In this edition of “Classroom Connections,” we are going to explore the Thanksgiving holiday and look deeper into Pearl Harbor.
Thanksgiving Vocabulary (PBS LM: Word Search) Grades 2-6
Teach your class about the history of Thanksgiving while reinforcing vocabulary knowledge with this fun word search activity. EXPLORE: http://to.pbs.org/2dVDdWP
Sandwiches, Modernity, Thanksgiving (PBS LM: Video) Grades 9-12
In need of discussion starters over the dinner table at Thanksgiving? The Idea Channel has some topics you can discuss, like the origins of classical modernity or the notion of “fair use” in music. Go ahead - show off your knowledge! HAVE A LOOK: http://to.pbs.org/2dVEEEB
Natives and English (Crash Course) Grades 9-13+
Teach your class about one of the most formative relationships in American history - that of the Native Americans and English settlers - with this “Crash Course.” WATCH: http://to.pbs.org/2eejAbn
Cost of Thanksgiving (PBS LM) Grade 6
Teach students how to use data to analyze trends and patterns! In this math lesson, they’ll do that by exploring what a typical Thanksgiving meal costs year-to-year. LEARN: http://to.pbs.org/2dboHHs
Thanksgiving Crossword (PBS LM: Activity) Grade 3
A popular food at Thanksgiving (gobble, gobble!): Use this crossword puzzle to teach your young learners about the holiday’s history and traditions. PLAY: http://to.pbs.org/2dJwOKG
Colonizing America (Crash Course) Grades 9-13+
Teach your students the story of how English settlers colonized America - and why - in this “Crash Course” episode. EXPLORE: http://to.pbs.org/2aA49Uy
Thanksgiving Dinner in Space (WGBH) Grades 3-8
Astronauts can still enjoy their favorite Thanksgiving foods in space! Students can see how in this video highlighting the science behind space food from WGBH. WATCH: http://to.pbs.org/2e0hM2G
The Pilgrims (American Experience)
Help students learn the story of the Pilgrims from both European and Native perspectives with resources drawn from “American Experience: The Pilgrims.” DISCOVER: http://to.pbs.org/2dVPaff
The First Official Thanksgiving (WCVE)
Most people think Thanksgiving was first observed by the Pilgrims in 1621. It wasn’t! So how did we come to view the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving as being first? Lesson from WCVE. EXPLORE: http://to.pbs.org/2dTAniP
John Smith (PBS World Explorers)
He established the first permanent English colony at Jamestown and mapped the Chesapeake Bay and New England. Your class learns more about John Smith’s life with this “PBS World Explorers” video. WATCH: http://to.pbs.org/2ejawzg
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Thursday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.
A new adaptation of Lucy Maud Mont-
gomery’s classic novel tells the story of
Anne Shirley, a precocious orphan
placed in the care of uptight Marilla
Cuthbert and her brother Matthew,
played by acclaimed actor Martin
Sheen. Neither the adventurous Anne
nor the conservative Marilla could an-
ticipate the profound effect they’d have
on each other’s lives.
CONTACT ME! For questions, comments, resources or to learn more about items discussed in this newsletter, please contact me, Sabrina Bates, at (731) 881-7561 or by email at [email protected]. I look forward to working with each of you.
Nov. 21, 2016
Volume 5, Issue 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Wild Kratts App .......................2
Civil Rights ...............................3
Featured Recipe .......................4
Pearl Harbor Day .....................5
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST
* HOW DO YOU USE PBSLM IN THE CLASSROOM?
See Page 2
* PBS LM Notable Events
Resources
See Page 3
* TLC Riding Academy
See Page 4
* PBS KIDS and the Deep Sea
See Page 5
* Thomas Activity Sheet
See Page 6
LAST OF THE BREED
Saturday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.
The treasure trove of honky-tonk
hits and Texas swing tunes that
turned the album “Last of the
Breed” - by the legendary Willie
Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray
Price - into a major-selling hit is a
once-in-a-lifetime concert event.
The three deliver rousing perform-
ances of their greatest hits in the
richest voices this side of Rio
Grande.
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The Wild Kratts need your help
taking care of baby animals in
the African Savannah! Take care
of a baby elephant, cheetah,
crocodile, zebra and aardvark!
