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10 Timid Ghosts

5 minutes

It's Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem. A mean witch has moved in and is planning to scare them out, one by one. Based on the children's book by Jennifer O'Connell. This title is presented in American Sign Language by the Rocky Mountain Deaf School.

Media Details

Runtime: 5 minutes

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Woman signs in front of a storybook cover of lots of turkeys looking up at a big turkey. Text on book cover reads, "10 Fat Turkeys."
6 minutes
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Still image from: 10 Fat Turkeys
5 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
Color illustration of a woman sprinkling ingredients on dough while a girl stands on a chair pouring ingredients into a mixing bowl. Title card reads, "A BIG Mooncake for Little Star."
9 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
The bank of a river, lake, or stream with driftwood and bright green ferns.
9 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook showing a person and dog sleeping in a green camper trailer behind a yellow car. Story text appears on screen.
0 minutes
Grade Level: Ps - 4
Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a green chameleon on a green leaf and a yellow chameleon on a yellow leaf. Story text appears on screen.
4 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Man in glasses purses lips and holds up a fist with a thumb pointed towards himself. Color illustration of a boy in pajamas with a worried expression fills the background. Caption. 1 creature was stirring, that creature was me!
Sign Language Storytelling
Episode 5
13 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
Color illustration. Flying owl, wings outstretched.
4 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Woman smiles and holds up her right hand with her left hand in a fist, thumb pointing towards her. Background photo of firefighter and Dalmatian standing by fire engine.
5 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
2-page view of a storybook. The left page contains red, blue, yellow, and green stars across the top and bottom, with story in the middle. The right page is a cartoon of a blonde girl using a frog puppet for a brunette girl inside a living room.
10 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 4

Viewer Comments

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    Tess R. (Powder Springs, GA)
    September 1st, 2022 at 01:05 PM

    Great use of ASL classifiers. I learned a lot from viewing this!

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    Lorena S. (EL PASO, TX)
    February 11th, 2021 at 11:29 AM

    With virtual learning, I've incorporated ASL in my class. The kids enjoy it and these videos are entertaining and educational.

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