Flowers - February 28

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Today is Floral Design Day, Linus Pauling Day, National Science Day, Tooth Fairy Day, and National Chocolate Souffle Day.

Black History Month Resource of the Day: PBS LearningMedia - The Black Church

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Flowers
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ON THIS DATE

• 1827 - The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America to offer commercial transportation of people and freight.
• 1983 - The final episode of M*A*S*H  airs, with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.
• 1991 - The first Gulf War ends.
• 2013 - Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1901 -Chemist  and activist  Linus Pauling
• 1948 - Actor Bernadette Peters

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• The Kingston Trio - Where Have All the Flowers Gone - LISTEN
• Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn - LISTEN
• The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup - LISTEN
• Ed Sheeran - Supermarket Flowers - LISTEN

THEME:  Flowers

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Flower Song (1:15) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Flowers Everywhere (3:26) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Flower Shop (5:21) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Dinosaur Train - Flowers That Last Forever (Available in Spanish) (1:26) - VIEW
• Grades K-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Martha Speaks - Martha Says It with Flowers (5:30) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - KidVision - Flower Shop (8:18) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-1 - Curious George - Flower Garden Game - PLAY
• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Flower Power (1:32) -VIEW
• Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - From Seed to Flower (1:07) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades K-5 - Young Explorers - Flowers and Pollinators (8:17) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - SciGirls - Flower Power (26:35)  - VIEW
• Grades 4-8 - SciGirls - Flower Power (In Spanish) (26:35) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - NOVA -The Reproductive Role of Flowers (4:01) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Be Smart - Which Came First - Flowers or Bees? (5:19) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Eons -When Did the First Flower Bloom? (4:20)  - VIEW

WATCH

NH EXPLORE- 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options

FIRST PEOPLES - Americas
Wednesday, 2/28 from 11 am-12 pm NH EXPLORE
As humans spread out across the world, their toughest challenge was to colonize the Americas -- because of a huge ice sheet blocking their route. FIRST PEOPLES Streaming Video

JACKIE ROBINSON - Part One and Two
Wednesday, 2/28 from 1-4 pm NH EXPLORE
Examine the life and times of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, who in 1947 lifted a nation and an entire race on his shoulders when he crossed baseball's color line. JACKIE ROBINSON Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (956) More Options

FIGHT THE POWER: HOW HIP-HOP CHANGED THE WORLD - Culture Wars
Wednesday, 2/28 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Experience the 1990s during the Clinton years and the unstoppable rise in popularity of Hip Hop, which becomes a force that is attacked by all sides of the political establishment. FIGHT THE POWER: HOW HIP-HOP CHANGED THE WORLD Streaming Video

P.O.V. - Two Towns of Jasper
Wednesday, 2/28 from 7-8:30 pm NH WORLD
After the brutal murder of African-American James Byrd, Jr. by three white supremacists in Jasper, Texas, friends Whitney Dow, who is white, and Marco Williams, who is black, made a film about their town. P.O.V. Streaming Video

P.O.V. - Unapologetic
Wednesday, 2/28 from 8:30-10 pm NH WORLD
Meet Janae and Bella, two fierce abolitionists whose upbringing and experiences shape their activism and views on Black liberation. Told through their lens, Unapologetic offers an inside look into the movement and ongoing work that transformed Chicago, from the police murder of Rekia Boyd to the election of Mayor Lori Lightfoot. P.O.V. Streaming Video

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Director of Communications
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