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Thursday, April 28, 2022
Today is National Superhero Day, Great Poetry Reading Day, and National Blueberry Pie Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Superheroes
ON THIS DATE
- 1789 - The crew of the British ship Bounty mutiny, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in the South Pacific.
- 1967 -Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the Army.
- 1973 - The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, where it remains for 741 weeks.
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Five For Fighting - Superman (It's Not Easy) - LISTEN
- Foo Fighters - My Hero - LISTEN
- Pink Floyd - Breathe - LISTEN
POEM OF THE DAY
Jeannine Hall Gailey - Wonder Woman Dreams of the Amazon
THEME: Superheroes
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Superhero - The Musical (7:18)- VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo's the Kindest Superhero (1:31) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - Daniel Tiger - Daniel the Germ-Fighting Superhero (1:28) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - NHPBS Kids Writers Contest - You Don’t Have to Have Super Powers to Be a Superhero (2:20)- VIEW
- Grades K-4 - WordGirl Superhero Training Apps - DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS Learning Media - Truth, Justice, and the Birth of the Superhero Comic Book - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS Learning Media -Teaching Guide: Exploring the Birth of the Superhero Comic Book - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Indies - The Hummingbirds (10:16) - VIEW
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