Ghosts and Haunted Things - October 30

Spooky Learning

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Today is Checklist Day, Buy a Donut 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

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 House 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


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:

PBS KIDS CRAFTS & PBS PARENTING TIPS

PBS LearningMedia

PBS LearningMedia

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.

Annenberg

Annenberg Learner

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.

Brainpop

Brainpop

Features over 1,000 animated shorts and quizzes for students in grades K-12 covering science, social studies, English, math, the arts, health, and technology.  The service is free to schools closed due to COVID-19.

Scholastic

Scholastic Learn At Home

Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.

Storyline Online

StoryLine Online

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.

  • Cheshire County Historical Society

  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

  • 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.
  • Tiger Takes On

 


PBS KIDS!

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.