Ancient Egypt and Migratory Birds - May 9

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Today is American Indian Day, Brunch for Lunch Day, International Migratory Bird Day, Hurrah For Buttons Day, Lost Sock Memorial Day, National Babysitters Day, National Miniature Golf Day, National Sleepover Day, National Train Day, National Windmill Day, and Tear The Tags off the Mattress Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Ancient Egypt and Migratory Birds

ON THIS DATE

• 1955 - West Germany joins NATO.
• 2017 - President Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1800 - Abolitionist John Brown
• 1860 - Scottish novelist and Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie
• 1874 - English archaeologist Howard Carter
• 1906 - Librarian, author, and illustrator Eleanor Estes
• 1914 - Country music singer-songwriter Hank Snow
• 1918 - Journalist Mike Wallace
• 1938 - U.S. Poet Laureate and NH resident Charles Simic
• 1940 - Director and producer James L. Brooks
• 1949 - Singer-songwriter Billy Joel

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire - LISTEN
• Steve Martin - King Tut - LISTEN
  
• The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian - LISTEN
• Pete Seeger - John Brown's Body - LISTEN

POEM OF THE DAY
Harriet Monroe - Egypt

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY
A Celebration of the AA and NHPI Community

THEME:  Ancient Egypt

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Bert and Ernie in a Pyramid (4:55)  - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go Luna - Magic Globe Teaches Egyptian Arabic (1:54) - VIEW
• Grades 1-5 - Cyberchase - Clock Like an Egyptian (11:30) - VIEW
• Grades 2-6 - British Museum - Ancient Egypt - EXPLORE, READ, DO
• Grades 3-12 - Smithsonian - Ancient Egypt - EXPLORE
• Grades 6-12 - PBS Learning Media - Egypt's Treasure Guardians (55:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - How The Pyramids Were Built (5:41) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Who Built the Pyramids (4:47) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Decoding the Great Pyramid (53:10) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Secrets of the Dead - Sacred Crocodile Mummies Reveal the Climate of Ancient Egypt (3:00) - VIEW

THEME: BIRD MIGRATION

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - It's a Habitat Song with Lin-Manuel Miranda (1:10) - VIEW
  
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Hibernate - Migrate Song (1:02) - VIEW
• Grades K-12 - Mississippi River Flyway Cam - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Plum Landing - Migration Challenge - DO
• Grades K-3 - Ready Jet Go! - Bird Migration (2:52) - VIEW
• Grades K-6  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Bird Migration (5:04) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration - READ and DO
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - Migration  Episode (14:46) - VIEW
• Grades 6-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Nature - Earth Navigators: Arctic Summer (Available in Spanish) (2:52) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature- Extraordinary Birds: Little Brain, Big Journey
  (Available in Spanish) (2:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Habitat Earth - Why Do Birds Migrate? (1:00) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Now - The Great Migration (8:59) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - The Great Migration (10:17) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Flight Path: The World of Migratory Birds (56:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Journey of the Broad-Winged Hawk (59:00) - VIEW

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