In this ongoing class, we will discuss different ghost stories, legends, myths, and folktales from all over the world. I will provide learners with background information, including story or creature origins, if they are known. I will then share one or more encounters on the week's topic which will be presented as sightings and scary stories. Learners will have a chance to ask questions and share their opinions as we go along.  If they have any particular experience with the weekly topic- maybe they have encountered this ghost or cryptid or know someone who has- they will be able to share that as well. 

For the last part of class, I will screenshare photos and videos from alleged encounters, if any are available and caught on tape. Learners will think critically and decide whether they think the videos/photos are real or fake and explain why. Ultimately, we will attempt to debunk and look for explanations of what was caught on camera and motives behind the tale. For example, La Llorona seems to have been created to keep kids from staying out too late and playing near water unsupervised.

Skills Practiced in this class include but are not limited to:
-Oral expression and comprehension
- Developing and sustaining foundational language skills including listening, speaking, and reading
-Inquiry
-Critical thinking and analysis
-Literacy
-Building connections and using prior knowledge to understand and retain new information
-Creating relationships among ideas

The weekly topics change on Wednesdays.

Current Topics:

August 7-13: Australia & the haunted history of the largest convict settlement in NSW
August 14-20: Haunted Cecil Hotel (overlap with a previous topic, The Elevator Game, discussed in May 2023, but not a repeat). 
August 21-27: Skinwalker Ranch
August 28-September 3: Yokai 
September 4-10: The Portage Manor, Tippecanoe Mansion 
September 11-17: Goblins across folklore 
September 18-24: The Man in the Suit, Cat Sith, Nekomata Cats
September 25- October 1: Backrooms- Sublevel !-!, Level 0, Crimson Forest, Level 319, Level Womp, Womp, Level 94, The Animated King, Howlers, Crawlers
October 2-8: Creepypasta: Ticci-Toby, X-Virus
October 9-15: Appalachian Folklore
October 16-22: Halloween Games! Yay!
October 23-29: Salem Witch Trials
October 30- November 5: Florida Folklore
November 6- November 12: Past and current apocalyptic predictions
November 13-20: Cthulhu (HP Lovecraft version)
November 21-27: May Day

I gladly welcome requests for future classes. 



*May be frightening or have content some may consider mature for younger learners. Parental guidance strongly suggested.