Monkeys and Endangered Species - May 16

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Friday, May 16, 2025

Today is Biographer's Day, Endangered Species Day, International Pickle Day, Pizza Party Day, Sea Monkey Day, and Nickel Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Monkeys and Endangered Species

ON THIS DATE

• 1866 -  The U.S. Congress establishes the nickel.
• 1874 - A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys four villages and kills 139 people.
• 1918 - The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by Congress.
• 1929 - The first Academy Awards ceremony takes place in Hollywood.
• 1966 - Bob Dylan's album "Blonde on Blonde" is released.
• 1966 - The Beach Boy's album "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys is released.
• 1990 - "Muppets" creator Jim Henson dies at age 53.
• 1991 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
• 2005 - Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1718 - Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi
• 1804 - Educator and founder of the first kindergarten, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
• 1905 - Actor Henry Fonda
• 1906 - German author and illustrator, and co-creator of Curious George, Margret Rey
• 1912 - Author Studs Terkel
• 1955 - Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut
• 1957 - Runner Joan Benoit
• 1966- Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna - LISTEN
• The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice  - LISTEN
• Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation - LISTEN
• The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville - LISTEN
• Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - LISTEN
• Arlo Guthrie - Motorcycle Song ( I Don't Want a Pickle) - LISTEN

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Solidarity against the Pandemic of Anti-Asian Hate 6-12 Lesson Plan

THEME:  Monkeys

• Grades PreK-2 - Curious George  - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades PreK-12 - Detroit Zoo - Live Snow Monkey Cam - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Monkey Babysitter (4:01) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Monkeys of the Mountains (1:35) - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Monkey Mayhem Game - DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Learned Behavior and Culture in Thieving Macaque Monkeys (4:53) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkey Nursery (4:03) -  VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkeys: Grooming (2:30) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkey Hierarchy (2:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkeys: The Importance of Play (3:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Learned Behavior in Capuchin Monkeys (4:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Human Spark - Monkey See, Monkey Take (2:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - How Do Monkeys Safely Cross the Road? (3:14) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Meet the World's Smallest Monkey (2:20) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Why Are There Still Monkeys? (1:25) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Hacking Your Mind - What Do People And Monkeys Have In Common? (3:28) - VIEW

THEME: Endangered and Threatened Species

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo's World - Wild Animals (17:51) - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Extinction Collection - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Endangered Breakfast (1:43) - VIEW
• Grades 3-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Jump Back in Time (2:22) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 - PBS Learning Media - Ferret Town (27:23) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Instructional Video - NatureWorks - Life at Risk (14:49) - VIEW
• Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Endangered Species Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Endangered Species Q&A Collection - VIEW and DO
  
• Grades 4-12 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - READ
• Grades 4-12 - World Wildlife Fund - Endangered Species - READ
• Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ocean Today - Endangered Sea Turtles (2:41) - VIEW
• Grades 6-9 - PBS LearningMedia - Saving the Endangered Hellbender Salamander (5:26) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Plight of the Grassland Birds (56:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Plants: The Endangered Species (26:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Endangered Species: Worth Saving from Extinction? () - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Above the Noise -  Endangered Species: Worth Saving from Extinction? (7:00) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ocean Today - Endangered Sharks (2:15) - VIEW 
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Salt Creek Tiger Beetles (6:34) - VIEW and DO

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