Halloween 2016
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A World of Stories
The Boo Hag | A World of Stories
La Llorona | A World of Stories
The Beaded Bag | A World of Stories
The Beaded Bag | A World of Stories. Kentucky-based storyteller Mary Hamilton tells a haunting tale set in Victorian times, about a man who gives a young lady a ride across the Ohio River to her home in Louisville. When she disappears, leaving a beaded bag in his carriage, he learns that he has become part of a sad and ghostly tradition.
The Piper's Cold Feet | A World of Stories
Marie Yvonne and Her Shroud | A World of Stories
Death in the Marketplace | A World of Stories
THOMAS & FRIENDS: There's Always A Good Explanation Activity
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PreK-K.
Sid the Science Kid: Halloween Spooky Science Special.
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PreK-1.
Super Why! Pig Pumpkin
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PreK-1.
Happy Halloween! Peg + Cat
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PreK-2.
See Also: Tiger Trick or Treat. Peg + Cat. Peg, Cat and Richard meet a REAL tiger when they are trick or treating. They hide from the scary tiger in a tree, but their treats are still on the ground. Will Peg solve this problem? You bet! Help kids to count and use their problem solving skills.
Music Video: "What's So Scary?"
Music Video: "What's So Scary?". Susie asks, "What's so scary about cats, bats and skeletons?" Listen as the kids investigate how bats are helpful creatures that catch mosquitoes, spiders are expert engineer web builders, cats are leaping aerial acrobats, and skeletons help hold up our bodies!
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PreK-2.
Haunted Texting | The Electric Company
Haunted Texting | The Electric Company. The Electric Company aims to entertain children between 6 and 9 while simultaneously teaching the following four crucial areas of literacy that are challenging for struggling readers: Decoding, Vocabulary, Comprehension of Connected Text, and Motivation.
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1-3.
It's Halloween Night - Fizzy's Lunch Lab
It's Halloween Night - Fizzy's Lunch Lab. The vegetables sing a song about how to have a healthy Halloween night! With tips like brushing your teeth often and eating one piece of candy a day, kids will learn how to enjoy Halloween without a big stomach ache.
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1-4.
Halloween | All About the Holidays
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2-6.
See also: Halloween Vocabulary Word Search | All About the Holidays
Día de los Muertos | All About the Holidays
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K-4.
For lesson plans, additional resources, and more teacher support, download our free iBook from the iTunes store All About the Holidays.
Frankenstein, MD
Frankenstein, MD. From PBS Digital Studios comes a brand new, modern re-telling of Mary Shelley's classic tale: Frankenstein, M.D. Follow along as Victoria Frankenstein and her assistant Iggy explore human anatomy in this innovative look into biological pseudo-science. Even though the tale is fictional, many principles of research, anatomy, and scientific discovery are as real as ever. Dive in to the 22-part series and explore the monstrous creations of Victoria Frankenstein.
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7-10.
The Zombie Autopsies
The Zombie Autopsies. These original lessons build upon each other, using the undead to teach the living about the brain. The lessons follow an accompanying plot line where the world is fighting a zombie apocalypse and the best and the brightest young people are being trained as medical students – with a specialty in neuroscience – with the hopes that they will be able to provide a cure to this terrible epidemic and save humanity.
Although the materials are organized as a unit, lessons can be used as stand-alone or can be shaped to fit the needs of you and your students regarding time and content.
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8-12.
Supernatural Shakespeare and Macbeth | Shakespeare Uncovered
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9-12.
War of the Worlds - A Grave Announcement
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9-12.
Frankenstein Part 1 | Crash Course Literature #205
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9-13+.
See also: Frankenstein Part 2 | Crash Course Literature #206