Stitching Together Some Learning
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Today is Weed Your Garden Day, Sewing Machine Day, Kitchen Klutzes of America Day, Blame Someone Else Day, Word Doll Day, World Juggling Day, World Knit (and Crochet ) in Public Day, and World Softball Day
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day
Ocean/River Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Fashion Design
AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE
1708 – Birthday of patriot Benjamin Kent
1774 – Rhode Island becomes the first colony to ban the importation of slaves.
1777 – Lafayette lands near Charleston, SC.
ON THIS DATE
- 1966 - The Supreme Court issued its Miranda vs. Arizona decision requiring that police inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
- 1971 - The New York Times begins the publication of the Pentagon Papers.
- 1983 - Pioneer 10 becomes the first spacecraft to leave our solar system.
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
ZZ Top - Sharp -Dressed Man - LISTEN
Madonna - Vogue - LISTEN
David Bowie - Fashion - LISTEN
The Kinks - Dedicated Follower of Fashion - LISTEN
POEM OF THE DAY
William Butler Yeats - On Being Asked for a War Poem
OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Marine Science Collection - PBS LearningMedia
THEME: Fashion
- Grades PreK-K - Kid Vision - Wearable Art (8:25) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Tree Fashion Report with Ernie - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS Video - Pinkalicious and Peteriffic - What Does a Fashion Designer Do? (2:02) -VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Pinkalicious and Peteriffic - Pinkamagine Fashion Game - PLAY
- Grades PreK-2 - Daniel Tiger Dress Up Game - PLAY
- Grades PreK-2 - Peg + Cat - Costume Box - PLAY
- Grades 2-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Kids Go Green: Eco Fashion (3:00) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - A-Z Career Lab - Fashion Designer (5:30) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Video - SciGirls - High Tech Fashion (28:00) - VIEW
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Video - SciGirls - High Tech Fashion (Spanish) (27:55) - VIEW
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - High Tech Fashion 01: Brainstorm (Available in Spanish) (2:20) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - High Tech Fashion 02: Mentor Moment (Available in Spanish) (2:13) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - High Tech Fashion 03: Design (Available in Spanish) (1:48) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - High Tech Fashion 04: Problem Solve (Available in Spanish) (2:29) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - High Tech Fashion 05: Share (Available in Spanish) (2:31) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Annie on Broadway - What Does a Costume Designer Do? (4:33) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Move to Include - Modeling Inclusion in the Fashion World (3:12) -VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Sound Field - Where Did Goth Music and Fashion Come From? (8:15) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EcoSense for Living - Sustainable Fashion (4:37) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EcoSense for Living - Zero Waste Fashion (7:49) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EcoSense for Living - Fashion and a Circular Economy (5:17) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - EcoSense for Living - The True Cost of Fast Fashion (7:35) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - EcoSense for Living - Fashioned for the Planet (26:47) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Wide Angle - Fashion Show (2:54) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12- NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Tailoring a Sustainable Future for Fashion (8:13) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12- NHPBS Video - Politically Speaking - Fashion and Politics (26:45) - VIEW
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