Kites and Eagles - January 14

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Today is World Logic Day, International Kite Day, National Sunday Supper Day, Ratification Day, National Dress Up Your Pet Day, and National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Kites

ON THIS DATE

• 1784 - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain, ending the Revolutionary War.
• 1952 - The Today Show debuts on NBC.
• 1954 - Joe Dimaggio and Marilyn Monroe are married at San Francisco City Hall.

BIRTHDAYS

• 83 BC - Roman general Mark Antony
• 1741 - General Benedict Arnold
• 1938 - Musician Allen Toussaint
• 1941 - Actor Faye Dunaway
• 1944 - Journalist Nina Totenberg
• 1968 - Rapper and actor LL Cool J
• 1969 - Musician Dave Grohl

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• David Grohl - Sesame Street - Here We Go Song - LISTEN
• LL Cool J - Sesame Street - Addition Expedition - LISTEN
• Mary Poppins - Let's Go Fly a Kite - LISTEN
• Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle - LISTEN
• The Eagles - Desperado - LISTEN

THEME:  Kites

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - K is for Kite (1:12) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 -  NHPBS Video - Crafts for Kids - Make an Awesome Shapely Kite (0:50) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia -  The Cat in the Hat -Kites Need Oodles of Wind! (1:59) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Kid Vision - Kites Field Trip (8:50) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - STEM in 30 - Kites (29:14) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - Kites (8:27) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 -  NHPBS Video - It's Okay to Be Smart - The Shocking Truth About Ben Franklin and the Kite (8:01) - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Career Spotlight: Kite Designer (Available in Spanish) (3:17) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art and History of Kites (24:51) - VIEW

THEME: EAGLES

• Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - The National Bird (5:18) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - If You Were: Bald Eagle (1:14) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-4 - Wild Kratts - Bald Eagle Nest Rescue (2:35) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-4 - Wild Kratts - Wedge-tailed Eagle (0:23) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Eagles and Eaglets (26:27) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Jr. - Accipitridae - Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Old World Vultures - READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Untamed - Bald Eagles (26:46) - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 6-12  - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nature - American Eagle Hatchling (3:46) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12  - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nature - American Eagle Challenges of Incubation (3:19) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nature - American Eagle Growing Independent (2:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nature - Osprey v. Eagle (2:33) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - QUEST - Cool Critter - Golden Eagles (Available in Spanish) (2:16) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Eagle Power - Eagle Eye Structure and Vision (5:43) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Eagle Power - Flight (5:39)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Eagle Power - Hunting Prowess and Talons (4:25)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Eagle Power (53:40) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Monstrum - Why has the Majestic Griffin Been Forgotten (10:03) - VIEW

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339