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Although we discuss the importance of global responsibility throughout the year, we really try to focus on it during Earth Week in the classroom.  I tried to incorporate these kind of activities into…

Upcycle an old spice jar into a terrarium.  Haley from The Zen of Making via Craftzine An Earth Day Treat from Lifeologia Growing Microgreens by Five and One

It's been a bit since I've done a Friday Art Feature.  Two reasons:  1)  I LOVED my Kandinsky trees so much I can't bear to take them down yet, and  2)  I'm feeling the pressure of t…

It's been a beautiful weekend here - all weekends should be four-day weekends!  We've enjoyed two fabulous Easter dinners with extended family, have satisfied (more than satisfied) our chocol…

We continued our Earth Day activities at school this week, reinforcing to the students that every day is Earth Day. I found this fun, free activity on another seller's site on TeacherspayTeacher…

A day off with the kiddies at home! Being Earth Day and all, the teacher in me wanted to have a theme day. My inspiration came from my sister, who has this absolutely fantastic blog called Meet the…

Photo credit: far out flora A few links for Earth Day. Stalk Bicycles are a sustainably built bicycle made in San Francisco out of locally grown bamboo. The surprisingly versatile material is not …

Our school will be celebrating Earth Day on Thursday.  One of our tried and true activities is our annual community clean-up.  The entire school is divided into groups, and each group is respons…

Used mostly in the 19th century, Cross-writing is a technique for saving paper.  After a page of writing or after both sides of a page were filled in, the writer would then turn the page 90 degrees…