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Triple Bottom Line Analysis: “Triple Bottom Line” is a framework for analyzing a phenomena using social, economic, and environmental influences.

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Triple Bottom Line Analysis: “Triple Bottom Line” is a framework for analyzing a phenomena using social, economic, and environmental influences.

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Educating for Environmental Literacy in America's Public Schools

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Educating for Environmental Literacy in America's Public Schools

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Leveraging What Students Know to Make Sense of Texts: What the Research Says About Prior Knowledge Activation

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Leveraging What Students Know to Make Sense of Texts: What the Research Says About Prior Knowledge Activation

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Studies have shown that previewing unfamiliar words before students read improves comprehension. Get tips on choosing words to preview and find examples of vocabulary knowledge checklists.

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Vocabulary lies at the heart of content learning. To support the development of vocabulary in the content areas, teachers need to give their students time to read widely, intentionally select words worthy of instruction, model their own word solving strategies, and provide students with opportunities to engage in collaborative conversations.

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30 Meaningful Vocabulary Activities for Every Grade

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10 Fun Ways To Teach, Learn and Practise Vocabulary In The Language Classroom

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Save California Salmon Teachers Resource

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Save California Salmon Teachers Resource

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Save California Salmon Teachers Resource

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Healthy Ecosystems Curriculum (California Indian Museum and Cultural Center) 

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Healthy Ecosystems Curriculum (California Indian Museum and Cultural Center) 

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The following curriculum was created in partnership for the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center by Redbud Resource Group

"Healthy eating does not start with the chopping, cooking, and eating of ingredients. It starts with conscious land stewardship. Long before our food makes it to our plates, it often exists as plant or animals species in unique ecosystems that thrive off of biodiversity. For many Native peoples, the abundance and availability of traditional food sources relies on the health of these ecosystems. Biodiversity in California's oak woodland ecosystem is supported by local Native peoples, and has been since Time immemorial.

In this curriculum student learn:

Methods for supporting a resilient ecosystem.

Impacts of over-consumption, industrial development, and natural disasters on ecosystem resiliency.

How Indigenous foods support a healthy diet.

Tribal Focus: Pomo

Subjects: Environmental Science, Nutrition, Mathematics, English Language Arts

Grades: 6-9

Standards: NGSS, Common Core, CA Indian Essential Understandings, CA Healthy Schools Guidelines

Section 1: Biodiversity in California's Oak Woodlands

In Part 1, students explore California's oak woodland ecosystem from a Native perspective. Students learn about the importance of biodiversity in protecting traditional foods. For the Pomo people in northern California, having reliable access to healthy traditional foods requires stewardship of the natural environment in which those foods are produced. Students have the opportunity to learn about the Pomo relationship to the land through contemporary and historical stories, model scientific phenomena that lead to ecosystem resiliency, and apply their knowledge to problems around organism population and sustainability. This section includes supplementary tools from a range of online education sources to support student learning.
Lesson 1 - Where Do I Live Lesson 2 - Pomo Stories Lesson 3 - Biodiversity Introduction Lesson 4 - Oak Woodlands Introduction Lesson 5 - Oak Woodlands Energy Transfer Lesson 6 - Oak Woodland Keystone Species Exploration Lesson 7 - Food Web Resiliency Lesson 8 - Traditional Ecological Case Study: Fire Educational videos to support the curriculum:
Section 2: Native Foods and Nutrition

In Part 2, students discover the health benefits of integrating local Native foods into their diets. Students read about Native experiences with introduced, settler foods, and reflect on the benefits of having a cultural connection to the foods they consume. Activities exploring food insecurity and the accessibility of Native foods help students reflect on the health of their own communities. Students have the opportunity to reflect on their own diet and nutrition, as well as the role food plays in their families. This section includes supplementary tools from a range of online education sources to support student learning."
Lesson 1 - Native Foods for Today's World Lesson 2 - What are We Eating Lesson 3 - My Native Plate Lesson 4 - Native Foods Case Study Lesson 5 - My Community: Food Access Lesson 6 - Native Foods Experience Lesson 7 - Family Recipe

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The following curriculum was created in partnership for the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center by Redbud Resource Group "Healthy eating does not start with the chopping, cooking, and eating of ingredients. It starts with conscious land stewardship.

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We rely on the environment for everything we need - the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and much, much more. As the context in which we live our lives, the environment provides students an intrinsically engaging and authentic context for learning.

