by Amanda | Apr 10, 2025
We’ve all been taught how important it is to recycle. And while it remains a key environmental solution, recycling can be expensive and not as effective at reducing waste as we might hope. Plus, it takes a lot of energy to break down materials like plastic or glass...
by Amanda | Apr 10, 2025
Preparation: Gather items from home/school that can be reused ie. old t-shirts, broken toys, plastic bottles. You will also use these items for the Sculpture Gallery activity. Play: Have students line up with one end being the “production/start” and the other the...
by Amanda | Apr 10, 2025
The Honourable Harvest is a concept in many Indigenous cultures that suggests never taking more than one needs and honouring the generosity of the plant or animal being harvested. It also means giving back to the land that sustains us. How do you think this relates...
by Amanda | Apr 10, 2025
The author writes about finding beauty in the perfectly imperfect. Can you think of an example of something that is beautiful even though—maybe even because!—it’s not perfect?
by Amanda | Apr 10, 2025
Have you ever swapped or traded something like a tool or a bicycle? Are there other less obvious items that you or your family could share with others in your community?
