Elephants, Rhinos, and Autumn - September 22

Learning You Will Never Forget

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Today is Astronomy Day, Autumnal Equinox, Car Free Day, Elephant  Day, Daughter’s Day, Hobbit Day, World Rhino Day, Ice Cream Cone Day, and Remote Employee Appreciation Day. 

• Hispanic/Latino Resource of the Day: Hispanic Heritage Award - A Linda Ronstadt Melody
• Classical Music Resource of the Day: L'Éléphant (The Elephant) from 'The Carnival of the Animals' by Camille Saint-Saëns

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: ELEPHANTS, RHINOS, AND FALL

ON THIS DATE

• 1776 - The British hang Nathan Hale for spying during the American Revolution.
• 1789 - The office of the United States Postmaster General is established.
• 1888 - The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
• 1980 - Iraq invades Iran

BIRTHDAYS

• 1791 - English scientist Michael Faraday
• 1879 - English tennis player and five-time Ladies Singles Wimbledon Champion Charlotte Cooper
• 1891 - African-American Expressionist painter Alma Thomas
• 1958 - Musician Joan Jett

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock and Roll - LISTEN
• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Bad Reputation - LISTEN
• Henry Mancini - Baby  Elephant Walk - LISTEN
• Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald  - Autumn in New York - LISTEN
• John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - Autumn Serenade - LISTEN
• Neil Young - Harvest Moon - LISTEN
• Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves - LISTEN
• The Kinks - Autumn Almanac - LISTEN
• Earth Wind and Fire - September - LISTEN
• Cheryl Wheeler - When Fall Comes to New England - LISTEN
• Greenday - Wake Me Up When September Ends - LISTEN
• Ed Sheeran - Autumn Leaves - LISTEN

THEME:  ELEPHANTS

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Snuffy is Not an Elephant (2:46) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elephant Elevator Operator Song (2:18) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Grover and the Elephant (2:46) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Homer the Pet Elephant (2:44) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame street - Natalie Portman And Elmo Are Princess & Elephant (4:24) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - Pinkalicious and Peterrific - Elephant Fun at the Zoo (2:14) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-12 - San Diego Zoo Safari Park - Elephant Cam - VIEW
• Grades PreK-12  - Smithsonian's National Zoo - Elephant Cam - VIEW
• Grades PreK-12 - The Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary - EleCam - VIEW
• Grades K-4 -  NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Orphaned Baby Elephants (1:47) - VIEW and DO
  
• Grades K-4  - Wild Kratts - Nosing Around (1:54)  - VIEW 
• Grades 1-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Kratts' Creatures - Thr Baby Elephant's Trunk (1:51) -VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Unforgettable Elephants (4:36) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Grasslands Elephants (1:57) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - The Elephant and the Termite - Creating Water Holes (5:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Proboscidea - Elephants - READ
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - How Elephants Listen ... With Their Feet (3:38) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Forest Elephants (3:50) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Desert Elephants (4:11) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Studying Elephants (7:48) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time - Age of Elephants (4:46) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Elephant Whisperer - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise (55:11) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Animal IQ - Elephants: Do Giant Brains Mean More Smarts: (11:38) -VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Elephants Offer Clues To Cancer's Secrets (8:10) - VIEW, READ, DO

THEME:  RHINOS

• Grades PreK-12 - Houston Zoo - Rhino Yard Cam - VIEW
  
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Rhino Bowl Game - DO
  
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Ruff Ruffman Show - Dress that Rhino Game - DO
  
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Ruff Ruffman Show - Turn Your Rhino Into a Dog (Available in Spanish) (4:08) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 - Crayola - Rhino Rescue Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades K-5 - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers - Rhinoceous Curriculum - DO
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - Meet the Rhino (1:57) - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Camp TV - Rhino Crash Course (5:10) - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Young Explorers - Go Wild: The Endangered Eastern Black Rhino (6:03) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Youg Explorers - Giraffes and Rhinoceroses (10:46) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - Nature - Rhinocerous - READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Rhinocerous Capture (4:31) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Rhinocerous Release (2:13) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Can Poop Help Protect Rhinos From Poaching? (3:03) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - How Sudan Became the Last Northern White Rhino (Sudan died on March 19, 2018) (2:35) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Extinction: The Facts - The Last Two White Rhinos (2:16) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Eons - How the Chalicothere Split in Two (7:03) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - The History of Climate Cycles (and the Woolly Rhino) (13:19) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk on the Earth (7:53) - VIEW
• Professional Development (9-12) - Exponential Models: Rhinos and M&Ms (37:59) - VIEW and DO

THEME:   Autumn

• Grades PreK-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Celebrating Fall Collection - READ, VIEW,  DO
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Guess the Season - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Ernies Autumn Hay Maze - PRINT and DO
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Daniel Tiger -The Leaf Game - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Everyday Learning - About the Seasons -VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Habitat Earth - Why Do We Have Different Seasons? - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - The Equinox Isn't What You Think It Is - VIEW

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