The California Education and the Environment Initiative is a statewide effort to make environmental literacy an integral part of K-12 instruction in California. We provide educators with professional learning and instructional materials that demonstrate how to blend the environment into the teaching of traditional academic subjects like science, history, and English language arts.

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Home page for the Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum. Includes a program overview and links to downloadable curriculum files and training opportunities for teachers.

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List of Rhetorical Strategies (What authors DO)

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List of Rhetorical Strategies (What authors DO)

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Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things-from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen-provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth's oldest teachers: the plants around us. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.

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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

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Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things-from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen-provide us...

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Resource List for Teaching Climate Change (curated by Humboldt Climate Educators)

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Resource List for Teaching Climate Change (curated by Humboldt Climate Educators)

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Solutionary and Environmental Book List:  TK-12+ organized by topic.

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Solutionary and Environmental Book List:  TK-12+ organized by topic.

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The following is a list of books (and some videos) that can provide examples of solutionary action or explore environmental themes (TK-12+) organized by topic.

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Solutionary and Environmental Books Examples

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The adult version of the podcast features comedian Alie Ward interviewing "ologists" with the theme of smart people asking smart people dumb questions. The classroom version is school-appropriate and edited to shorter lengths. Equally entertaining!

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Bite-sized versions of classic Ologies episodes edited specifically for kids and students!

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Hundreds of scientific articles. Written for kids. Approved by scientists.

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Hundreds of scientific articles. Written for kids. Approved by scientists.

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A Place to Write: Getting Your Students out of the Classroom and into the World (by Rob and Amanda Montgomery)

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A Place to Write: Getting Your Students out of the Classroom and into the World (by Rob and Amanda Montgomery)

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All We Can Save:  Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis 

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“A mosaic that honors the complexity of the climate crisis like few, if any, books on the topic have done yet ... a feast of ideas and perspectives, setting a big table for the climate movement, declaring all are welcome.” - Rolling Stone

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About the book

There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration. While it's clear that women and girls are vital voices and agents of change for this planet, they are too often missing from the proverbial "table." More than a problem of bias, it's a dynamic that sets us up for failure. To change everything, we need everyone.

Intermixing essays with poetry and art, this book is both a balm and a guide for knowing and holding what has been done to the world, while bolstering our resolve never to give up on each other or our collective future. We must summon truth, courage, and solutions, to turn away from the brink and toward life-giving possibility. Curated by two climate leaders, this book is a collection and celebration of visionaries who are leading us on a path toward all we can save.

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All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis | A national bestseller - The All We Can Save Project

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About the book There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration. While it's clear that women and girls are vital voices and agents of change for this planet, they are too often missing from the proverbial "table."

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Resource List for Teaching Climate Change (curated by Humboldt Climate Educators)

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Resource List for Teaching Climate Change (curated by Humboldt Climate Educators)

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Becoming a parent - or a grandparent - poses a new challenge for climate-aware adults, many of whom may still be struggling to come to their own terms with the problem.

For this bookshelf, Yale Climate Connectons has selected 12 titles to illustrate how authors have tried meeting this challenge for different age levels, from pre-school to young adult. Four of these titles are new releases, suggesting that publishers sense a growing market for children's books about climate change.

But the fact that six of these titles feature polar bears, either as leading characters or as iconic images on their covers, suggests that authors, illustrators, and/or publishers have not kept up with the research on visualizing climate change. Images of polar bears, these studies have found, makes climate change seem a remote and distant problem in viewers' eyes. What's more, a recent study finds that Americans now more commonly associate climate change with images of extreme weather than with polar bears or ice. Perhaps when they take up their second or third book on climate change, today's young readers will see beyond their polar bear picture books.
As always, the descriptions of the titles listed below are drawn from the copy provided by their publishers. When two dates of publication are listed, the latter is for the paperback edition.
Winston of Churchill: One Bear's Battle Against Global Warming, by Jean Davies Okimoto, Illustrated by Jeremiah Trammel (Endicott and Hugh Books 2013, 34 pages, $9.95 paperback)
Churchill, Manitoba, is the polar bear capital of the world. Every winter, tourists flock to the tiny town to watch the bears hunt and frolic on the frozen waters of the Hudson Bay. This year, though, the tourists are in for a big surprise ... Winston! A smart, fierce, brave bear, Winston of Churchill has noticed that his icy home is slowly melting away. He explains to the other bears why the ice is melting then, using the stirring words of his famous namesake, rallies the bears to convince humans to save their Arctic home. But in the process, Winston learns an unexpected lesson and realizes that he, too, must change his ways. This timely, funny story helps children understand that in the face of global warming, everyone must do their part, no matter how small.
The Tantrum that Saved the World, by Megan Herbert and Michael E. Mann (World Saving Books 2018, 64 pages, $28.50)
This remarkable new picture book by Australian writer and illustrator Megan Herbert and award-winning American climate scientist Michael E. Mann has two parts. The first is a story about a little girl who inherits a huge problem she didn't ask for, feels all kinds of frustration as she tries to solve it, and then channels those strong emotions into positive action. The second part explains the science of climate change in language children can understand, telling the stories of the climate refugees who appear in the story and showing how all their lives are interconnected. An action plan then outlines simple and positive actions every person can take to make a real difference and to become the heroes of their own stories.
The Lonely Polar Bear, by Khoa Le (Fox Chapel Publishing 2018, 40 pages, $14.99)

