This year, I am teaching fourth and sixth grade social science. Until this morning, I had not thought about including anything about September 11th in my lesson plans. The same thing happened after Labor Day; however, I realized the children needed to know how the Labor … [Read more...]
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One More Step Towards Going Green: Fast Fashion, Thrift Stores, and Cheap Clothes
My approach to living a greener life involves small steps or goals. I live off-the-grid, grow a lot of my own food organically, and use only natural products. Examining one's life for the next step towards a greener existence, whether small or large, then taking action towards … [Read more...]
Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, OH MY! Don’t Let Your Kids Wear Cheap Jewelry!
No one wants to buy expensive jewelry for their children, as they may lose or break these pieces; however, cheap jewelry can "contain dangerous levels of cancer-causing toxic chemicals". We are NOT talking about the super cheap jewelry here that comes out of a machine, but … [Read more...]
Lessons With the Lorax: You Don’t Need a Thneed
I still remember the first time I read The Lorax. I was not a child, but a teenager. The message of conservation and environmentalism fed my budding philosophy of life. When I became a parent, it was one of the first books I bought my own children. I … [Read more...]
Nation of Change: “McDonald’s uncanny ability to turn an inherently healthy food into an unnaturally processed product”
You've seen the advertisements and billboards...McDonald's has healthy food, right? Even with the additions of salads and fruits to the menu, fast food is still fast food. Take for example, oatmeal...What could be better than a hardy bowl in the morning? Nation of Change … [Read more...]
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