Cooking and Julia Child - August 15

Something's In the Pot Learning

Friday, August 15, 2025

Today is National Relaxation Day, Best Friends Day, and National Lemon Meringue Pie Day.

Health and Wellness Resource of the Day: Mental Health in the Curriculum
Sandwich of the Day: Open-Faced Grilled Cheese with Apple and Bacon

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

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

1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte
1771 - Author Sir Walter Scott
1879 - Actor Ethel Barrymore
1885 - Author and playwright Edna Ferber
1912 - Chef and author Julia Child
1924 - Political activist Phyllis Schlafly
1938 - Politician Maxine Waters
1972 - Actor Ben Affleck

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 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 - 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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