Breaking Barriers Learning
Friday, April 15, 2022
Today is Jackie Robinson Day, National ASL (American Sign Language) Day, Anime Day, Rubber Eraser Day, Good Friday, Take a Wild Guess Day, National Laundry Day, and World Art Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Jackie Robinson and American Sign Language
ON THIS DATE
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Natalie Cole - Did You See Jacky Robinson Hit That Ball? - LISTEN
- Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues - LISTEN
- Don Henley - Dirty Laundry - LISTEN
- Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On - LISTEN
- The Beatles - Taxman - LISTEN
POEMS OF THE DAY
THEME: JACKIE ROBINSON
- Grades PreK-2 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Baseball is for Everyone (0:50) - VIEW
- Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - American Icons - Jackie Robinson: Athlete and Activist Video (4:06) - VIEW
- Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - American Icons - Jackie Robinson: Athlete and Activist Lesson - DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ken Burns Baseball - Crossing the Color Line: Jackie Robinson’s Early Career (10:25) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ken Burns in the Classroom - Jackie Robinson Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Jackie Robinson (Full Program and Extras) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Breaking Barriers - Jackie Robinson as a Player on the Montreal Royals (6:43) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Metrofocus - How Jackie Robinson Impacted More Than Baseball (5:47) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Metrofocus - The Other Boys of Summer (6:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - The Long Influence of Jackie Robinson, On and Off the Field (7:42) - VIEW
THEME: American Sign Language
- PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Circle Time At Home - Learning Sign Language for "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (2:57) - VIEW and DO
- PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Sign the Sing-A-Long Song (0:42)) -VIEW and DO
- PreK-1 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Sigh Language ABC (26:09) - VIEW
- PreK-1 - NHPBS Video - Learning to Read - Sigh the Alphabet and Colors (1:04) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Signing Exercise (1:25) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Full-Time Kid - Sign Language Alphabet (2:37) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - Gallaudet University - ASL for Free - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-6 - PBS LearningMedia - DragonflyTV - Sign Language Translator Glove (2:37) - VIEW
- Grades 4-6 - NHPBS Video - Learning Live - ASL: Language & Community - Amy Andersen - Fifth Grade (55:26) - VIEW
- Grades 4-6 - NHPBS Video - Learning Live - Signing with Ms. Somer - Somer Stanley - Fifth Grade (57:15) - VIEW
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