Discuss the Story

Why do you think the author wrote this book? Describe the different kinds of bellies in this book. Describe the different personalities and how the people were unique. Turn to page eighteen. What does the author mean when she writes bellies make great tables? Have you...

We Are Nature Walk

Take a forest walk in the schoolyard or nearby greenspace. Collect fallen materials to make small temporary art  pieces—a collaboration with nature. Leave the art where it is and take pictures, or share by having children walk  around the schoolyard and observe each...

Rube Goldberg Machine

Raid the garbage for useful items and have students create a Rube Goldberg machine from the rescued pieces.

The Circle Store

At the end of each term at one Toronto school, the student-led eco club and teacher supporters collect all the unclaimed items in the lost and found and offer them up for free at The Circle Store. Their recommendations:  choose a day when there will be lots of people...

Human Knot Game

Use this game as a tangible way to explore how your class or community can work together to loosen sticky knots  and tricky tangles in the circular economy. Stand in a circle with your class. Have everyone walk toward the centre and grasp one hand of the person...