This sweet children's picture book presents a moving story, set in a fragile Arctic world threatened by global warming. A little polar bear wakes up alone after a furious storm. With his mother nowhere in sight, he makes friends with a mysterious little girl and various animal companions. All of the friends come together in the magnificent polar sky. In the end the little bear sits peacefully, enjoying a winter day lit up by beautiful northern lights. Featuring exceptional illustrations from talented Vietnamese illustrator Khoa Le, The Lonely Polar Bear offers an accessible way to introduce children to climate change issues.

The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge, by Joanna Cole, Illustrated by Bruce Degen (Scholastic Press 2010, 48 pages, $16.99)
Trust the bestselling science series of all time to get down to the facts on global warming, so kids can understand the crisis - and how they can help solve it. Like it or not, global warming is a hot topic, and it will affect the younger generation the most. So why not turn to the teacher kids like the most, Ms. Frizzle! Only the Friz can boil all the hoopla down to the scientific facts in a fun and informative way. With trademark simplicity and wit, Joanna Cole explains why the Earth is getting warmer, and Bruce Degen's bright, action-filled illustrations make the science easy to understand and fun to learn. This team brings a new, improved understanding to climate change, engaging kids and empowering all.

What Is Climate Change?, by Gail Herman, Illustrated by John Hinderliter (Penguin Random House 2018, 124 pages, $5.99 paperback)
The Earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in climate change, there is a counterargument. Author Gail Herman presents both sides of the debate in this fact-based, fair-minded, and well-researched book that looks at the subject from many perspectives, including scientific, social, and political.
Analyzing Climate Change: Asking Questions, Evaluating Evidence, and Designing Solutions, by Philip Steele (Cavendish Square 2018, 48 pages, $21.95)
Scientific evidence clearly shows that temperatures and the level of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen dramatically since the end of the nineteenth century, coinciding with the rise of industrialization. But what can be done to slow the effects of climate change on humans, plants and animals, and natural resources? This book explains the consequences of further climate change, from flooding of coastal areas to unhealthy pollution in urban areas, and how governments, businesses, and citizens can proactively work on limiting their use of greenhouse gases. International accords such as the Paris agreement of 2015 and the Kyoto Protocol of 1992 are also discussed.
It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired, & Get Going, by Chelsea Clinton (Puffin Books 2015/2017, 432 pages, $9.99)
First daughter turned activist and mother Chelsea Clinton shows kids how they can make a difference in their world. With an eye toward empowering and inspiring kids, Chelsea Clinton explores some of the biggest challenges facing our world today. Using data, charts and stories she unpacks challenges related to Poverty, Climate Change, Gender Equality, Health, Endangered Species and talks about what's being done to make a difference - particularly by kids and teenagers. With lots of suggestions and ideas for action, Chelsea Clinton shares her passion for helping others and shows readers that the world belongs to every single one of us, and every one of us counts. You can make a difference. You can make a change. It's your world.
How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate, by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch (Dawn Publications 2008/2010, 66 pages, $11.99 paperback)

When the weather changes daily, how do we really know that Earth's climate is changing? Here is the science behind the headlines - evidence from flowers, butterflies, birds, frogs, trees, glaciers and much more, gathered by scientists from all over the world, sometimes with assistance from young "citizen-scientists." And here is what young people, and their families and teachers, can do to learn about climate change and take action. Kids can make a difference! This book combines the talents of Lynne Cherry, the leading children's environmental writer/illustrator and author of The Great Kapok Tree, and the late Gary Braasch, award-winning photojournalist and author of Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World.

