Autism, Cheesemaking, The War of 1812 - June 18

Learning Smorgasbord

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Today is International Picnic Day, National Cheesemakers Day, Mermaid Day, International Surfing Day, Autistic Pride Day, and International Sushi Day.

June is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month; National Oceans Month; National Rivers Month; and National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Autism, Cheesemaking, The War of 1812

ON THIS DATE

1812 - President James Madison signs a declaration of war against Great Britain.
1815 - Napolean is defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.
1873 - Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 (around 2,225 in today's dollars) for trying to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
1940 - Winston Churchill delivers his "Finest Hour" speech.
1983 - Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.

BIRTHDAYS

1901 - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
1915 - Firefighter Red Adair
1942 - English musician Paul McCartney
1949 - Author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg
1976 - Singer-songwriter Blake Shelton

SONGS OF THE DAY

Paul McCartney - Live and Let Die - LISTEN
ABBA - Waterloo - LISTEN
Mamma Mia - Waterloo - LISTEN
Little Mermaid - Under the Sea - LISTEN
Blake Shelton - God's Country - LISTEN

THEME: AUTISM

Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Meet Julia (10:08) - VIEW
Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Play and Sing with Julia Collection (26:45)- VIEW
Grades PreK-adult - Sesame Street in Communities - Sesame Street and Autism Highlight Reel (3:15) - VIEW
Grades PreK-3 - Arthur - When Carl Met George (12:30) - VIEW
Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Move to Include Collection - VIEW and READ
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - NOVA scienceNOW - Magic and Autism (1:49) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - MN Original - Devin Wildes: Artist (8:25) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - POV - Swim Team (7:16) - VIEW and DO
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Autism Behind the Camera (59:10) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Autism: Life on the Spectrum (26:46) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Life Autistic Documentary (1:54:30) - VIEW

THEME: CHEESEMAKING

Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese by the Numbers .25 (3:43) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese by the Numbers 4 (3:26) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese by the Numbers 571.3 Fats (3:02) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese by the Numbers 37,700 (3:55) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Science and Art of Cheese (10:26) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learningmedia - Gross Science - What Lives in Cheese (2:48) - VIEW and DO
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wisconsin Cheesemakers (3:52) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Feast TV - Say Cheese (28:29) - VIEW

THEME: WAR OF 1812

Grades 2-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - War of 1812 Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The War of 1812 (1:53:12) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - America from the Ground Up - The War of 1812 (26:46) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Primary Source Set: The War of 1812 - READ and VIEW

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