Happy Earth Day

“To plant a seed is to believe in tomorrow.
Taking Care of our Brains so we can take care of our Earth.

TedE and TamE solving problems in the garden

TedE and TamE solving problems in the Garden

Life is a Garden.
But there will always be weeds.
That is why we must provide time for kids to learn to solve real world problems.

How that special glow can warm you from inside out … From CBS Morning Aurora Lights. I feel that same glow watching others find their inspiration in the outdoors. Nature is the best teacher. It is quite addicting to share this world with passionate volunteers; One of those being an AAUW WISE member Lynn H. who invited me to help at the Houston Arboretum Earth Day celebration. Also, nice to feel valued, as they even sent a note of thanks signed by all their staff.

A volunteer Mom’s daughter having observed the process took over the teaching how to make a Habitat Bracelet. This Kindergartener explained that the purple bead represented the fruit the raccoons ate in their habitat and warned not to eat berries in the wild because they might be poisonous. One parent wanted to do the Raccoon Habitat bracelet with students in her local elementary school. This inspired me to post the activity here so others can continue this glow.

What did you do for Earth Day?

Houston ISD Student teaching how to make a HABITAT BRACELET

Houston ISD Student teaching how to make a HABITAT BRACELET

Habitat Bracelet Directions:
Animals need food, water, Shelter and space to live. Where do they find these things? In their HABITAT, or home. Raccoons live in the forest (and sometimes in our neighborhoods!). You will be making a Habitat Bracelet to represent all of the things a raccoon needs to survive. Take a string or pipe cleaner. As you pass through the stations, you add different colored beads, each one representing a different raccoon need. Blue – Water, Yellow – Invertebrates, Red – Vertebrates, Green – Plants, Orange – Nuts.

Binary Bracelets  are fun too.  Learn how to create them too, so you can build your brain. Inspired?  Watch the videos as students make their own creations: codemathteks.edublogs.org/numbers/binary. And take care of bodies too!  Replace candy sales with binary jewelry.

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