It's Getting Hot in Here: The Past, Present, and Future of Climate Change, by Bridget Heos (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016, 240 pages, $17.99)

Tackling the issue of global warming head-on for a teen audience, Bridget Heos examines the science behind it, the history of climate change on our planet, and the ways in which humans have affected the current crisis we face. It's Getting Hot in Here illustrates how interconnected we are not just with everyone else on the planet, but with the people who came before us and the ones who will inherit the planet after us. This eye-opening approach to one of today's most pressing issues focuses on the past human influences, the current state of affairs, the grim picture for the future - and how young readers can help to make a positive change.

, by Julie Bertagna (Pan Macmillan 2002/2017 reissue, 352 pages, $13.99 paperback)
It is 2099 - and the world is gradually drowning, as mighty Arctic ice floes melt, the seas rise, and land disappears forever beneath storm-tossed waves. For 15-year-old Mara, her family and community, huddled on the fast-disappearing island of Wing, the new century brings flight. Packed into tiny boats, a terrifying journey begins to a bizarre city that rises into the sky, built on the drowned remains of the ancient city of Glasgow. But even here there is no safety and, shut out of the city, Mara realizes they are asylum-seekers in a world torn between high-tech wizardry and the most primitive injustice. To save her people, Mara must not only find a way into the city but also search for a new land and a new home.
Love in the Time of Global Warming, by Francesca Lia Block (2013/2014, 256 pages, $10.99 paperback)

After the Earth Shaker, which all but destroyed Los Angeles, 17-year-old Penelope (Pen) sets out into the wasteland in search of her family, her journey guided by a tattered copy of Homer's Odyssey. Soon she begins to realize her own abilities and strength as she faces false promises of safety, the cloned giants who feast on humans, and a madman who wishes her dead. On her voyage, Pen learns to tell stories that reflect her strange visions, while she and her fellow survivors navigate the dangers that lie in wait. In her lyrical style, Francesca Lia Block has created a world that is beautiful in its destruction and as frightening as it is lovely. Love in the Time of Global Warming has shades of science fiction, fantasy, eco-fiction, and dystopia.

The Last Wild, by Piers Torday (Puffin Books 2014/2015, 352 pages, $8.99)
In a world where animals are slowly fading into extinction, 12-year-old Kester Jaynes feels as if he hardly exists either. He's been locked away in a home for troubled children and is unable to speak a word. Then one night, a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach come to help him escape, and he discovers that he can speak - to them. And the animals need him. Only Kester, with the aid of a stubborn, curious girl named Polly, can help them survive. The animals saved Kester. But can he save them?

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How can one talk to children about climate change in a way that empowers them to act rather than paralyzes them with fear?

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Wombat Underground: A Wildfire Survival Story

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Wombat Underground: A Wildfire Survival Story

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Inspired by viral online stories during the 2019-2020 wildfires in Australia featuring wombats 'saving' other animals taking shelter in their burrows, here is a lyrical story about strangers in need of refuge. Up on the hill, Wallaby licks a puddle's last drop. Skink slips into the shade. Echidna hides in grass as dry as tinder. Under the hill, Wombat carves out a cave that's all his own. Then-KABOOM!-lightning strikes. Wombat Underground

Written in simple and concise language perfect for a read aloud, award-winning author Sarah L. Thomson invites readers to see through the eyes of a wombat as a fire rages through Australian outback. Nearly 3 billion animals were affected by the Australian wildfires of 2019-2020, and wombats played a crucial part in allowing their homes to transform as safe havens for other animals whose homes were destroyed in the fires. Paired with stunning and richly layered art by Charles Santoso, teaches us that the time of greatest danger is also the time to open our door to those in the greatest need.

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Wombat Underground: A Wildfire Survival Story [Thomson, Sarah L., Santoso, Charles] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Wombat Underground: A Wildfire Survival Story

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We Are Water Protectors, Written by Carole Lindstrom, Illustrated by Michaela Goade

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We Are Water Protectors, Written by Carole Lindstrom, Illustrated by Michaela Goade

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Michaela Goade is the 2021 Caldecott Medal winning illustrator of New York Times Bestselling "We Are Water Protectors" (also a Kirkus Prize Finalist) as well as other books "I Sang You Down from the Stars," "Shanyaak'utlaax: Salmon Boy" (American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book 2018) and "Encounter."

