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Civilization: the Board Game

  By RebeccaHaden critical thinking, social studies, technology
Civilization board game

  Civilization: The Board Game is a complex strategy game chronicling the rise (and fall) of civilizations. At home or with friends, you’ll find that hours pass swiftly as great cities are built and destroyed, new technologies are discovered and shared, and alliances develop and change. In the classroom, you… Continue reading

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Classification

  By RebeccaHaden critical thinking

We’ve illustrated key concepts about classification with a nice assortment of noodles. Continue reading

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Pasta Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden critical thinking, math, social studies, technology, visual arts
pasta map of Italy

Use your noodle! Pasta is a fun way to study geography, math, and history. We have ideas and activities for all grades! Pasta is a food made from flour, water, and often eggs and flavorings. It can be cooked and eaten immediately, or dried for long storage. It is boiled,… Continue reading

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Haunted House Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden art, critical thinking, social studies, technology
Victorian house

Haunted houses are part of mythology and urban legends in many places and times. They make a good topic for lessons with art, social studies, and writing.  Depending on your population, you can put them together with ghost stories for a great genre lesson, use them for Halloween  or architecture… Continue reading

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Ask a Stupid Question Day

  By RebeccaHaden critical thinking
Ask a Stupid Question Day

  We’re getting ready for Ask a Stupid Question Day. It used to be National Stupid Question Day, but we hear that it is now observed in the UK as well as in the US. Ask a Stupid Question Day is the day for freely asking those questions you hesitate… Continue reading

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Observe Banned Books Week in Your Classroom

  By RebeccaHaden books, critical thinking
Banned Books Week

  We’re amazed by some of the books for kids and young adults which have been often banned and challenged. S-Collection has another list of challenged and banned kids’ books. A definitive list isn’t possible, simply because there isn’t a central banning and challenging agency or process. Some books may… Continue reading

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Sandwich Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden critical thinking, english, math
sandwich

Sandwiches are awesome enough to deserve their own day, and November 3 is that day, the birthday of the Earl of Sandwich. According to the story, said Earl didn’t like to leave the card table to get a meal, so he devised the sandwich as a quick pick me up… Continue reading

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Mythology Lesson Plans: Weather Gods Smackdown

  By RebeccaHaden critical thinking, fairy tales, science

Weather mythology is a rich literary genre, with connections to science, critical thinking, and social studies. Here are some of our favorite lesson plans: Compare Thor and Zeus Thor is the Thunder God in Norse mythology. He has a magic hammer, a magic belt, and a cart pulled by a… Continue reading

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FreshPlans Goes to the Rodeo

  By RebeccaHaden books, critical thinking, english, field trips, technology

Sure, there were bucking broncos and bulls to ride, but our favorite things at the Rodeo of the Ozarks were the sheep and the goats. Muttonbusting is an event in which little buckaroos attempt to ride sheep. It was a muddy evening when we went, so the kids were attempting… Continue reading

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Atlantis Lesson Plans

  By hadensites critical thinking, english, fairy tales, field trips, social studies, technology

The story of Atlantis, the wonderful kingdom that sank beneath the ocean, captures student imaginations and provides terrific teachable moments for science, literature, and social studies. The only written record of Atlantis, and the origin of the story, is in the Dialogues of the Greek philosopher Plato, where he writes… Continue reading

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