J.R.R. Tolkien - January 3

Middle Earth Learning in the Shire

Friday, January 3, 2025

Today is National Drinking Straw Day, National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day, Women Rock Day, and J.R.R. Tolkien Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: J.R.R. Tolkien

ON THIS DATE

1521 - Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church
1749 - Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
1777 - General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
1861 - Delaware votes not to secede from the United States
1959 - Alaska is admitted as the 49th state.
1961 - The U.S. severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1977 - Apple Computer is incorporated.

BIRTHDAYS

106 BC - Roman philosopher and politician Cicero
1793 - Women's rights activist and abolitionist Lucretia Mott
1892 - English writer J.R.R. Tolkien
1926 - English music composer and producer George Martin
1929 - Italian director Sergio Leone
1945 - Singer-songwriter Stephen Stills
1946 - English bass player John Paul Jones

SONGS OF THE DAY

Led Zeppelin - The Battle of Evermore - LISTEN
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On - LISTEN
Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes - LISTEN
Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield - LISTEN
The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket - LISTEN
Patti Smith - Because the Night - LISTEN
Heart - Barracuda - LISTEN

THEME: J.R.R. Tolkien

Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Lord of the Crumbs (5:09) - VIEW
Grades: 3-12 - BRAINPOP - Educator Resources for J. R. R. Tolkien - VIEW and DO
Grades: 5-12 - NHPBS VIDEO - Rainbow Readers - Review of the Hobbit (1:03) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Great American Read - George R.R. Martin Discusses Lord of the Rings (4:01) - VIEW and DO
Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Lit - The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien (14:17) - VIEW and DO
Grades 7-12 - ReadWriteThink - Tolkien Resources - DO
Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - J.R.R. Tolkien in Wisconsin (41:48) - VIEW

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