Michaela is Tlingit and a tribal citizen of the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. She grew up in the rainforest and beaches of Southeast Alaska and lives today in Sheet'ká (Sitka), Alaska, an island at the edge of a wide, wild sea. Visit her online at www.michaelagoade.com.

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Isidora and Julian, playing in the Chilean ocean, hear a plaintive cry -- a sea lion is tangled in an abandoned fishing net. They free their ocean friend then consider what to do with the net. With the help of a bird building its nest, they recycle it into something useful again, something better than new.

Presented in both English and Spanish, Better than New: A Recycle Tale/Mejor que Nuevo: Un cuenta de reciclaje is an inspiring story that presents children with a problem and shows how they find the solution, while teaching about the dangers of ocean pollution and encouraging a healthy relationship with the natural world. Issues covered: Plastic pollution in the ocean -- the harm it has on sea life Abandoned fishing nets, also known as ghost nets, as one particularly dangerous source of pollution They can be collected (instead of dumped) and made into other things - like fabric How this is done at a recycle facility - melting and restructuring into fabric, then made into clothing Kids will think it is super cool that they are wearing old fishing nets! Kids learn, "You can help the planet with the choices you make in what you wear." "You, too, can help save the fish and other sea life." Kids learn from other animals in nature Empathy toward sea life Taking action and having a positive outcome

"¿Me ayudarás?"

Isidora y Julián, jugando en el océano chileno, escuchan un llanto lastimero: un león marino está enredado en una red de pesca abandonada. Liberan a su amigo del océano y luego consideran qué hacer con la red. Con la ayuda de un pájaro que construye su nido, lo reciclan en algo útil nuevamente, algo mejor que nuevo. Presentado tanto en inglés como en español, Mejor que Nuevo: Un cuenta de reciclaje / Better than New: A Recycle Tale es una historia inspiradora que presenta a los niños un problema y muestra cómo encuentran la solución, mientras les enseñan sobre los peligros de la contaminación del océano y Fomentar una relación sana con el mundo natural.

Temas cubiertos: Contaminación plástica en el océano: el daño que causa a la vida marina Redes de pesca abandonadas, también conocidas como redes fantasma, como una fuente de contaminación particularmente peligrosa Se pueden recolectar (en lugar de tirar) y convertirlos en otras cosas, como tela. Cómo se hace esto en una instalación de reciclaje: fundir y reestructurar en tela, luego convertirlo en ropa ¡Los niños pensarán que es genial que estén usando viejas redes de pesca! Los niños aprenden: "Puedes ayudar al planeta con las decisiones que tomas en cuanto a lo que te pones". "Tú también puedes ayudar a salvar a los peces y otras especies marinas". Los niños aprenden de otros animales de la naturaleza. Empatía hacia la vida marina Actuar y obtener un resultado positivo

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Better Than New / Mejor Que Nuevo: A Recycle Tale / Un cuenta de reciclaje

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A touching tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter exploring and cherishing the natural world. Words, the woods, and the world illuminate this quest to save the most important pieces of our language-by saving the very things they stand for. The Keeper of Wild Words is ideal for educators and librarians as well as young readers. is a poet and children's book author. She lives in Bend, Oregon, at the end of a long cinder lane. Brooke writes daily from her studio, looking at the meadow and many of the wild words she cherishes.

When Mimi finds out her favorite words-simple words, like apricot, blackberry, buttercup-are disappearing from the English language, she elects her granddaughter Brook as their Keeper. And did you know? The only way to save words is to know them.

* With its focus on the power of language and social change,
* For any child who longs to get outside and learn more about nature and the environment
* A loving portrait of the special relationship that grandparents have with their grandchildren

For children who love such books as Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature , And Then It's Spring , and Finding Wild . Brooke Smith Madeline Kloepper is a Canadian artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Major in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her work is influenced by childhood, nostalgia, and the relationships we forge with nature. She lives in Prince George, British Columbia.

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The Keeper of Wild Words: (Nature for Kids, Exploring Nature with Children)

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The Keeper of Wild Words: (Nature for Kids, Exploring Nature with Children) [Smith, Brooke, Kloepper, Madeline] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Keeper of Wild Words: (Nature for Kids, Exploring Nature with Children)

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A heartfelt, visually stunning picture book from Caldecott Honor and Robert F. Sibert Medal winner Juana Martinez-Neal illuminates a young girl's day of play and adventure in the lush rain forest of Peru.

