Rabbits, Punctuation, Rivers, and the Supreme Court - September 24

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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Today is Gold Star Mother’s Day, Cherries Jubilee Day, Punctuation Day, World Rivers Day, and Yom Kippur (begins at sunset)

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Rabbits, Punctuation, Rivers, and the Supreme Court
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ON THIS DATE

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - LISTEN
  • Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan - LISTEN
  • Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit - LISTEN
  • Elton John - Jack Rabbit - LISTEN
  • Cab Calloway - Run Little Rabbit - LISTEN
  • Joni Mitchell - River - LISTEN
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary - LISTEN
  • Talking Heads - Take Me To The River - LISTEN
  • Down By the River - Neil Young - LISTEN
  • River of Dreams - Billy Joel - LISTEN
  • Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Straus II - LISTEN
  • Moon River - Andy Williams - LISTEN
  • I Am a River - Foo Fighters - LISTEN
  • The River - Bruce Springsteen - LISTEN
  • Cry Me a River - Julie London - LISTEN
  • Dirty Water - The Standells - LISTEN
  • Paul Robeson - Showboat - Old Man River -LISTEN

THEME:  RABBITS

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Mumford's Magic Rabbit (2:17) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo and Rabbit Discuss Practice (0:54) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Cookie Bunny is Coming to Town (2:16) - VIEW
  • Grades K-4 -  Wild Kratts - Rabbit vs. Hare (2:39) - VIEW 
  • Grades K-4 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature -  Rabbits vs. Hares Collection - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-5 - NHPBS LeaningMedia - Chinese Folktale: The Little Rabbits (6:58) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Remarkable Rabbits Clips - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Rabbits (7:37) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Leporidae - rabbits, hares - READ
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Remarkable Rabbits (53:13) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Remarkable Rabbits - Snowshoe Hare Population Cycles (4:40) -  VIEW and DO

THEME: PUNCTUATION

  • Grades K-3 - PBS Kids - Steve Songs - Punctuation (1:00) - VIEW
  • Grades 1-12 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar Collection - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar -  Using Proper Punctuation for Titles (0:43) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - Using Punctuation for Breaks and Pauses (0:40) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - How to Punctuate Items in a Series (0:44) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - Using Commas and Quotations (0:46) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - How to Link Clauses with Semicolons (0:57) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - How to Introduce Lists and Quotes with Colons (0:44) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 2-7 - PBS LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - How to Use Commas for Yes, No, Tag Questions, and Direct Address (0:51) - READ, VIEW, DO

THEME:  RIVERS

  • Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - River Story (8:03) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Peep and the Big Wide World - Making Rivers (1:03) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades PreK-3 - Dinosaur Train - River Run Game - DO
  • Grades PreK-3 - Storyline - The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, Read by Ernest Borgnine - VIEW
  • Grades K-4 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature Cat - Stream and Shout (12:05) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Rivers (9:02) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 3-6 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Rivers and Streams - READ
  • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Wonders of the Watershed (6:12) - VIEW

THEME: SUPREME COURT

  • Grades PreK-1 -Sesame Street: Sonia Sotomayor: "The Justice Hears a Case." (3:39) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 -Sesame Street: Sonia Sotomayor and Abby - Career (2:18) - VIEW
  • Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A More or Less Perfect UnionBrown vs. Board of Education (4:11) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - A Class Apart: A History Lesson for the Supreme Court (2:07) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Supreme Court Collection - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - America From Scratch - Should Supreme Court Justices Be Elected by the People? (7:06) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Supreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie & Fitch in Religious Dress Case (6:52) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Supreme Court - A New Kind of Justice (4:24) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Supreme Court - The Civil Rights Cases (6:39) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Supreme Court - FDR and the Court (7:08) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Supreme Court - Nixon and the Court (4:30) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Supreme Court - Workers Rights (3:27) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Supreme Court - Minersville School District v Gobitis (4:54) - READ, VIEW, DO
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Frontline - Supreme Revenge (54:47) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Due Process - Justice Sotomayor: Up Close and Personal (26:48) - VIEW
  • Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Due Process - Justice Ginsburg: Women on the Bench (26:40) - VIEW

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LATINO AMERICANS - Prejudice and Pride
Saturday, 9/24 from 3-4 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Witness the creation of the proud "Chicano" identity as labor leaders organize farm workers in California, and as activists push for better education opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies, and empowerment in the political process. LATINO AMERICANS Streaming Video

LATINO AMERICANS - Peril and Promise
Saturday, 9/24 from 3-4 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Examine the past 30 years, as a second wave of Cubans and hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans, Nicaraguans, and Guatemalans flee to the U.S., creating a debate over undocumented immigrants that leads to calls for tightened borders, English-only laws, and efforts to brand the undocumented as a drain on public resources. LATINO AMERICANS Streaming Video


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