Jackie Robinson - January 31

Breaking Barriers Learning

Friday, January 31, 2025

Today is Backward Day, Eat Brussels Sprouts Day, National Hot Chocolate Day, and Scotch Tape Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Jackie Robinson

ON THIS DATE

  • 1865 - The United States Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery, and submitted it to the states for ratification.
  • 1949 - These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Franz Shubert - Seranade - LISTEN
  • Natalie Cole - Did You See Jacky Robinson Hit That Ball? - LISTEN
  • Carol Channing - Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend - LISTEN
  • Philip Glass - Truman Sleeps - LISTEN
  • Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body - LISTEN
  • NSYNC - Sesame Street - Believe in Yourself - LISTEN

THEME:  Jackie Robinson

  • Grades PreK-2 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Baseball is for Everyone (0:50) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - American Icons - Jackie Robinson: Athlete and Activist Video (4:06) - VIEW
  • Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - American Icons - Jackie Robinson: Athlete and Activist Lesson - DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LeearningMedia - Ken Burns Baseball - Crossing the Color Line: Jackie Robinson’s Early Career (10:25) - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ken Burns in the Classroom - Jackie Robinson - VIEW, READ, DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Jackie Robinson (Full Program and Extras) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Breaking Barriers - Jackie Robinson as a Player on the Montreal Royals (6:43) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Metrofocus - How Jackie Robinson Impacted More Than Baseball (5:47)  - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Metrofocus - The Other Boys of Summer (6:00) - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - The Long Influence of Jackie Robinson, On and Off the Field (7:31) - VIEW

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