Zonia's home is the Amazon rain forest, where it is always green and full of life. Every morning, the rain forest calls to Zonia, and every morning, she answers. She visits the sloth family, greets the giant anteater, and runs with the speedy jaguar. But one morning, the rain forest calls to her in a troubled voice. How will Zonia answer?
Acclaimed author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal explores the wonders of the rain forest with Zonia, an Asháninka girl, in her joyful outdoor adventures. The engaging text emphasizes Zonia's empowering bond with her home, while the illustrations-created on paper made from banana bark-burst with luxuriant greens and delicate details. Illuminating back matter includes a translation of the story in Asháninka, information on the Asháninka community, and resources on the Amazon rain forest and its wildlife.

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Zonia's Rain Forest [Martinez-Neal, Juana, Martinez-Neal, Juana] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Zonia's Rain Forest

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CWP Environmental Literacy and Justice Collaborative 2022-23

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Director presentation deck: CWP Environmental Literacy and Justice Collaborative 21-22

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The California Academy of Sciences is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 94-1156258). Thank you for supporting our mission to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.

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31 hands-on field activities to connect art, science, math, and critical thinking, while encouraging students and mentors alike to recognize and record the wonder and beauty in the natural world.

Expanding on the philosophy and methods of my last book, The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, I teamed up with experienced curriculum developer and educator, Emilie Lygren, to develop this unparalleled and comprehensive guide to using nature journaling as a tool to engage young people with the outdoors. This teacher-friendly book combines curriculum plans, practical advice, and in-the-field experience so that educators of all stripes can bring journaling to their students or families. Full-color illustrations and sample journal pages from notable naturalists and novices show how to put each lesson into practice.

Best of all, it encourages the things we need most at this moment: routines and rituals, creative expression, observation and concentration, engagement with nature, and connection with each other (even if from a distance!).

Are green spaces near you closed or inaccessible? Nature journaling can happen anywhere, from a kitchen window to a neighborhood stroll. With the right tools and ways of observing, you can document the bird sitting on a telephone wire, the beans in your pantry, the flower blooming in your neighbor's front yard, the weed pushing through the cracks in the sidewalk, or the vine creeping up the side of your apartment building.

Learn How to:

give students step-by-step strategies for effective nature journaling

manage student groups in the outdoors

encourage participation from all learners

modify instructions to meet your students' needs

teach drawing, math, writing, and scientific thinking

connect journaling to educational standards

incorporate journaling into longer lessons

Can be used with:

5E Instructional Model

Charlotte Mason-Inspired Education

Common Core State Standards

Next Generation Science Standards

Waldorf Education, Forest Schools, Outdoor Education, and more

A great way to get started is to watch this video workshop from a class I gave on how to teach Nature Journaling.

Free download! You can download the book today. If you like the book, consider also buying the full version and making a donation to directly support Heyday, our amazing non-profit publisher. You may download the book for use in your home, classroom, or at your institution. You may not reproduce any part of the book for sale. The version with double-page spreads is best for viewing on a screen or device. If you plan to print the book at home, download the single-page version but be aware that for close to the cost of printing you can get the bound full-color book. Home printing is a good option if shipping the book is too expensive.
Read the foreword by Amy Tan.
Praise for How to Teach Nature Journaling

"From the beginning of time, we have been connected to nature, but for the first time in history, that connection threatens to be broken for most of an entire generation and perhaps generations to come. In this book and this work, I find hope. Laws and Lygren have created a powerful and practical resource for teachers to help children and adults discover, explore, love, and protect the natural world around them. Nature is magic, and everyone needs it."

-Robert Bateman, artist, naturalist, and founder of the Bateman Foundation

"Here is a natural way for parents and teachers to integrate the beauty and mystery of nature into the lives of children. The book itself is a work of art."

-Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling and Last Child in the Woods

"This book beautifully demonstrates how nature journaling is a valuable, multidimensional approach to science. Through this work, students build neural pathways that enable different brain regions to communicate with each other, resulting in more flexible thinking and creative problem-solving in all areas of life. This approach to nature journaling also offers students an excellent way to learn and practice a growth mindset through nature and science."

