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Diamonds Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden economics, science, social studies, technology, visual arts

Learn about diamonds — math, science, art, and history connections. Continue reading

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Shakespeare Classroom Resources

  By hadensites books, english, technology, visual arts
shakespeare statistics

Those of us who teach Shakespeare can easily be overwhelmed by the — literally — millions of online resources on Shakespeare. You don’t have to spend hours clicking around looking for the best ones, because we already did it for you. First, the plays: The Complete Works: all the words… Continue reading

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Make a Science Portfolio

  By RebeccaHaden science, technology, visual arts

Combine research, art, and writing to create a great classroom project that can be anything from a quick classroom activity to an organizing system for a major science unit. The basic idea is to have each student create a labeled picture that shares information, then put them all together into… Continue reading

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Online Quizzes for In-class Response

  By RebeccaHaden classroom management, technology

At WordCamp in Kansas City this month I heard a speaker who suggested using a WordPress website for quick in-class assessment. When you’re giving a lecture or explaining a concept, you can have everyone logged into the class website, have them answer quick questions online, and thus make sure that… Continue reading

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Routine Tasks in the Classroom

  By RebeccaHaden 21st century skills, character education, technology

  I’m a teacher, but I’m also a parent, and I’ve occasionally had disagreements with my kids’ teachers. Once a teacher complained to me about my daughter’s resistance to doing routine stuff like copying out spelling words repeatedly. “Most of our lives as adults,” she said to me, “consist of… Continue reading

The Emperor’s Nightingale Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden fairy tales, music, social studies, technology, visual arts
The Emporer's Nightingale

“The Emperor’s Nightingale” is a story by Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author, set in China. In the story, the Emperor of China discovers a nightingale, a bird which sings so beautifully that its song restores the ailing Emperor’s health.  The Emperor of Japan sends a mechanical singing bird to… Continue reading

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Publish a Poem with Paint

  By RebeccaHaden english, technology, visual arts

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Tech Lessons on Plants

  By RebeccaHaden science, technology

  When you have benchmarks for studying plants and for technology, save time by combining the two. Here are two ways to use some of our favorite tech tools to learn more about the plant kingdom. Google Earth Plant a baby tree for your class at MyBabyTree and watch it… Continue reading

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FreshPlans Interviews an Entrepreneur

  By RebeccaHaden 21st century skills, field trips, technology

Dr. Douglas Hutchings tells us about his experience as an entrepreneur. Continue reading

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Classroom Activities on Invention and Inventors

  By RebeccaHaden critical thinking, social studies, technology, visual arts
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  FreshPlans had the opportunity to interview inventor Douglas Hutchings, who was recently on the cover of Inventor’s Digest.  Dr. Hutchings has been responsible for two inventions: a new kind of solar panel  which makes solar energy much more affordable, and a website that helps people find special deals in… Continue reading

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