Find suggested books, websites, articles, videos, lesson plans, activities and other resources on oceans and ocean preservation issues to help you learn and/or teach about this topic.
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Find suggested books, websites, articles, videos, lesson plans, activities and other resources on oceans and ocean preservation issues to help you learn and/or teach about this topic.
Read more »Find resources, lesson plans, strategies and more to help (especially new) middle and high school teachers set up your classrooms to invite and explore humane education values, issues, and principles.
Read more »Find resources, lesson plans, strategies and more to help (especially new) elementary school teachers set up your classrooms to invite and explore humane education values, issues, and principles.
Read more »Stories of adult and youth changemakers and solutionaries who are working for a better world to inspire and empower yourself and others.
Read more »Through these quick icebreakers, help make it second nature for students to think about how all their decisions relate to a just and humane world. Recommended for grades 5 and up. Time: 5-20 minutes
Read more »Zoe Weil—author, educator, and president of the Institute for Humane Education—describes how we can (and must) transform education and teaching; create such a generation; and build such a future.
Read more »This activity helps students think about how we are all connected and how our actions impact others and the environment and inspires students to learn more about issues that interest them and to create solutions to address local and global challenges. Recommended for grades 5 and up. Time: Three to four 45-60 minute class sessions
Read more »The Wonder Box is used to hold a collection of various natural found objects (shells, leaves, feathers, rocks, twigs, deceased insects, etc.). Students can interact with the objects, inspecting them, using their five senses, drawing/sketching, painting, a picture of the object(s), writing a poem, listing describing words, creating a story, etc. The Wonder Box can…
Read more »This brief activity is a great icebreaker for groups of humane educators or student (or adult) solutionaries to help them define their visions. Recommended for grades 8 and up. Time: 30-45 minutes
Read more »This icebreaker activity helps students explore power and understand the systems in play that create and perpetuate privilege and oppression. Recommended for grades 5-8. Time: several days of a 45-minute class
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