-Jo Boaler, Professor of Education and Equity, Stanford University; founder and faculty director of youcubed.org; author of Mathematical Mindsets and Limitless Mind

"The writing, the illustrations, the demonstration of an intentional, informative, and wonderfully educational approach to nature journal writing-it's all here. From field activities with clear examples to an inquiry-based approach to learning, this book is a gem for educators, first-time journalers, and for the experienced naturalist as well. It's art, it's writing, it's education, it's science, naturally so."

-José González, Founder of Latino Outdoors

"Engaging students in learning about nature is a compelling need in these turbulent times. Just as important is communicating clearly, precisely, and truthfully. Naturalists and educators John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren help teachers achieve these goals with How to Teach Nature Journaling. This is a wonderful response to educators' request for meaningful ways to implement contemporary standards. The book is useful, full of activities, and manageable for classroom teachers."

-Rodger W. Bybee, Executive Director, BSCS Science Learning (Retired)

"Imagine if every teacher taught nature journaling, every student spent enough time outside to fill a journal each year, and our kids were becoming writers, artists, and scientists all at once. I'd send my kid to that school. Thanks to Emilie Lygren and Jack Laws, we now have the vision and the tools to make this our reality."

-Craig Strang, Associate Director, Lawrence Hall of Science

"Nature journaling is the single most valuable tool and skill a teacher can possess and use to move the Next Generation Science Standards and environmental literacy forward in their school. You need to do this!"

-Rob Wade, Science & Outdoor Education Coordinator, Plumas Unified School District/Plumas County of Education

About the Authors

John Muir Laws is an award-winning scientist, educator, artist, and author of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling and The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada, among other titles. For a wealth of nature journaling resources, visit johnmuirlaws.com.

Facilitator, author, educator, and poet Emilie Lygren has co-written dozens of outdoor science publications with the award-winning BEETLES Project and has published poems in a range of literary journals.

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31 hands-on field activities to connect art, science, math, and critical thinking, while encouraging students and mentors alike to recognize and record the wonder and beauty in the natural world.

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This collection contains a compilation of lesson plans generated by the Civic Engagement and Civic Journalism Inquiry Focus group, a part of the "Studying and Teaching Our Complicated Histories" grant project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the National Writing Project. Over an eight month period we met as a larger collective once a month and then broke off into a focus group to meet once a month, for six months. The lessons in this collection were cultivated from the resources presented during our larger group meetings, and are designed to encourage students to engage with their communities and take an active role in civic life by many means of engagement, including but not limited to, civic journalism.

Each lesson plan in this compilation was created by a member of the focus group and offers a unique approach to incorporating civic engagement into the classroom. "This I Believe" by Adam Pinkerton encourages students to reflect on their personal beliefs and share them with their community through a capstone project. Dana Park's lesson, "Save the Redwoods," teaches students about the importance of preserving natural resources with the goal of sparking an interest in local conservation efforts. Gini Wozny's "Change the World" lesson guides students through researching, reporting, and acting on an issue of concern, while Tiffany Bullman's "California Ballot Proposition Infographic" lesson provides a hands-on approach to analyzing and visualizing complex information."Humans of Our School" by Amy Brodkorb encourages students to get to know the adults in their school community and create a connected community through storytelling, and Crysta Fennelll's "How to Question the World Around You" lesson teaches students about the history of their local community through archival research and journalism. Yuko Wenzel's lesson, "Civic Engagement: Advocacy for Rivers" leads youth to discover their local watershed and their place within it while learning techniques to advocate with local governments.

Finally, Anne Hartline's "Taking Civic Action: Connecting with Our Community" lesson provides a comprehensive overview of the role of civic engagement and empowers students to take action on issues that matter to them. Together, these lesson plans offer a rich and diverse set of resources for teachers looking to engage their students in the important work of civic engagement through the lens of civic journalism, based on the core presentations we were able to experience as a group.

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The Redwood Writing Project Focus Group, known as Indigenous Local Funds of Knowledge, met from October 2022 - March 2023 and was facilitated by Page Matilton. Page is a Natinixwe (Hupa) member and a recognized retired teacher from Hoopa Valley Elementary School, in the Klamath Trinity Joint Unified School District. Page is currently serving as a Board of Trustees' Member for the KTJUSD. Humboldt County Tribal histories are his connection to many classrooms throughout the area.

