Halloween - October 31
Trick or Treat Learning
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
HALLOWEEN QUIZZES
How much do you know about Halloween? Take one or more of these quizzes from Granite State Challenge and find out!
Elementary Quiz
Middle School Quiz
High School Quiz
Today is Girl Scout Founder's Day, Halloween, Magic Day, Knock-Knock Jokes Day, Caramel Apple Day, Books For Treats Day, Carve a Pumpkin Day, and World Cities Day.
Animal Cam of the Day: San Diego Zoo Penguin Cam
Dessert of the Day: All Natural Caramel Apples
LGBT History Resource of the Day: Senior Prom
Scary Resource of the Day: Monster Plants and the Humans Who Invent Them
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: HALLOWEEN
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- 1517 - Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church.
- 1913 - Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the U.S. It ran 3,389 miles from Times Square in New York City west to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
- 1984 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards.
- 1632 - Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer
- 1711 - Italian physician and physicist and the world's first woman university professor Laura Bassi
- 1795 - English poet John Keats
- 1860 - Founder of Girl Scouts of America Juliette Gordon Low
- 1896 - Singer and actress Ethel Waters
- 1930 - Astronaut Michael Collins
- 1931 - Journalist Dan Rather
- 1950 - Journalist Jane Pauley
- 1966 - New Hampshire actor Mike O'Malley
Ethel Waters - Stormy Weather - LISTEN- Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London - LISTEN
- Michael Jackson - Thriller - LISTEN
- The Nightmare Before Christmas - This is Halloween - LISTEN
- REM - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Happy Halloween! - Halloween Compilation (19:15) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Happy Halloween! - Halloween Compilation 2 (15:19) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Happy Halloween! - Halloween Parodies (13:40) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Peg + Cat - The Parade Problem/The Halloween Problem - (25:33)- VIEW
- Grades PreK-2- SuperWhy - The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Halloween - (25:48) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - Sid the Science Kid - Halloween Spooky Science Special - (26:38)- VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - PBS Learning Media - KidVision - Costume Shop (6:48) - VIEW and DO
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Halloween Games - DO
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Halloween Compilation (1:23:56) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Halloween Compilation 2 (37:25) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Halloween Collection - VIEW and DO
- Grades 2-6 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays (0:53) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Sharing Halloween Candy (2:28) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12- NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Kooky & Spooky (52:30) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Origin of Everything - Is Poisoned Halloween Candy a Myth? (6:36) - VIEW
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NATIVE AMERICA - Warrior Spirit
Tuesday, 10/31 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Across Native America, warrior traditions support incredible athletes and connect people to combat, games, and glory. Celebrate and honor the men and women who live and breathe this legacy today. NATIVE AMERICA Streaming Video
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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 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
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 Learn At Home
Everyday Scholastic will feature four learning experiences, built around a story or video.
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.
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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
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.
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