Apples and Johnny Appleseed - September 26

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Today is Johnny Appleseed Day, Dumpling Day, Key Lime Pie Day, Human Resource Professional Day, Lumberjack Day, and National Pancake Day 

• Hispanic/Latino Month Resource of the Day: Oh Noah
• Classical Music Month Resource of the Day: William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Apples and Johnny Appleseed
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ON THIS DATE

• 1905 - Albert Einstein introduces his special theory of relativity in the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers.
• 1960 - Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy meet in the first televised presidential debate.
• 1969- The Beatles' last album, Abbey Road, is released.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1774 - Gardener Johnny Appleseed
• 1849 - Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov
• 1888 - British poet T. S. Eliot
• 1898 - Composer George Gershwin
• 1948 - Singer Olivia Newton-John (Olivia Newton Reads All Tucked In on Sesame Street)

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• The Osmonds - One Bad Apple - LISTEN
• George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - LISTEN
• Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You - LISTEN

THEME:  APPLES AND JOHNNY APPLESEED

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - A is for Apple with Elmo (1:25) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Eating Apples (1:57) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Super Grover Saves Elmo's Apple (3:10) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The Case of Ernie's Apple (3:35) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Daniel Tiger - Making Apple Cider (1:54) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Snack Hacks - Apple Donuts (0:30) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-2 - Curious George - Apple Picking Game - DO
• PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Valley's Gold - Apples (2:24) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 - Nature Cat - Hooray for Apple Seeds (1:42) - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Know Ohio - Johnny Appleseed (2:24) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NPR - All Thing Considered - Johnny Appleseed Planted Stories Of Myth, Adventure (8:48)  - LISTEN
• Grade 6-12 - US Apples - Apple Varieties - READ
• Grades 6-12 - Mental Floss - 9 Facts That Tell the True Story of Johnny Appleseed - READ
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Botany of Desire - Sweetness - 4 videos (Available in Spanish) - VIEW and DO

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BECOMING FRIDA KAHLO - Love and Loss
Tuesday, 9/26 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Now married and living in Depression-era USA, Frida sees the ugly side of capitalism, while political scandal engulfs Diego. Miscarriage and bereavement propel Frida to her greatest work yet. BECOMING FRIDA KAHLO Streaming Video

FRONTLINE - Putin vs. The Press
Tuesday, 9/26 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
The story of one journalist's battle to defend free speech in Putin's Russia. With unique access, the film follows Nobel prize-winner Dmitry Muratov as he fights to keep his newspaper alive and his reporters safe amid a government crackdown. FRONTLINE - Putin vs. the Press Streaming Video

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POV - La Casa De Mama Icha
Tuesday, 9/26 from 1:30-3 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Decades ago, Mama Icha moved to the United States to help her daughter, but she never lost sight of her hometown of Mompox, spending years sending money to build her dream house there. Now, at the end of her life, Mama Icha returns to Colombia. POV - La Casa De Mama Icha Streaming Video

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POWER TRIP: THE STORY OF ENERGY - Entertainment
Tuesday, 9/26 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Entertainment both shapes and reflects our attitudes about energy. Modern energy enabled mass entertainment like popular music, movies, TV shows and video games, which impacted our society. Energy changed sports with climate control and modern lighting, and amusement parks help familiarize customers with energy breakthroughs. POWER TRIP: THE STORY OF ENERGY Streaming Video

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