Theodore Roosevelt, Lemurs, and Frankenstein's Monster - October 27

Friday, October 27, 2023

Today is Cranky Co-workers Day, Global Champagne Day, Frankenstein Friday, World Lemur Day, and International Bandana Day

Animal Cam of the Day: Bronx Zoo Ring-tailed Lemur Cam
Dessert of the Day: Frankenpops
LGBT History Resource of the Day: How Stonewall Rioters Turned the Tables on New York Police
Scary Resource of the Day: The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Theodore Roosevelt, Lemurs,  and Frankenstein's Monster
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ON THIS DATE

• 1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers are published.
• 1978 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin win the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 2004 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
• 2018 - A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue killing 11 and injuring 6.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1744 - English artist Mary Moser
• 1782 - Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini
• 1858 - 26th President of the U.S. Theodore Roosevelt
• 1913 - Anthropologist and historian Joe Medicine Crow
• 1914 - Poet  Dylan Thomas
• 1923 - Artist Roy Lichtenstein
• 1932 - Poet Sylvia Plath
• 1939 - English actor John Cleese
• 1940 - Mob boss John Gotti

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Niccolò Paganini - Caprice No. 24 performed by 12 violinists  - LISTEN
• The Crystals - Frankenstein Twist - LISTEN
• Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash - LISTEN

THEME: THEODORE ROOSEVELT

• Grades 1-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Theodore Roosevelt Reader - READ and DO
• Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - 60-Second Presidents - Theodore Roosevelt (1:26) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The National Parks - A Campfire Conversation (4:01) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Rough Riders during World War I (3:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt Wins the Nobel Peace Prize (3:49) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt’s “Bull Moose Party” and the 1912 Election (12:50) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt and the Western Experience Media Gallery - 9 videos  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency Photo Gallery - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt: The Conservationist President (4:01) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Powers of the Presidency: Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin D. Roosevelt - Media Gallery - 9 videos - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - President Theodore Roosevelt: Foreign Policy Statesman or Bully? - Media Gallery - 7 videos - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy's Ride to the White House (56:46) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Roosevelts - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Nine Long Days: TR's Journey to the White House (26:45) - VIEW

THEME:  LEMURS

• Grades K-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Leaping Lemurs of Data (7:17) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - When Giant Lemurs Ruled Madagascar (10:09) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Islands of Wonder - Madagascar (55:11) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Islands of Wonder - Ring-Tailed Lemurs Battle Tough Terrain Searching for Food (2:02) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Georgia Outdoors - Lemurs on St. Catherine's Island (2:35) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Georgia Outdoors - Lemur Behaviors (3:00) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LerningMedia -The Ring-tailed Lemur: Reproductive Isolation (5:46) - VIEW

THEME:  FRANKENSTEIN's MONSTER

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Back and Front Frankenstein (1:26) - VIEW
  
• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and The Secret Museum - Mary Shelley Reader - READ and DO
• Grades K-2 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am Mary Shelley/I Am Harry Houdini  (22:32) - VIEW
• Grades K-3 - Arthur - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1:23) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Its Okay to Be Smart - The Real "Doctor Frankenstein (6:12) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Great American Read - Frankenstein (4:49) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Great American Read - Allison Williams Explains Her Love for Frankenstein's Monster (1:57) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Monstrum - Rethinking Frankenstein's Monster (5:57) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Theater of the Mind Radio Drama - Frankenstein (58:56) - LISTEN and VIEW
• Grades 10-12 - PBS LearningMedia -The Great American Read -  Frankenstein: Analyzing Creative Works of Fiction Lesson Plan () - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 10-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Great American Read - Exploring the Drive to Create in Frankenstein Interactive - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 10-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Great American Read - Frankenstein: The Consequence of Creation Lesson Plan - VIEW, READ, DO

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GREAT PERFORMANCES - New York City Ballet in Madrid
Friday, 10/27 from 9-10:30 pm NHPBS
Enjoy an evening of dance from Madrid's Teatro Real, beginning with George Balanchine's "Serenade" and "Square Dance," followed by "The Times Are Racing" by current NYCB resident choreographer Justin Peck set to an electronic score. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video

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Director of Communications
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