Frogs and Hip Hop - August 11
Hip Hop Into Learning
Monday, August 11, 2025
Today is National Hip Hop Day, Presidential Joke Day, Play in the Sand Day, Melon Day, Son and Daughter Day, and Raspberry Tart Day.
- Health and Wellness Month Resource of the Day: PBS NewsHour - Songs for Biology: Students Write Hip-Hop to Learn Science
- Sandwich Month Sandwich of the Day: Tempeh Sandwich with Swiss Cheese and Raspberry Jam
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Frogs and Hip Hop
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ON THIS DATE
- 1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs.
- 1942 - Actor Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that is the basis for today's wireless communication.
- 1965 - Rioting breaks out in the Watts section of Los Angeles initially in response to a confrontation between police and citizens.
- 1897 - Poet Louise Bogan
- 1921 - Author Alex Haley
- 1949 - Singer-songwriter Eric Carmen
- 1950 - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
- 1953 - Wrestler Hulk Hogan
- 1965 - Actor Viola Davis
- 1983 - Actor Chris Hemsworth
- Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper's Delight - LISTEN
- Three Dog Night - Joy to the World - LISTEN
- Eric Carmen - All By Myself - LISTEN
- Prince - Raspberry Beret - LISTEN
- Kermit - It's Not Easy Being Green - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Mister Chris and Friends - Frogs (3:42) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - This Frog (3:28) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Kermit Sings Disco Frog (3:18) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Frogs of the Glen (2:31) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Caribbean Amphibian (1:54) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Curious George - Ribbit Game - DO
- PreK-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Everyday Learning - How a Frog Becomes a Frog (1:52) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-5 - NHPBS Video - Poison Dart Frogs at Little Rock Zoo (4:24) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - NHPBS Video - Up Close & Natural - Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders (13:09) - VIEW
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia- SciGirls - Frog Whisperers 01: Research (Available in Spanish) (1:49) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia- SciGirls - Frog Whisperers 02: Mentor Moment (Available in Spanish) (1:49) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia- SciGirls - Frog Whisperers 03: Data Collection: Country (Available in Spanish) (3:29) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia- SciGirls - Frog Whisperers 04: Data Collection: City (Available in Spanish) (2:16) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia- SciGirls - Frog Whisperers 05: Share Data with Scientists (Available in Spanish) (2:32) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia- SciGirls - Frog Whisperers 06: Brainstorm and Share (Available in Spanish) (5:10) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild TV - Everglades: Pig Frog (6:25) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Malformed Frogs (4:45) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Frog Scientist (Available in Spanish) (2:37) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Anura - Frogs and Toads - READ
- Grades 3-6 - NHPBS Video - Origami Jumping Frog (5:50) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Northern Leopard Frogs Being Reintroduced Into The Wild (3:32) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Gross Science - Why Does This Frog Have So Many Legs? (2:42) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Gross Science - Meet the Frog that Barfs Up its Babies (4:45) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Frozen Frogs (Available in Spanish) (3:32) - VIEW, READ, DO
THEME: HIP HOP
- Grades PreK-K - NHPBS LearningMedia - Kid Vision - Hip Hop Dance Studio (8:52) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - ABC Hip Hop with Miles (1:30) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Rappin' Alphabet (2:06) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Camp TV - Party Hip Hop Dance Moves (4:42) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-7 - NHPBS Learningmedia - Dragonfly TV - Hip Hop Mix (5:48) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Art of the Scratch: DJs CElskiii +Deeandoid (5:27) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - If Cities Could Dance - Native American Hip-Hop and Freestyle in Albuquerque (6:03) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video PBS Digital Studios - Hip Hop and the Metaverse Series - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World Series and Clips -VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Digital Studios - Sound Field Series - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Finding Your Roots - Coming Outta Queensbridge: Nas and Hip Hop (3 clips) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Open Mind - Educating Hip Hop (27:35) - VIEW
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