Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots - February 2

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Today is Bubble Gum Day, Candlemas, Crepe Day, Groundhog Day, Hedgehog Day, Marmot Day, Sled Dog Day, Tater Tot Day, and Play Your Ukulele Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots
Watch

Black History Month Resource of the Day: Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls: A Daring Escape
Robert Smalls: Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?
Robert Smalls: From Slavery to Politics
The Life and Legacy of Former Slave Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls Lesson Plan
Robert Smalls Lesson Plan
National Museum of American History - Full Steam to Freedom Activity
Southern Poverty Law Center: Learning For Justice - The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed to Freedom

ON THIS DATE

1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican War.
1876 - The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed in New York.
1887 - The first Groundhog Day is celebrated in In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
1922 - Ulysses by James Joyce is published.

BIRTHDAYS

1882 - Irish novelist James Joyce
1901 - Violinist Jascha Heifetz
1905 - Novelist Ayn Rand
1923 - Poet and novelist James Dickey
1925 - Actor and singer Elaine Stritch
1942 - Singer-songwriter Graham Nash
1977 - Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira

SONGS OF THE DAY

Sony and Cher - I've Got You Babe - LISTEN
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- Our House - LISTEN
Shakira - Wherever, Whenever - LISTEN

THEME: Groundhogs, Hedgehogs, and Marmots

Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - How Much Wood Can a Woodchuck Chuck (2:23) - VIEW
Grades PreK-1 - NHPBS Video - Groundhog Day & Shadows (14:13) - VIEW
Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia- Nature Cat - The Groundhog Way (11:50) - VIEW AND DO
Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Groundhog Power (1:19) - VIEW
Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Living Groundhog Style (1:39) - VIEW
Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Groundhog - Food and Health (1:32) - VIEW
Grades K-3 - NHPBS Video - Up Close & Natural - In the Field (12:23) - VIEW
Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - Groundhog Day (1:24) - VIEW
Grades 3-12 - NHPBS Video - Kingdoms of the Sky - Baby Marmots Quickly Learn the Rules of the Mountain (1;40) - VIEW
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Olympic Marmot - READ
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Hoary Marmot - READ
Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Woodchuck - READ
Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature -The Marmot's Winter Den (1:57) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video- PBS39 News - Groundhog (3:37) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Secrets of Marmot Hibernation (2:41) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Marmot Family vs. Deadly Eagle (2:22) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

AMERICAN MASTERS - Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock and Roll
Friday, 2/2 from 9-11 pm NHPBS
Little Richard is the cultural lightning rod who influenced some of rock music's most distinguished icons like Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Prince and Bruce Springsteen. As Richard boastfully claims, "I am The King and Queen of Rock and Roll." AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (956) More Options

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Friday, 2/2 from 7-9 pm NH WORLD
A new biography of the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

SHUTTLESWORTH
Friday, 2/2 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was raised in the crucible of segregated Birmingham but he was forged by its attempt to kill him. When the KKK planted a bomb underneath his bed and he emerged unharmed, he was sure he was saved by God to lead a Movement. His work not only ended legal segregation but led directly to the Civil and Voting Rights Acts - and inspired freedom movements around the world. SHUTTLESWORTH Streaming Video

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