Ancient Egypt - May 9
Learning a Mummy Could Love
Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Songs of the Day
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Ancient Egypt
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ON THIS DATE
- 1955 - West Germany joins NATO.
- 2017 - President Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey.
- 1800 - Abolitionist John Brown
- 1860 - Scottish novelist and Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie
- 1874 - English archeologist Howard Carter
- 1906 - Librarian, author, and illustrator Eleanor Estes
- 1914 - Country music singer-songwriter Hank Snow
- 1918 - Journalist Mike Wallace
- 1938 - Poet Charles Simic
- 1940 - Director and producer James L. Brooks
- 1949 - Singer-songwriter Billy Joel
- 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
ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY
A Celebration of the AA and NHPI Community
- 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 3-12 - PBS Learning Media - Nova - How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built (3:12) - VIEW, READ DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's OK to Be Smart - How The Pyramids Were Built (5:41) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's OK to 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
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