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The Ant and the Grasshopper

  By RebeccaHaden art, character education, science

In Aesop’s fable of The Ant and the Grasshopper, the ant works hard all summer while the grasshopper plays. Not only does the grasshopper play, but he actually taunts the hardworking ant. Come winter, the ant has plenty to eat and the grasshopper dies. The moral is clear: work hard… Continue reading

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Insects and Humans: Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden art, critical thinking, science, social studies

  The national science standards mandate a set of topics for all studies of organisms: Their morphology — that is, their form, body parts, and other physical characteristics. Their lifecycles. Their habitats. Their relationships with humans. What are the relationships among insects and humans? When you think of insect interactions… Continue reading

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Bees Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden character education, Classroom Themes, science

  The honeybee is our state insect, but it’s a great theme even if you don’t have that connection.  A bee theme lets you be Busy Bees or The Bee’s Knees, to ask What’s the Buzz? or to Bee All you Can Bee, and to have Bee-Attitudes. You can get your room… Continue reading

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There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly

  By RebeccaHaden music, science

“There was an old lady who swallowed a fly…” goes the traditional song. “I don’t know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps she’ll die.” The old woman goes on cheerfully enough to swallow a spider “that wriggled and jiggled and ticked inside her” and then a bird, a cat, a… Continue reading

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Seven at a Blow

  By RebeccaHaden character education, english, fairy tales, math, science

Seven at One Blow or  The Brave Little Tailor is a Grimm’s fairy tale about a tailor who swats seven flies at once, and is so proud of himself that he boasts to everyone that he has killed “seven at one blow.” When his listeners think he means that he… Continue reading

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Skylines Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden art, centers, Classroom Themes, critical thinking, music, science, social studies, technology

  Many teachers have a favorite Back to School Lesson Plan to kick off the new school year. Heather McDonnell from Walter Turnbow Elementary suggested an unusual one. She studies skylines. Heather’s mission, she says, is “to bring the world to my classroom.” So she uses the Dr. Seuss bookOh,… Continue reading

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Rock’n’Roll Classroom Theme Ideas

  By RebeccaHaden Classroom Themes, music, social studies

Rock & roll makes a fun classroom theme, with some surprisingly serious lesson opportunities. It’s one of the easiest things to pull together, too. There’s a Rock the School mini bulletin board set. There are also cute electric guitar cutouts. What’s more, there are few subjects for which it’s so… Continue reading

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Bridges

  By RebeccaHaden science, social studies, visual arts

Check out the “Three Billy Goats Gruff” lesson plans for lots of bridge lesson ideas. Continue reading

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Pizza Classroom Theme

  By RebeccaHaden Classroom Themes, economics, math, music, science

While we were in Rome with Google Earth, we saw a pizzeria on every corner. Pizza is perfect for studying fractions. Our friend Debby Picou showed us how to make a fractions center with pizza slice cutouts. Just fit them together into parts like 3/8 or 1/2 and glue them… Continue reading

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Shadow Puppets Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden art, science, social studies

  Indonesian shadow puppets are intricately cut and beautifully painted — and then hidden behind a screen. Used to perform traditional folktales or stories from Hindu epics, these puppets are one of the most characteristic art forms of Indonesia. The concept is simple: put a solid shape behind a transparent… Continue reading

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