Join Martin, Chris, and the
Wild Kratts team on an African
Savannah creature sitting adven-
ture. These baby animals need a
lot of attention and care, and
with Wild Kratts Baby Buddies
app, you are in charge of feeding,
washing, protecting and playing
with each one.
The Wild Kratts team will be
there with some facts and tips to
help you learn about the baby
animals amazing creature pow-
ers along the way.
The Wild Kratts Baby Buddies
App is for Wild Kratts fans of all
ages from 3 to 8 and focuses on
animal care and animal science.
The baby animals include:
* Thornsley, the baby Elephant
* Spotswat the baby Cheetah
* Maze, the baby Zebra
* Slurpy, the baby Aardvark
* Chompella, the baby Croco-
dile
As you play, watch out! These
baby animals can be unpredict-
able!
Each time you visit your baby
animal friends, you will be sure
to uncover something new and
exciting!
For more learning adventures
with WILD KRATTS, visit
pbskids.org/wildkratts. For
more apps from PBS KIDS, visit
http://pbskids.org/apps.
How do you use PBSLM?
Wild Kratts Baby Buddies App
PBS LM NOTABLE
EVENTS * Teaching Guide: Exploring
ACT UP and AIDS Crisis
(Grades 6-13+) - Dec. 1 is World
AIDS Day. Use this primary source
set to help students understand the
history of the AIDS crisis, and how
organizations like ACT UP worked to
combat the disease. http://
t o . p b s . o r g / 2 f b b k J O
#WorldAIDSDay
* Video: Rosa Parks (Grades 3-
12) - In honor of Rosa Parks Day on
Dec. 1, teach your class about the
role of the civil rights activist in the
Montgomery Bus Boycott. Includes
background essay, discussion ques-
tions and student handout. http://
to.pbs.org/2fhNKtX
* Video: Pearl Harbor (Grades 9
-12) - In recognition of Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day on Dec. 7, use
this lesson from Panhandle PBS to
teach students about the Dec. 7, 1941
attack, as they consider the question:
Could it have been prevented?
http://to.pbs.org/2fiqMk2
* Lesson Plan: Universal Decla-
ration of Human Rights
(Grades 7-12) - In this lesson, stu-
dents learn about important issues
related to the struggle to protect
human rights, as well as Eleanor
Roosevelt’s vital role in advocating
human rights around the world.
http://to.pbs.org/2fipqG0
* Webinar: Fostering Citizen
Journalists (Grades 13+) - Learn
new ways to help students meet Na-
tional English Language Arts Stan-
dards through the power of mobile
video and non-fiction journalism.
Sign up for the Dec. 13 webinar.
http://to.pbs.org/2fzdNK8
About PBS LM
In order to gain a better understand-
ing of the effect that PBS digital re-
sources have on student knowledge
and engagement, PBS recently con-
ducted a study of middle school sci-
ence, math, English language arts,
and social studies classrooms where
resources available through PBS
LearningMedia were integrated into
existing curriculum. Visit: PBS Learn
More Report.
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* Soundbreaking: The Evolution of Mu-
sic Distribution - From Napster to Spotify,
teach your class about the evolution of distribu-
tion, and why it’s such an important topic to-
day. Learn more about the impact of recorded
music on the modern world with the eight-part
series “Soundbreaking,” airing on PBS Nov. 14-
23. WATCH: http://to.pbs.org/2dSAGcu
* Black America Since MLK: And Still I
Rise: Civil Rights: Then and Now - Help
students understand Civil Rights events, issues
and leaders - then and now - with this collec-
tion of videos and educational resources. Tune
into “Black America Since MLK: And Still I
Rise” for more history and analysis of impor-
tant issues in the Civil Rights Movement, airing
on PBS Nov. 15 and 22. WATCH: http://
to.pbs.org/2dWGtBx
* Anne of Green Gables Broadcast Pre-
view - Premiering Thanksgiving Day, mark
your calendars for the latest adaptation of the
popular children’s novel, “Anne of Green Ga-
bles” on WLJT on Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. TUNE IN:
http://to.pbs.org/2djET6i
Computer Science Education
Week: Dec. 5-11
* PBS KIDS Scratch Jr. (Grades K-3) -
Download the PBS KIDS ScratchJr app and
encourage students to explore computational
and design thinking as they create their own
interactive characters and scenes! ACTIVITY:
http://to.pbs.org/2fQhKPE
* Inspiring Girls to Code (Grades 5-12) -
Inspire girls to code while exposing them to
opportunities in the STEM workforce. WCVE
“Science Matters” VIDEO: http://
to.pbs.org/2ejkweY
* The Art of Creative Coding (Grades 9-
12) - Expand your class’s idea and knowledge
of coding! Hear about a growing community of
people who are using the medium of code to
create anything from clothing to elaborate in-
teractive installations. PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS
“Off Book”: http://to.pbs.org/2fBZ9BY
* The Secret Life of Engineers (Grades
6-12) - It’s Computer Science Education Week!
