glaciers In Greenland (5:30) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Frontline - High Altitude GLaciers in the Tropics (4:40) - VIEW, READ,  DO

THEME: BIRD MIGRATION

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - It's a Habitat Song with Lin-Manuel Miranda (1:10) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Hibernate - Migrate Song (1:02) - VIEW
• Grades K-12 - Mississippi River Flyway Cam -VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Plum Landing - Migration Challenge - DO
• Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - Bird Migration (2:52) - VIEW
• Grades K-6  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Bird Migration (5:04) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration - READ and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration (14:46) - VIEW
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Earth Navigators: Arctic Summer (Available in Spanish) (2:52) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature- Extraordinary Birds: Little Brain, Big Journey (Available in Spanish) (2:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Habitat Earth - Why Do Birds Migrate? (1:00) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Now - The Great Migration (8:59) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - The Great Migration (10:17) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Flight Path: The World of Migratory Birds (56:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Journey of the Broad-Winged Hawk (59:00) - VIEW

Watch 

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.