Boats, the Korean War, George Orwell, and Anne Frank - June 25
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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Today's Theme: Boats, the Korean War, George Orwell, and Anne Frank
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ON THIS DATE
- 1876 -. Lt. Col. George Custer and the 7th Calvary are defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana.
- 1910 - Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird premieres in Paris
- 1947 - The Diary of Anne Frank is published.
- 1950 - The Korean War begins when North Korea invades South Korea.
- 1967 - The Beatles perform "All You Need Is Love" in a live international telecast.
- 1984 - Prince's album Purple Rain is released.
- 1993 - Kim Campbell becomes the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
- 1903 - Author George Orwell
- 1924 - Director Sidney Lumet
- 1961 - Actor Ricky Gervais
OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Deep Ocean Volcanoes - VIEW
- Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Murray Experiment: Boat (2:40) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Explore a Fishing Boat (3:34) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The New Row Row Row Your Boat Song (4:27) - VIEW
- Grades PreK -NHPBS LearningMedia - Peep and the Big Wide World - Making Boats (1:27) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Fetch - Funny Boat (5:06) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Design Squad Nation - How Is Force Used to Steer a Boat? (1:08) - VIEW
- Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Milk Carton Boat (6:47) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Making Boats Fly (Available in Spanish) (4:14) - VIEW, READ, and DO
KOREAN WAR
- Grades 4-12 - National Park Service - Korean War Veterans Memorial - READ and VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters -Ted Williams in the Korean War (1:25) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - We'll Meet Again - Korean War Brothers in Arms (55:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Korean War Media Gallery - VIEW and READ
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Korea: The Never-Ending War Collection - VIEW, READ, and DO
GEORGE ORWELL
- Grades 6-12 -NHPBS LearningMedia - Great American Read - 1984 (4:51) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - NY Times - Teaching Orwell and ’1984’ With The New York Times - VIEW, READ, and DO
- Grade 9-12 - EDSITEment - Animal Farm: Allegory and the Art of Persuasion - READ and DO
ANNE FRANK
- Grades 5-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Character Change: The Diary of Anne Frank - Inspiring Middle School Literacy - DO
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Dialogue - Honoring Anne Frank (28:54) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Anne Frank Remembered (28:52) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece - The Diary of Anne Frank 1: A Difficult Situation (1:21) - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank 2: Annes Birthday (1:32) - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank 3: The Suffering of Millions (1:53) - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Masterpiece -The Diary of Anne Frank - Life in Hiding Media Gallery - READ, VIEW, DO
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