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 sbates@wljt.org. 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.

www.pbslearningmedia.org

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PBS LearningMedia, a partnership of PBS and WGBH Educational Foundation, is a media-on-demand service offering educators access to the best of public media and delivers research-based, classroom-ready digital learning experiences to en-gage students around standards-aligned curriculum concepts.

- Teachers have access to more than 120,000 curriculum-aligned digital resources from over 205 trusted media partners.

- Over 1.8 million users have regis-tered access to PBS LearningMedia.

- An estimated 40 million students nationwide are impacted by PBS LearningMedia.

- A 2015 study found that when PBS LearningMedia resources were integrated into existing curriculum:

Across subject areas, student per-formance on content assessments showed significant improvement, increasing by eight percentage points;

On average, students outperformed national assessment norms by 10 percentage points;

Teachers who participated in the study overwhelmingly stated that they would recommend the use of PBS LearningMedia resources to their colleagues.

(PBS LearningMedia Impact Study, conducted by Education Develop-ment Center’s Center for Children and Technology)

Localized by 95% of PBS member stations

Builds on the strength of public media and is proven to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement

Provides a central destination for educators to access current and rele-vant content from more than 200 respected public media partners

Delivers differentiated content built specifically for in-classroom use

Aligns with Common Core, na-tional, and state standards

www.pbslearningmedia.org

Quick facts about PBS Learning

Media

* Teachers, send a picture

demonstrating how you use

PBS LearningMedia digital

tools in the classroom and be

entered for a chance to win

items for your classroom.

Email a picture and infor-

mation to sbates@wljt.org. If

your picture is chosen for

“Classroom Connections,”

you and your classroom will

be spotlighted in this news-

letter and receive fun prizes

courtesy of WLJT and PBS.

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 &

Community Engagement

WLJT

P.O. Box 966

Martin, TN 38237

Phone: 731-881-7561

Fax: 731-881-7566

E-mail: sbates@wljt.org

“Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”

- Jim Henson