Democracy in Action
The festivities of the 4th of July are done for another year - the sparklers are all gone and the red, white and blue streamers are put away until next summer. As the celebration of our nation’s independence comes to a close, let’s investigate what makes our country run. The United States of America is a democracy. We all know that, but what does that really mean? A democracy is a form of government in which the right to govern is vested in the citizens of a country and exercised through a majority rule. All citizens have equal access to power and enjoy legitimized freedoms. This means that citizens like you and I have a voice in the shaping of our government, as well as having a voice in the shaping of our natural resource policies and management. Use Project Learning Tree’s “Democracy in Action” to explore democratic systems as they pertain to environmental policies and decision-making.
Family Fun:
Make your family a democracy! Vote on what kind of “green” changes to make in your home and set up policies for sorting and returning the recycling.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Beard, D. B. and H. Maione. 2009. Annie Glover is Not a Tree Lover. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Doppert, M. 2000. The Streets are Free. Annick Press, Limited.
Hamilton, J. 1993. Eco Groups: Joining Together to Protect the Environment. ABDO Publishing Company.
John, J. 2009. Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids’ Letters to President Obama. McSweeney’s Publishing.
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 1990. More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution. HarperCollins Publishers.
Grades 3-5
Brooke, B. and R.L. Zeff. 2000. Environmental Action Groups. Facts on File, Inc.
Collard, S.B. and C.D. Buell. 1999. Acting for Nature: What Young People Around the World Have Done to Protect the Environment. Heyday Books.
Fitzpatrick, A. 2007. Democracy. Creative Co.
Hamilton, J. 1993. Eco Groups: Joining Together to Protect the Environment. ABDO Publishing Company.
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 1990. More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution. HarperCollins Publishers.
Swinburne, S.R. and J. Brandenburg. 2001. Once a Wolf: How Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf. San Val.
Travis, Cathy. 2006. Constitution Translated for Kids. Synergy Books.
Wadsworth, G. 1992. Rachel Carson: Voice for the Earth. Lerner Publishing Group.
Grades 6-8
Archer, J. 1998. To Save the Earth. Penguin Group (USA).
Byrnes, P. 1997. Environmental Pioneers. Oliver Press, Inc.
Fitzpatrick, A. 2007. Democracy. Creative Co.
Graham, K. 1996. Contemporary Environmentalists. Facts on File, Inc.
Graham, K. and G. Chandler. 1996. Environmental Heroes: Success Stories of People at Work for the Earth. Pruett Publishing Company.
Halpin, M. 2004. It’s Your World - If You Don’t Like It, Change It: Activism for Teens. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Jakobson, C. 1992. Think About: The Environment. Walker & Company.
Pringle, L. 2000. Environmental Movement. HarperCollins Publishers.
Rooney, F. 2007. Exceptional Women Environmentalists. Orca Book Publishers.
Sonneborn, L. 2007. The Environmental Movement: Protecting Our Natural Resources. Facts on File, Inc.
Travis, Cathy. 2006. Constitution Translated for Kids. Synergy Books.
Wadsworth, G. 1992. Rachel Carson: Voice for the Earth. Lerner Publishing Group.
Whitman, S. 1994. This Land is Your Land: The American Conservation Movement. Lerner Publishing Group.
Wilson, M. 2006. Democracy. Cengage Gale.
Grades 9-12
Archer, J. 1998. To Save the Earth. Penguin Group (USA).
Byrnes, P. 1997. Environmental Pioneers. Oliver Press, Inc.
De Tocqueville, A., G. Bevan, and I. Kramnick. 2003. Democracy in America. Penguin Group (USA).
Doherty, B. 2002. Ideas and Actions in the Green Movement. Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Gay, K. 1994. Pollution and the Powerless: The Movement for Environmental Justice. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Graham, K. 1996. Contemporary Environmentalists. Facts on File, Inc.
Graham, K. and G. Chandler. 1996. Environmental Heroes: Success Stories of People at Work for the Earth. Pruett Publishing Company.
