Games and Sacagawea - December 20

Learning You Can Play

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Today is Games Day, Dot Your I’s Day, Go Caroling Day, Sacagawea Day, Sangria Day, Cathode Ray Tube Day,  Fried Shrimp Day, and Poet Laureate Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Games and Sacagawea

 AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE

1740 – Arthur Lee was born on this date in 1740. Lee was a physician, diplomat, and abolitionist from Virginia. He negotiated and signed the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with France, along with Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane. The treaty formalized both the financial and military support of France for the Revolutionary government of the colonies.

ON THIS DATE

• 1790 - The first successful cotton mill in the U.S. begins operating in Pawtucket, R.I.
• 1946 - It's a Wonderful Life has a charity preview showing in New York City.
• 1989 - The U.S. launches Operation Just Cause and sends troops into Panama to topple General Manuel Noriega's government.
• 2019 - The United States Space Force becomes the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces since the Air Force in 1947

BIRTHDAYS

• 1922 - Sculptor Beverly Pepper
• 1966 - Singer-songwriter Chris Robinson
• 1986 - Actor Jonah Hill

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• The Who - Pinball Wizard - LISTEN
• Elton John - Pinball Wizard - LISTEN
• Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play - LISTEN
• Jewel - Foolish Games - LISTEN
• The Black Crowes - She Talks to Angels - LISTEN

THEME:  GAMES

• Grades PreK-5 - PBS Kids - Games - PLAY and LEARN
• Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Odd Squad - Game Time  (11:00) - VIEW
• Grades 2-10 - PBS LearningMedia - MIT Media Lab - How to Make a Video Game (4:29) - VIEW and DO
  
• Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Game Designer (2:53) - VIEW
• Grades 5-8 - NHPBS Video - SciGirls - Game Changers (28:25) - VIEW
• Grades 5-8 - NHPBS Video - SciGirls - Aubrey Scott – Gameplay Engineer (4:25) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12- PBS LearningMedia - SciTech Now - Careers in Video Game Development (4:43) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12- PBS LearningMedia - Game to Learn (6:58) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Are "Free" Video Games Really Free? (7:14) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art Assignment - The Case for Video Games (12:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art Assignment - A Video Game about Art? (15:05) - VIEW

THEME:  SACAGAWEA

• Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Talking About Creativity ft. Sacagawea (Available in Spanish) (1:30) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Profiles of the American West: Sacagawea - How the West is Fun (1:41) - VIEW
• Grades 3-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Great States Collection: Idaho -  Activity 3.2: The Journey of Sacagawea Lesson Plan - READ, VIEW, DO
• Grades 3-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Great States Collection: Montana -  Activity 4.5: Corps of Discovery: Sacagawea's Perspective Lesson Plan - READ, VIEW, DO
• Grades 3-5 - National Geographic Kids - Sacagawea - READ
• Grades 5-8 - National Women's History Museum - Sacagawea Lesson Plan - READ and DO
• Grades 5-12 - National Park Service - Sacagawea - READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Journey of Sacagawea (56:49) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - Lewis & Clark National Bicentennial Exhibit - Seeking Sacagawea's Role with Primary Sources -READ and DO

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