Cooking and Julia Child - August 15

Something's In the Pot Learning

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Today is National Relaxation Day and National Lemon Meringue Pie Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Cooking and Julia Child
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ON THIS DATE

  • 1914 - The Panama Canal opens to traffic.
  • 1939 - The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.
  • 1947 - India gains independence from British rule.
  • 1969 - The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in upstate New York.

BIRTHDAYS

SONG OF THE DAY 

  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Woodstock - LISTEN
  • Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' - LISTEN
  • Beatles - Julia - LISTEN
  • ABBA - Waterloo - LISTEN
  • Mama Mia - Waterloo - LISTEN
  • Judy Garland - Somewhere Over the Rainbow - LISTEN

THEME: COOKING

  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - C is for Cooking with Anthony Mackie (2:12) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Making a Birthday Cake (5:17) - VIEW
  • Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - F is for Food with Padma Lakshmi (2:47) - VIEW
  • Grades K-2 - Ready Jet Go! - Cooking School Game - DO
  • Grades PreK-6 - PBS Food - Cooking with Kids - DO
  • Grades K-8  - NHPBS LearningMedia - Zoom - Cooking Cookies with Solar Power (3:12) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 5-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - SciGirls - Science Cooks (3:21) - VIEW and DO
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cooking Up Science with Miss America -The Science of Cooking and Baking (22:04) - VIEW

THEME: JULIA CHILD

  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Dishing with Julia Child Series - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -  The French Chef With Julia Child Series - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Cooking with Master Chefs Series - VIEW
  • Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Digital Studios - Julia Child Remixed: Keep On Cooking (3:56)  - VIEW

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