As a facilitator, Page encouraged and guided his group as they worked on their lesson plans and units. He supported the group with session discussions and responded to their amazing creations, designs, and final submissions of "greatness". Two unique projects emerged from the group. First, Amy Rennie created an amazing unit for 8 th through 12 th grade students: DBQ: How Just or Unjust was Indian Removal and Land Acquisition in Humboldt County? In addition, Jennifer Rosebrook and Drew Riddle created a dynamic and very comprehensive unit for high school students: The Gasquet to Orleans Road Controversy Lesson Overview and Materials.

The development of both units involved extensive research, and both contain a wealth of primary and secondary sources. In Pages's words, "These group members are the definition of perfection, and their lessons will inspire generations to come."

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Indigenous Funds of Knowledge – Teach Write Now

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The Redwood Writing Project Focus Group, known as Indigenous Local Funds of Knowledge, met from October 2022 – March 2023 and was facilitated by Page Matilton. Page is a Natinixwe (Hupa) member and a recognized retired teacher from Hoopa Valley Elementary School, in the Klamath Trinity Joint Unified School District. Page is currently serving as a Board of Trustees’ Member for the KTJUSD. Humboldt County Tribal histories are his connection to many classrooms throughout the area.

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Effective Use of Primary Sources with An Emphasis on Art

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This document contains a compilation of lesson plans and units generated by the "Effective Use of Primary Sources Inquiry Focus Group", a part of the "Studying and Teaching Our Complicated Histories" grant project of the Redwood Writing Project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the National Writing Project.

Our Focus Groups were a part of our larger, eight month project which took place via Zoom from August, 2022 through March, 2023. The project included presentations by historians (both local and national), disciplinary literacy study, and research/classroom lesson planning via Inquiry Focus Groups.

Each Focus Group met once a month from October 2022-March, 2023. This group's facilitator, Lois MacMillan, teacher extraordinaire at Grants Pass High School in Grants Pass Oregon, encouraged participants to locate rich visual images which would enhance students' understanding of key historic events in our local and regional history, and then plan lessons which would enable students to analyze images and their connections to historic events. As part of their initial work together, Lois introduced participants to quality materials including the Philadelphia Museum of Art's " Looking to Write, Writing to Look" teaching resource, as well as their " Activities for the Classroom " resource for the Rodin Museum.

The lessons in this collection were developed using the resources presented during our larger group presentations, the resources above, as well as multiple locally curated primary sources. The lessons are designed to encourage teachers to incorporate primary sources, especially visual images and resources, into their U.S. History lessons. Many of the lessons can be adapted for use in 4th grade through high school classrooms.

Jennifer Coriell's lesson, "Chinese-American History in Old Town Eureka, CA and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882", uses the Eureka, CA Mural "Fowl" as a central art piece. In this series of lessons, students will then learn about the history of Chinese Americans in the Eureka Area and the consequences of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Jeff Bertotti implements visual thinking activities to help students analyze images across time in the lesson "Redwood National Park: Past and Present".

Shana Langer's lesson, "Oscar Howe: Art, Culture, and Indigenous Connection to the Land" utilizes biography and the art of Oscar Howe to guide students as they explore the importance of Native lands, the lasting effects of Indian Removal policy on Indigenous people, and how art and poetry can be used to maintain and rebuild connections to land and culture.

In the lesson "Visual History: Exploring Bias Through Art", Yavanna Reynolds seeks to encourage students to learn how to engage with visual primary materials as a way of deepening their understanding of historical themes. This two-part lesson is intended to explore themes of cultural, social, racial and gender bias through the lens of art in a concrete way.

Stacey Usher-Wong introduces learners to the exquisite work of Humboldt County local artist Lyn Risling in the lesson "Analyzing Symbolism in Art: Local Artist Lyn Risling." In this lesson plan, students analyze Risling's art, discuss the artist's use of symbolism, and connect symbols in the art to historical artifacts within the Yurok, Karuk, and Hupa cultures.

Finally, Tyler Vack's unit "Expressing Community Change Through Collage" enables students to reflect on the meaning of community, analyze various works of art from the Harlem Renaissance (literature, poetry, music & visual art) and create collage art about their own community inspired by the work of Romare Beardon. Additionally, students will develop and understand the causes for the Great Northern Migration and compare/contrast the freedoms & discrimination between southern and northern Black communities in the early 20th century.

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Effective Use of Primary Sources with An Emphasis on Art

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This document contains a compilation of lesson plans and units generated by the "Effective Use of Primary Sources Inquiry Focus Group", a part of the "Studying and Teaching Our Complicated Histories" grant project of the Redwood Writing Project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the National Writing Project.