Good Manners, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds - October 3
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Today is Butterfly and Hummingbird Day, Look At the Leaves Day, and Fruit at Work Day.
World Animal Month Animal Cam of the Day: San Diego Zoo Burrowing Owl Cams
Dessert Month Dessert of the Day: Maple Pumpkin Bread
LGBT History Month Resource of the Day: Uncovering and Incorporating LGBTQ+ History Webinar
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Good Manners, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds
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- 1863 - President Lincoln establishes the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
- 1932 - Iraq gains independence from the UK.
- 1975 - The Cleveland Indians hire Frank Robinson as major league baseball's first black manager.
- 1990 - East Germany and West Germany reunite after 45 years of separation.
- 1995 - O. J. Simpson is declared not guilty in his murder case.
- 2008 - US House approves a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry.
- 1873 - Etiquette expert Emily Post
- 1925 - Author Gore Vidal
- 1941 - Singer Chubby Checker
- 1949 - Musician Lindsey Buckingham
- 1951 - Musician Keb' Mo'
- 1951 - Astronaut and the first American woman to walk in space Kathryn D. Sullivan
- 1954 - Baseball player Dennis Eckersley
- 1954 - Activist and TV host Al Sharpton
- 1954 - Musician Stevie Ray Vaughan
- 1969 - Songer-songwriter Gwen Stefani
- 1975 - Singer-songwriter India Arie
- Chubby Checker - The Twist - LISTEN
- Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road - LISTEN
- Keb' Mo' - Better Man - LISTEN
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy - LISTEN
- Gwen Stefani - Cool - LISTEN
- India Arie -
I Am Not My Hair - LISTEN - Dolly Parton - Love Is Like a Butterfly - LISTEN
- Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - LISTEN
- Heart - Dog and Butterfly - LISTEN
- Leonard Cohen - Listen to the Hummingbird - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Super Why! - Hansel and Gretel and Manners (25:25) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Cobie Smoulders: Courteous (1:53) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Young Explorers - Theater Etiquette (1:45) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Good Manners with Cookie Monster and Sam (1:42) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Courteous (Word on the Street Podcast) (5:48) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Two-Headed Monster Takes Turns - VIEW
- Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Salsa - Manners - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5 - PBS Parents - Table Manners For Kids - READ
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Artsville - Audience Etiquette - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Artsville - Etiqueta de la audiencia - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-12 - Internet Archive - Coronet Films - 1959 Instructional Film - Lunchroom Manners - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Little Butterfly Friend Song (1:45) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - 11 Butterflies (1:18) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS Learning Media - If I Was a Butterfly (5:31) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - KidVision - A Day with a Butterfly Expert (9:00) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-3 - Dinosaur Train - All About Butterflies (1:39) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - Nature Cat - Butterfly Garden (2:17) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Crafts for Kids - Make a Butterfly Costume (3:01) - VIEW
- Grades K-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Butterflies: They Taste With Their Feet (4:06) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 2-6- SciGirls - Butterfly Diaries (26:10) - VIEW
- Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Butterfly Wings (7:04) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Moths and Butterflies - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Wildlife Journal Junior - Karner Blue Butterfly (8:26) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Deep Look - Glasswing Butterflies Want To Make Something Perfectly Clear (5:24) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - Fire and Butterflies (5:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - The Mystery of the World's Greatest Butterfly Migration (9:12) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - Using Gene Editing To Repaint Butterfly Wings (11:13) - VIEW
THEME: HUMMINGBIRDS
- Grades PreK-1 - PBS Kids - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That - What Do Hummingbirds Drink? (2:43) - VIEW
- Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Nuggets - Hummingbird Nest (1:45) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-3 - Wild Kratts - Hummingbird: Creature Power (3:09) - VIEW
- Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Hummingbirds (26:25) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures -You Gotta Love Hummingbirds (1:40) - VIEW
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Hummingbird: Survivor, Architect, and Builder (2:28) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Structure and Function: Hummingbird Tongue (5:12) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cuba's Wild Revolution: The World's Smallest Bird (4:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Extraordinary Birds: Little Brain, Big Journey (Available in Spanish) (2:41) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Inside Science - Why Hummingbirds Have a Sweet Tooth (2:09) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Cellular Respiration in Scarce Oxygen: Hummingbird Adaptations at High Altitudes (6:03) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - A Variety of Hummingbirds (Available in Spanish) (2:50) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - California Academy of Sciences - Lens of Time: How Hummingbirds Hover (6:41) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Deep Look - What Happens When You Put a Hummingbird in a Wind Tunnel? (3:25) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Georgia outdoors - Hummingbird Heaven (26:46) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Hummingbird's Gift by Sy Montgomery (3:41) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Hummingbirds and Hawks: An Unlikely Pair (5:43) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Evolution - Hummingbird Species in the Transitional Zones (3:48) - VIEW, READ, DO
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BECOMING FRIDA KAHLO - A Star is Born
Tuesday, 10/3 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Dangerous politics and turbulent love shock Frida's world, while love and trauma shape her final years. Diego and she divorced, then remarried. As her body fails her, her painting thrives. BECOMING FRIDA KAHLO Streaming Video
FRONTLINE - The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball
Tuesday, 10/3 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
The Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter, the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern MLB history, the limited accountability, and how Astros baseball changed the sport. FRONTLINE Streaming Video
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POV - Bulls and Saints
Tuesday, 10/3 from 12-1 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult journey of their lives and reawaken an intense desire for a place to belong. Set between the rodeo arenas of North Carolina and the spellbinding Mexican town they yearn for, Bulls and Saints is a love story about reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption. POV - Bulls and Saints Streaming Video
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POWER TRIP: THE STORY OF ENERGY - Culture
Tuesday, 10/3 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Culture and modern energy go hand in hand. Our fashion, music, and art all have been impacted by modern energy. Wealthy industrialists with fortunes made from energy funded much of modern culture, using energy systems to spread culture across the globe. POWER TRIP: THE STORY OF ENERGY Streaming Video
UPCOMING EVENT - Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 2024 NH Makers Fest - More Information
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