Show students the human side to science -
along with career possibilities - with “The Se-
cret Life of Scientists & Engineers” from
NOVA: http://to.pbs.org/2eBpclp
* Human Rights (Grades 9-12) - Explore
with students the freedom of speech, the free-
dom of religion, the right to privacy, and the
overall meaning of “rights” with this video se-
ries featuring constitutional experts: http://
to.pbs.org/2fB1Vce #HumanRightsDay
* Eleanor Roosevelt Lesson Plan
(Grades 3-7, 13+) - Eleanor Roosevelt spent
her life fighting for the rights of others. Explore
how her work bettered the lives of people
around the globe in this @PBS LrnMedia lesson
plan: http://to.pbs.org/2gdM0UN
* Human Rights (Grades 9-12) - Offer
students an overview of human rights viola-
tions throughout history, from the Age of Ex-
ploration to the Holocaust, as well as the global
response to the injustices. DISCOVER: http://
to.pbs.org/2fdXTYO #HumanRightsDay
* Non-Violence and Peace Movements
(Grades 9-13+) - Teach students about non-
violence, anti-war and peace movements in the
20th century, and what it means to the human
rights movement with this Crash Course.
VIDEO: http://to.pbs.org/1RTSI3p
* The Bill of Rights (Grades 9-12) - Dec.
15 is Bill of Rights Day. Use this writing
project and interactive lesson from WGBH to
spark critical thinking about the Bill of Rights
and its impact on defining our rights today.
S E L F - P A C E D L E S S O N : h t t p : / /
to.pbs.org/2fGo5s0 #BillofRightsDay
www.pbslearningmedia.org
Dive into civil rights and computer science
The 2016 Gibson County Adult
Leadership Class is ponying up for
a worthy cause. This year’s class
has chosen to help raise money for
TLC Riding Academy, Inc. in
Humboldt.
TLC Riding Academy was estab-
lished in January 2005 by Cheryl
Crider. She, along with her hus-
band Tom, manage the non-profit
organization that serves families
all across West Tennessee. The
riding academy offers therapeutic
riding for individuals who have
experienced a wide range of dis-
abilities, including, muscular dys-
trophy, cerebral palsy, visual im-
pairment, down syndrome, men-
tal retardation, autism, spina bi-
fida, deafness, attention deficit
disorder, and more. Patients are
referred to the academy by their
medical doctors.
The 2016 Gibson County Adult
Leadership Class wants to help
fulfill TLC Academy’s wish list this
holiday season. Members of the
class are currently selling tickets
for a drawing of a 40-quart tan-
colored Orca-brand cooler. Tick-
ets are $5 each or five for $20.
The drawing will be held on
Wednesday, Dec. 14. Tickets can
be purchased from any 2016 Gib-
son County Adult Leadership
Class member, or at the following
chamber offices in Gibson County
– Greater Gibson County Cham-
ber of Commerce in Trenton, 731-
855-0973; Humboldt Chamber of
Commerce in Humboldt, 731-784-
1842; or the Milan Chamber of
Commerce, 731-686-7494.
To find out more information
a b o u t T L C , v i s i t
www.tlcridingacademyinc.org.
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Leadership Class raising
money for TLC Riding
Academy
By Asia Citro www.pbs.org/parents Grab some white round coffee filters use
leaves as templates. You can cut through 3-5 coffee filters at once, even if you're us-ing kid scissors because you can't find your grown-up scissors.
Have your child use an eyedropper or paintbrush to apply liquid watercolors. If you don't have liquid watercolors, you can use food coloring that's slightly diluted with water (just a few drops of water to dilute). We used red, tangerine, orange, and yellow liquid watercolors for our leaves. It was so fun to watch the colors mix and swirl.
