Spooky Learning
Monday, October 30, 2023
Today is Checklist Day, Haunted Refrigerator Night, Candy Corn Day, World Audio Drama Day, and Pumpkin Bread Day.
Ghost Cam of the Day: Willard Library Ghost Cam
Dessert of the Day: Candy Corn Cookies
LGBT History Resource of the Day: The Origins and Impact of the Stonewall Uprising
Scary Resource of the Day: Ghosts of the Elysian Arms Radio Drama
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Ghosts and Haunted Things
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ON THIS DATE
- 1831 - Nat Turner is arrested for leading a slave rebellion in Virginia.
- 1938 - Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.
- 1941 - President Franklin Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
- 2003 - Lebron James made his NBA debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- 2005 - Rosa Parks became the first woman to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
BIRTHDAYS
SONGS OF THE DAY
- Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit - LISTEN
- Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters - LISTEN
THEME: GHOSTS AND HAUNTED THINGS
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Haunted House (1:35) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Glitter Glue Ghost Art (1:00) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - Ghost Bats (1:48) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - The Ghost With One Black Eye (3:37) - VIEW
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Haunted Houe for Good (2:33) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Moundsville Ghosts (7:58) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - Willard Library Ghost Cams - VIEW (If You Dare)
- Grades 6-8 - It's Lit - Fear of Ghost ... Writing (8:38) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Monstrum -Pontianak: The Vampiric Ghost of Southeast Asia (9:24) - VIEW
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - The War on Disco
Monday, 10/30 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video
POV - Fire Through Dry Grass
Monday, 10/30 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
Wearing snapback caps and Air Jordans, the Reality Poets don't look like typical nursing home residents. In Fire Through Dry Grass, these young, Black and brown disabled artists document their lives on lockdown during Covid, using their poetry and art to underscore the danger and imprisonment they feel. In the face of institutional neglect, they refuse to be abused, confined, and erased. POV Streaming Video
More Learning Resources
Looking for some super cool crafts to do with your kids? Or maybe you need some expert parenting resources to help raise your child? You can find it all right here:
NHPBS and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for educators. You can also create your own lessons and assignments to meet the needs of your students.
Searchable online video courses and interactives across the curriculum and grade levels in areas like chemistry, literature, music, the visual arts, social studies, world languages storytelling, spelling and lots more.
Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.
A series of imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books.
Local Learning Resources
The best of NH learning resources from around the state.
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Cheshire County Historical Society
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New Hampshire Public Radio:
- Civics 101 - Tons of great (and free!) audio, activities, resources, and lessons to help you stay engaged with civics.
- Ask Sam - Ask Sam features Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown answering listener questions about the mysteries and quirks of the natural world.
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Seacoast Science Center in Odiorne Point State Park
- Learning Connection - Even though their doors are closed, we’re still here to connect you to the inspirational powers of nature and engage you in learning.
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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
- A resource to keep you connected to nature - Enjoy nature at home with these online learning experiences brought to you by the Science Center’s Naturalists.
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Strawbery Banke Museum
- Online Learning - Virtual Tours, the Virtual Classroom, artifacts of the week, featured items from the Collections, Horticulture Learning Center materials, and more.
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Tiger Takes On
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PBS Kids for Teachers/Caregivers/Parents
- PBS for Parents
A guide of PBS resources targeted for parents teaching kids, features a great activity finder
- PBS Education
The greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential.
- PBS Teachers' Lounge
This site has great teaching tips, ideas, resources and support for teachers.
- PBS KIDS Games app
Offers nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere.