Cooking and Julia Child - August 15

Recipe for Learning

Monday, August 15, 2022

• Today is National Relaxation Day, National Best Friends Day, and National Lemon Meringue Pie Day.
  
  
• August is National Wellness Month, National Sandwich Month, National Golf Month, National Water Quality Month, Black Business Month, International Pirate Month, and National Crayon Collection Month.
  
  
• Health and Wellness Resource of the Day: Mental Health in the Curriculum
  
  
• Sandwich of the Day: Barbecue Pork Sandwiches with Cabbage Slaw

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Cooking and Julia Child
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ON THIS DATE

• 1914 - The Panama Canal opens to traffic.
• 1939 - The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.
• 1947 - India gains independence from British rule.
• 1969 - The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in upstate New York.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte 
• 1771 - Author Sir Walter Scott
• 1879 - Actor Ethel Barrymore
• 1885 - Author and playwright Edna Ferber
• 1912 - Chef and author Julia Child
• 1924 - Political activist Phyllis Schlafly
• 1938 - Politician Maxine Waters
• 1972 - Actor Ben Affleck

SONG OF THE DAY 

• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Woodstock - LISTEN
• Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' - LISTEN
• Beatles - Julia - LISTEN
• ABBA - Waterloo - LISTEN
• Judy Garland - Somewhere Over the Rainbow - LISTEN

THEME: COOKING

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - C is for Cooking with Anthony Mackie (2:12) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Making a Birthday Cake (5:17) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - F is for Food with Padma Lakshmi (2:47) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - Ready Jet Go! - Cooking School Game - DO
• Grades PreK-6 - PBS Food - Cooking with Kids - DO
• Grades K-8  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Cooking Cookies with Solar Power (3:12) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - Science Cooks (3:21) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cooking Up Science with Miss America -The Science of Cooking and Baking (22:04) - VIEW

THEME: JULIA CHILD

• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Dishing with Julia Child Series - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -  The French Chef With Julia Child Series - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Cooking with Master Chefs Series - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Digital Studios - Julia Child Remixed: Keep On Cooking (3:56)  - VIEW

Watch 

• XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM
  M-F 6 am and 4:30 pm NHPBS
  8/15 - I Am Helen Keller/I Am Alexander Graham Bell - VIEW
  
  
• FORCES OF NATURE - Elements
  Monday, 8/15 from 11 am-12 pm NH WORLD
  The forces of nature make Earth a restless planet, but they also turned our ball of rock into a home for life. How did our planet's ingredients, the chemical elements, come together and take that first crucial step from barren rock to a living world? FORCES OF NATURE Streaming Video
  
  
• ANIMAL BABIES: FIRST YEAR ON EARTH - First Steps
  Monday, 8/15 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
  See how the babies learn to understand their surroundings in environments ranging from Africa to Sri Lanka to Iceland. The most basic tools for survival must be learned in their first three months to thrive and ultimately survive. ANIMAL BABIES: FIRST YEAR ON EARTH Streaming Video
  
  
• ANIMAL BABIES: FIRST YEAR ON EARTH - Testing Limits
  Monday, 8/15 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
  Learn the new challenges baby animals face once they can get around on their own. Every day brings new trials and tribulations, like searching for food, surviving in harsh environments, and bonding with family members. ANIMAL BABIES: FIRST YEAR ON EARTH Streaming Video
  
  

• NATURE: ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS: - Oceans
  Monday, 8/15 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
  Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan leads a team using state-of-the-art cameras, offering a fresh look at the lives of some of the animals in our oceans such as sharks, elephant seals, turtles, and gannets. NATURE Streaming Video

• NATURE: ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS: - Australia
  Monday, 8/15 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
  Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan fronts the team helping scientists investigate the lives of some of Australia's most iconic animals. Koalas, fruit bats, and kangaroos take the cameras into their secret worlds. NATURE Streaming Video

• ANIMAL BABIES: FIRST YEAR ON EARTH - New Frontiers
  Monday, 8/15 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
  Join the baby animals as they near the end of their first year of life. It's time for these young ones to branch off from the comfort of their mothers and learn to explore the great unknown on their own. ANIMAL BABIES: FIRST YEAR ON EARTH Streaming Video

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