I moved the finished leaves (they can be a little delicate, so this part is probably best for an adult) onto a sheet of plastic wrap. When we were experimenting while making our coffee filter flowers, we discov-ered that resting the wet colored filters on
something that resisted rather than ab-sorbed the moisture (like a paper towel) resulted in much more vibrant col-ors. Making a circle of tape with the sticky side out, we taped the leaves on the back-side to the window.
And when the light catches them just right they seriously just g-l-o-w. It's gor-geous!
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Fall Leaf Suncatchers
www.pbs.org/parents
Ingredients per pizza
* 1 roll Pillsbury Crescent Recipe
Creations Dough Sheet* or a sheet
of puff pastry
* a bit of flour to dust your cut-
ting board
* 1/2 – 1 cup Philadelphia fla-
vored cream cheese
(Garden Vegetable, Chive &
Onion, Spinach & Artichoke or Sun
Dried Tomato & Basil)
* 1 – 1 1/2 cups finely diced vege-
tables (colored peppers, broccoli,
carrots)
*if you can’t find the dough
sheets, you can use regular cres-
cent rolls, just be sure to pinch the
seams together well before pro-
ceeding with the recipe
* knife or pizza cutter
* cutting board
* baking sheet lined with parch-
ment paper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Lightly dust a cutting board with
flour. Cut a leaf shape out of the
dough using a knife or pizza wheel.
Carefully move the crescent roll
leaf to a parchment paper lined
baking sheet.
Bake for about 8 minutes until
golden brown.
Use more Pillsbury Crescent
Recipe Creations Dough Sheets to
make various shape and size leaves
for your veggie pizzas.
Spread Philadelphia cream
cheese over the baked leaf. I used
Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese
on one leaf and Chive and Onion
on another. Both tasted great once
topped with the veggies.
Sprinkle diced veggies over top
of the pizza. I covered the entire
pizza so that my veggie pizza
leaves had a beautiful array of
autumn colors. I used red, yellow,
orange, and green bell peppers,
carrots, and broccoli. Adding
brown mushrooms, green sugar
snap peas, or any other fall colored
veggies would be nice too.
Store your Veggie Pizza Leaves
in the refrigerator for up to a few
days. When ready to serve, place
on a serving platter or nice cutting
board and cut using a pizza wheel
or knife.
Veggie Pizza Leaves
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* Virtual Field Trip: Remember
Pearl Harbor - Dec. 7 marks the
75th anniversary of the surprise attack
on Pearl Harbor. In recognition,
WYES and the National WWII Mu-
seum are hosting a free Electronic
Virtual Field Trip, “Remember Pearl
Harbor,” for teachers and students.
REGISTER NOW: http://
to.pbs.org/2ePRvDT
* Video: Pearl Harbor (Grades 6-
12) - Using this class discussion and
writing project lesson from Panhandle
PBS, students learn about the causes
and events leading up to the attack on
Pearl Harbor.
W A T C H : h t t p : / /
to.pbs.org/2fiqMk2
* Video: The Attack on Pearl Har-
bor (Grades 5-10) - Go back in time
to Dec. 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor
was attacked, with this segment of
Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa’s WWII
Stories.” Includes background essay +
discussion questions to spark class
discussion.
E N G A G E : h t t p : / /
to.pbs.org/2fklt2u
* Lesson: FDR’s Pearl Harbor
Speech (Grades 9-12) - “Yesterday,
Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in
infamy … “ Supplement history lessons
by sharing FDR’s response to the at-
tack on Pearl Harbor. (Via American
Experience)
L E A R N : h t t p : / /
to.pbs.org/2dfXWVRq
* Lesson: WWII Crash Course
World History (Grades 9-13+) -
Why did the Axis powers think force-
ful expansion was a good idea? How
did the Allies ultimately prevail? Stu-
dents explore these questions and
more in this Crash Course.
U N C O V E R : h t t p : / /
to.pbs.org/21VVVOP8
* Soldiers, Veterans, and War in
American Life (Grades 2-13+) -
From the War of 1812 and WWII to
Iraq and Afghanistan, bring stories
from the battlefront into the class-
room with personal oral histories,
archival footage, statistical data and
more.
