Summary
A full-length Halloween special (~57 min). On Halloween night the friends swap a set of spooky-but-friendly stories, and each one helps a character face a worry or fear. Light, playful scares with a reassuring message about being brave. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
Viewer safety
All agesMild peril
Friendly Halloween spookiness (ghost stories and costumes) played for fun, not fright.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Arthur stories open the door to talking about feelings, friendship and doing the right thing. Use these questions to talk about “Arthur and the Haunted Tree House.”
- Which story was your favorite, and why?
- How do the characters handle the things that scare them?
- What helps you feel brave when something seems spooky?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: Halloween, spooky, brave, fear, imagination.
Try it: Write a tip for a friend on how to feel brave on a spooky night.