Textiles and Freedom of the Press - May 3

Threads of Freedom Learning

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Today is National Public Radio Day, National Teachers Day, National Textiles Day, Paranormal Day, and World Press Freedom Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Today's Theme: Textiles and Freedom of the Press

ON THIS DATE

1802 - Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city.
1901 - The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
1913 - Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released. VIEW
1921 - The Government of Ireland Act 1920 goes into effect, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

BIRTHDAYS

1469 - Italian historian and philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli
1896 - English children's author Dodie Smith
1898 - Israeli prime minister Golda Meir
1903 - Singer and actor Bing Crosby
1912 - Poet and NH resident May Sarton
1913 - Playwright and novelist William Inge
1919 - Singer-songwriter Pete Seeger
1933 - Singer-songwriter James Brown
1934 - Singer and actor Frankie Valli

SONG OF THE DAY

Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors - LISTEN
The Weavers - If I Had a Hammer - LISTEN
Pete Seeger - If I Had a Hammer - LISTEN
Bing Crosby - Swinging On a Star - LISTEN
James Brown - I Feel Good - LISTEN
Frankie Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - LISTEN

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Generation Rising: Asian Americans in the Arts

THEME: TEXTILES

Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Youg Explorers - Go Beyond: Making a Textile Out of Fused Plastic (4:27) - VIEW and DO
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Fiber: Arturo Sandoval (9:19) - VIEW
Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Textile Artist Tim Harding (5:18) - VIEW and DO
Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Textile Artist Mary Giles (6:26) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The African Americans - Cotton Gin (3:58) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Textile Trials (5:06) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Sparks - Consuelo Jiménez Underwood: Visual Arts (Fiber Arts) (9:35) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - A Science Odyssey -The Impact of Technology: Nylon (3:51) - VIEW and READ
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia- Futuristic Fibers (8:43) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Craft in America - threads (53:10) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Craft in America - Gee’s Bend and the Oriole Mill: Time and Textiles (15:29)- VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Craft in America - Terese Agnew: Drawing with Thread (12:59) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Craft in America - Jim Bassler: Woven in Tradition Media Gallery - VIEW

THEME: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LeariningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Are Press Freedoms under Threat? (5:19) - VIEW and READ
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LeariningMedia - PBS NewsHour -Jamal Khashoggi’s Legacy and Freedom of the Press (9:52) - VIEW and DO
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Crash Course Government - Freedom of the Press (7:16) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Founding Principles - "The Media" (11:59) - VIEW and DO
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Civil Counterpoints - Freedom of the Press (1:00:41) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Challenge of Speech (28:09) - VIEW

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