D I S C O V E R : h t t p : / /
to.pbs.org/2eBabX0
Pearl Harbor
This Thanksgiving week, PBS KIDS is diving into the
deep sea with the premiere of a new movie from everyone’s
favorite adventure-seeking brothers, Martin and Chris
Kratt. WILD KRATTS: CREATURES OF THE DEEP
SEA will premiere on Wednesday, Nov. 23, on PBS member
stations, followed by the world premiere of PBS KIDS’ new-
est series, SPLASH AND BUBBLES. Immersed in a marine
biology and social-emotional curriculum, SPLASH AND
BUBBLES will air daily on PBS stations following its pre-
miere. SPLASH AND BUBBLES games and streaming video
will debut in mid-November, offering families a sneak peek
at the new underwater adventure series.
Produced by the Kratt Brothers Company, WILD
KRATTS: CREATURES OF THE DEEP SEA features Martin
and Chris as they dive down to the most unexplored habitat
on Earth: the ocean trenches. There, they must choose
between saving their creature friends from the greedy
clutches of Gourmand or realizing their lifelong dream of
discovering new species that may unlock the secrets of
science. Following its on-air premiere, CREATURES OF
THE DEEP SEA will stream on the free PBS KIDS Video
App and on pbskids.org until Dec. 22. A new WILD
KRATTS game will also be available on pbskids.org and the
free PBS KIDS Games App in mid-November.
SPLASH AND BUBBLES, produced by The Jim Henson
Company (DINOSAUR TRAIN, SID THE SCIENCE KID)
and Herschend Studios, the media arm of Herschend En-
terprises (Dollywood, Harlem Globetrotters), and created
by John Tartaglia (“ImaginOcean,” “Johnny and the
Sprites”), is designed to encourage kids ages 4-7 to explore
the natural undersea world. Developed with top marine
biologists, digital innovators and educators, the series’
curricular focus incorporates themes of diversity, individu-
ality, interconnectedness and the celebration of learning
and discovery. Each episode includes two 11-minute ani-
mated stories, as well as live-action content. The series is
funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
(CPB) and by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
In advance of its Nov. 23 premiere, SPLASH AND BUB-
BLES will launch a suite of digital offerings, including full
episodes and educational games for kids. Beginning the
week of Nov. 14, four 11-minute stories will be available on
the free PBS KIDS Video App and pbskids.org, with addi-
tional episodes rolling out every week until January.
“Finball Friends,” a SPLASH AND BUBBLES game, will
also be available on the series’ website and the free PBS
KIDS Games App at that time.
Episode Descriptions & Premiere Dates
The following three SPLASH AND BUBBLES 11-minute
stories debut as part of a special premiere event on
Wednesday, Nov. 23:
“Lu the Explorer” – Splash takes his pals to go see his
friend, Lu, a fearless explorer in the deep. He has met Lu in
his travels, and she has been an inspiration for Splash. Lu
turns out to be a female football fish (the “Lu” stands for
“bio-LU-minescent”) who leads them on an adventure in
the abyss.
“Double Bubbles” – When Finny, a green dragonet, joins
the group to play one day, Bubbles starts to worry that
they’re so similar, her friends won’t need her around any-
more.
“I've Got Rhythm?” – Wave, the octopus, loves the musi-
cality of Reeftown, but tries to keep others from discovering
that he has no rhythm.
Additional new episodes premiere throughout the week of
Thanksgiving:
“I Only Have Eyespots for You/Double Bubbles” – pre-
mieres Nov. 24 – Splash sees a beautiful fish go by and
instantly wants to be its friend, but whenever he tries to talk
to the fish, it ignores him. He and his friends soon learn the
fish has false eyespots on her back and had no idea they
were trying to talk to her.
“Cleaner of the Kelp/How Bubbles Got Her Moves Back”
– premieres Nov. 25 - While playing in the kelp forest,
Splash, Bubbles and Dunk meet Tidy the Garibaldi Fish,
who is the self-appointed Kelp Forest Ranger. Tidy has been
taking the kids’ shells as they play in the forest because he
likes to keep everything clean and tidy.
“How Bubbles Got Her Moves Back” – Bubbles injures
her fin and has trouble swimming, but still wants to move
around, so she begins trying all of the methods that other
creatures on the reef use to move.
PBS KIDS spotlights deep sea
the day before Thanksgiving
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Sabrina Bates Manager of Education &
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WLJT
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Martin, TN 38237
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