Hats, Badgers, and Robert Bork - October 6

Friday, October 6, 2023

Today is Mad Hatter Day, National Badger Day, German-American Day, National Noodle Day, National Diversity Day, Kids Music Day, World Smile Day, Garlic Lovers Day, National Coaches Day

World Animal Month Animal Cam of the Day:  Houston Zoo Giant Otter Cam
Dessert Month Dessert of the Day: Giant Cowboy Cookies
LGBT History Month Resource of the Day: Webinar: Making Your Social Studies and ELA Curricula LGBTQ+ Inclusive

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Hats, Badgers, and Robert Bork
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ON THIS DATE

• 1889 -The Moulin Rouge opens in Paris.
• 1981 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated.
• 1987 - The Senate Judiciary Committee votes 9-5 against the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court.
• 2010 - Instagram is founded.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1905 -Tennis player Helen Wills Moody
• 1973 - Basketball player Rebecca Lobo

SONG OF THE DAY 

• Elton John - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - LISTEN
  
• Prince - Raspberry Beret - LISTEN

THEME: HATS

• Grades PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Clifford the Big Red Dog - Pirate Hats,  Ahoy! (1:33) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - One of These Things: HAT (0:30) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Curious George - Hat Grab Game  - DO 
• Grades PreK-3 - Arthur - Party Hat Printables - DO
  
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS Parents - Crafts - Chef Hats - DO
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS Parents - Crafts - Leprechaun Hats - DO
• Grades PreK-5 - PBS LearningMedia -  A World of Stories - Anansi and the Hat Shaking Dance (7:17) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature Cat - Call it a Night (11:15) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-8 - EDSITEment -Benjamin Franklin's Many "Hats" - READ and DO
• Grades 6-12 - GQ - 400 Years of (Men's) Hats in 3 Minutes (2:56) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - Victoria and Albert Museum - Hats - READ and VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - Museum of Art Boston - Conservation Project: Costume Accessories, Hats: Simple Board Mounts - READ and VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - MN Original - Milliner Karen Morris (7:05) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Poetry in America - Finishing the Hat, by Stephen Sondheim (26:46) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - Mental Floss - 8 World Famous Historical Hats - READ
• Grades 9-12 - ReadWriteThink - The Id, Ego, and Superego in Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat - READ and DO

THEME: BADGERS

• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Tough as a Badger (1:28)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Honey Quest (2:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Honey Seekers (26:26) - VIEW
• Grades 3-6 - NHPBS - NatureWorks - American Badger - READ
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Masters of Mayhem: Honey Badgers (3:29) - VIEW and READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Are Honey Badgers One of the World's Smartest Animals?-  VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Smarter Than Your Average Badger (4:00) - VIEW, READ,  DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - A Better Beehive (4:50) - VIEW, READ,  DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Anti-Predator Adaptations (6:24) - VIEW, READ,  DO

THEME: ROBERT BORK

• Grades 7-12 - NPR - All Things Considered - Robert Bork's Supreme Court Nomination Changed Everything, Maybe Forever - READ and LISTEN
• Grades 7-12 - iCivics -Supreme Court Nominations  Lesson Plan - READ and DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Frontline - Supreme Revenge (54:47) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Frontline - Supreme Revenge - Showdown on the Robert Bork Nomination (4:07) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Remembering Robert Bork: Conservative, Supreme Court Nominee (3:58) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 -  NHPBS Video - Washington Week - The Vault - October 2, 1987 (5:58) -  VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - National Endowment for the Humanities - Supremely Contentious - READ

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AMERICAN MASTERS - Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Friday, 10/6 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
Explore the extraordinary life and musical career of the legendary drummer, composer, and social activist. The film follows Roach's career and personal struggles and triumphs, across a series of masterful musical innovations and artistic reinventions. His creativity and unshakable sense of mission kept him at the forefront of music and activism across seven decades--from the era of the Jim Crow South to the Civil Rights years... from the heady days of post-war modern jazz to the hip-hop era and beyond. AMERICAN MASTERS Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Clips

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