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 The Busy Educator's Monthly Five: June 2008 From turning waste into art, to science news and reviews and a lesson plan creation site for teachers - there's something for everyone! | |
| by Marjan Glavac Regular contributor to the Gazette June 1, 2008 |
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The Imagination Factory
The site integrates art with science and social studies to teach solid waste management concepts in a fun and entertaining way. Visitors learn how to make art and crafts using easy to obtain solid waste as a source of free materials. Some of the activities include drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, papier-mâché, marbling and crafts. Featuring Trashasaurus Rex, a giant, solid waste sculpture, the page includes links to many other art and environmental sites.
Hypography Sci-Tech
Hypography Sci-Tech, is a large gateway to science and technology. Here you can read science articles, news, reviews, articles and quizzes.
Discoveryschool Lesson Planner For Teachers
Teachers can create and store their lesson plans online for easy access from any web enabled PC. Also, teachers can link their lesson plans to activities they create with other tools on DiscoverySchool.com. There is no need to follow a pre-created template. Choose the lesson plan sections customized to fit your needs. Create a nicely formatted printable version of the lesson plan or download and save it to your personal computer.
Goodcharacter.Com
GoodCharacter.com offers free character education resources for K-12 teachers, coaches, and youth group leaders, all organized by topic and grade level. You’ll find curriculum materials, discussion questions, writing assignments, group learning activities, opportunities for student action and lots of teacher support material. This is the place to start for immediate implementation of a character development unit for any grade level.
Kidsart
Kidsart features art teaching resources, FREE art and rafts lessons, a gallery of student art, games and ad-libs for teachers and homeschoolers, families and artistic kids. 
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Marjan Glavac (BA, BEd, MA) is a professional speaker, teacher and author. He is a full time classroom teacher with 25 years teaching experience. He has taught and continues to teach students from the inner city, students with emotional/behavioral disorders, ESL, and IEP students. He is an international speaker and workshop presenter.