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FreshPlans Visits the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art

  By hadensites art, featured, field trips, social studies

The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art at the Fenster/Sanditen Cultural Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a lesser-known gem of an art museum in a town with a surprising wealth of art museums. The Sherwin Miller specializes in Jewish art, with a wide range of exhibits. Art works in multiple… Continue reading

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Fresh Plans Visits the Nelson Atkins Art Museum

  By hadensites field trips, visual arts

The Nelson Atkins Museum is a beautiful art museum in Kansas City, Missouri. We had the opportunity to visit their Lunar New Year Celebration for the Year of the Dragon.  There was plenty of music and dancing, tasty food, and art exhibits. We enjoyed the sculpture. This lion was a… Continue reading

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FreshPlans Visits the Oklahoma Aquarium

  By hadensites field trips

We always enjoy a good aquarium, and we have written before about our aquarium visits — but you might not think to look for an aquarium in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is in the middle of the nation, far from any ocean. The Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, Oklahoma, is worth a visit.… Continue reading

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FreshPlans Goes to the Museum of Native American History

  By hadensites field trips, social studies, visual arts

We visited the Museum of Native American History (MONAH) in Bentonville, Arkansas. We expected to see a large collection of local arrowheads, and we did, but there is lots more than that to see at MONAH! When you first enter, you will be greeted with a mammoth skeleton and mammoth… Continue reading

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FreshPlans Goes to the Maritime Museum

  By hadensites field trips, social studies

We visited the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, where we learned a lot of interesting things. The Channel Islands are off the coast of California. The first inhabitants were the Chumash, who lived there until the 1800s. Europeans began to arrive in the 1600s. Today, the Channel Islands are a national… Continue reading

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Freshplans Goes to Germany

  By hadensites fairy tales, field trips, social studies

We visited Baden-Württemberg, the state in the south of Germany bordering France and Switzerland. This part of the country is known for its charm and beauty. Here you see Lake Konstanz, or Lake Constance in English. Germany is famous for its breads and cake. Here you see plum cake with… Continue reading

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FreshPlans Goes to Nepal

  By hadensites critical thinking, economics, field trips

Ellina had a summer job in Nepal, so we took the opportunity to visit. Nepal is a very interesting country, and it’s worth studying. Bring this country into your classroom for an exciting lesson at any time of the year. Nepal is mostly a rural country, but it has some… Continue reading

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Farmers Market Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden books, field trips, math, science, social studies, technology, visual arts
market lesson plans

Your neighborhood may or may not have a farmers market, but just think how many things you can learn in a lesson about farmers markets: science, social studies, environmental literacy, economics, even art and technology. Here are some of our favorite farmers market lesson plans: Kindergarten Start your kindergarteners off… Continue reading

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FreshPlans Visits the Botanical Gardens

  By RebeccaHaden field trips

Botanical gardens are sort of like zoos for plants. We visited the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, a small but wonderful garden linked to Lake Fayetteville by an equally wonderful five mile bike and walking trail. You may have a local botanical garden or a park with gardens worth visiting.… Continue reading

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FreshPlans Visits the Stockyards

  By hadensites field trips, health, Lesson Plans, science, social studies

We visited the stockyards in Ft. Worth. Or rather, we visited the Stockyards National Historic District. The Stockyards still have rodeos and cattle drives, so this is one of the few places everyone can get a sense of what cowboy living was like. More than six million cattle were driven… Continue reading

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