Perhaps we can do something small to celebrate Earth Day at home. It can be as simple as planting seeds for a garden or changing out light bulbs. The Earth Day message of reduce, reuse, and recycle is both one of conservation but also of thriftiness, mindfulness, and caring for our environment — all messages…
Category: Social Studies
History, social science and geography for kids.
Activities and Learning Resources for #KidLitQuarantine
I’ve organized ten years of posts here at PragmaticMom into Activities and Learning Resources for #KidLitQuarantine. I hope that it’s helpful for you if you need learning activities while hunkering down at home. I am also sending out my newsletter tomorrow that will have more Activities and Learning Resources from other KidLit and blogging creators….
Learning About Oyster Farming & Oyster Books
For my son’s birthday last year, I was finally able to book his oyster farm tour at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury. My son loves oysters on the half-shell. It’s not surprising that he’s also the best shucker in the family. The oyster tours were all booked last summer, so I made sure to book…
4 Children’s Books About Activist Abigail Adams
I will never consent to have our sex considered in an inferior point of light. Abigail Adams The three women of the Boston Women’s Memorial are Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, and Lucy Stone. I posted on Lucy Stone here and Phillis Wheatley here. Today, I wanted to learn more about Abigail Adams. Perhaps there is more to…
Suffragist Lost to History: Lucy Stone
I recently happened upon the Boston Women’s Memorial on Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Back Bay Boston. Note that these three women are not placed on a pedestal, but rather use it as a support. That’s a deliberate decision on the part of the artist Meredith Bergmann. I plan to take a closer…
We Learn About Native Hawaiian Culture
Our recent trip to Kauai was filled with outdoor activities like the beach, fishing, and hiking to beautiful spots, but I was glad of a few teachable moments for my kids to learn about Native Hawaiian culture. Interestingly, this Native Hawaiian was charged with commercial vending for these presentations. “A Native Hawaiian charged with…
Obon Spirit Boats & 5 Obon Children’s Books
Big Catch On the beach, it’s like a festival/ but in the sea, they will hold funerals/ for the tens of thousands dead. Japanese poet Misuzu Kaneko (1903-1930) I’ve been thinking a lot about Buddhist rituals now that my mom is at the end of life. The Buddhist services that I have attended have…