Flamingos - June 23

Pretty in Pink Learning

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Today is National Pecan Sandy Day, National Hydration Day, Let It Go Day, Pink Flamingo Day (Lawn Ornament), Typewriting Day, and Public Service 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: Flamingos

ON THIS DATE

1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for the typewriter.
1928 - The first SAT exam is administered.
1972 - Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination at educational institutions that receive federal aid.
1996 - The Nintendo 64 is released in Japan.
2016 - The UK votes to leave the European Union.

BIRTHDAYS

1912 - Mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing
1927 - Choreographer and director Bob Fosse
1929 - Musician June Carter Cash
1948 - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
1984 - Singer Duffy

SONGS OF THE DAY

Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon - Who's Got the Pain from Damn Yankees - LISTEN
June Carter Cash - San Antonio Rose - LISTEN
Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo - LISTEN

THEME: FLAMINGOS

Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Flamingo Gardens Field Trip (6:58) - VIEW and DO
Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Dances with Bird Videos - VIEW and DO
Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Mystery of the Flamingo's Pink (26:48) - VIEW
Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Pinkster (2:11) - VIEW
Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - White Flamingo (2:20) - VIEW
Grades K-12 - Houston Zoo - Flamingo Cam - VIEW
Grades 4-12- NHPBS Video - Reactions - Why Flamingos Are Pink and HARDCORE (3:32) - VIEW
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Flamingos - READ
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - American Flamingo - READ
Grades 5-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Nature - Flamingos Feed After the Rains (1:57) - VIEW

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