Halpin, M. 2004. It’s Your World - If You Don’t Like It, Change It: Activism for Teens. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Rooney, F. 2007. Exceptional Women Environmentalists. Orca Book Publishers.
Sonneborn, L. 2007. The Environmental Movement: Protecting Our Natural Resources. Facts on File, Inc.
Wall, D. 1993. Green History: An Anthology of Environmental Literature, Philosophy and Politics. Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Whitman, S. 1994. This Land is Your Land: The American Conservation Movement. Lerner Publishing Group.
Wilson, M. 2006. Democracy. Cengage Gale.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Power of Print
Bang! Boom! Zing! There are fireworks, parades and picnics – it must be the 4th of July! Every year we celebrate our nation’s independence on the 4th of July, the day that we, as a nation, adopted the Declaration of Independence. We celebrate the freedom that we fought for and won. One aspect of that freedom is the freedom of the press. The freedom of the press protects our right to the published word. Today in the United States, this freedom is used and enjoyed by everyone. Explore this freedom with Project Learning Tree’s “Power of Print”. Read opposing viewpoints on environmental issues, write your own opinion and celebrate the freedom to express yourself!
Family Fun:
After the fireworks have ended and the sparklers all gone search your yard for fireflies, natures own sparklers! Put a few in a jar to observe for the evening and watch them light up the night. Before you go to bed, give them their freedom!
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Anderson, L.H. and M. Faulkner. 2008. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Herbert, J. 2002. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago Review Press, Inc
Lakin, P., B. Dacey and D. Bandelin. 2006. Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty or Death: The American Revolution 1763-1783. HarperCollins Publishers.
Moore, K. and D. O’Leary. 1998. If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. Scholastic, Inc.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 2000. Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Series #22). Random House Children’s Books.
Osborne, M.P., N.P. Boyce, and S. Murdocca. 2004. American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Random House Children’s Books.
Grades 3-5
Anderson, L.H. and M. Faulkner. 2008. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Davis, B. and E.W. Brooke. 1992. Black Heroes of the American Revolution. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Hakin, J. 2007. History of the US Volume 3: From Colonies to Country 1735-1791. Oxford University Press.
Herbert, J. 2002. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago Review Press, Inc.
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty or Death: The American Revolution 1763-1783. HarperCollins Publishers.
Micklos, J. 2008. African Americans and American Indians Fighting in the Revolutionary War. Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Moore, K. and D. O’Leary. 1998. If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. Scholastic, Inc.
Murray, S. 2005. American Revolution (Eyewitness Books Series). DK Publishing.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 2000. Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Series #22). Random House Children’s Books.
Osborne, M.P., N.P. Boyce, and S. Murdocca. 2004. American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Random House Children’s Books.
Grades 6-8
Anderson, L.H. and M. Faulkner. 2008. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Brown Reference Group. 2009. Revolutionary War. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Friedman, I.C. 2005. Freedom of Speech and the Press. Facts on File, Inc.
Davis, B. and E.W. Brooke. 1992. Black Heroes of the American Revolution. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Hakin, J. 2007. History of the US Volume 3: From Colonies to Country 1735-1791. Oxford University Press.
Herbert, J. 2002. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago Review Press, Inc
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty or Death: The American Revolution 1763-1783. HarperCollins Publishers.
Micklos, J. 2008. African Americans and American Indians Fighting in the Revolutionary War. Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Murray, S. 2005. American Revolution (Eyewitness Books Series). DK Publishing.
Sheinkin, S. and T. Robinson. 2008. King George: What Was His Problem? Everything Your Textbooks Didn’t Tell You About the American Revolution. Roaring Brook Press.
Grades 9-12
Hebert, D.L. 2005. Freedom of the Press. Cengage Gale.
Schomp, V. 2003. The Revolutionary War. Marshall Cavendish, Inc.
Sheinkin, S. and T. Robinson. 2008. King George: What Was His Problem? Everything Your Textbooks Didn’t Tell You About the American Revolution. Roaring Brook Press.
Bang! Boom! Zing! There are fireworks, parades and picnics – it must be the 4th of July! Every year we celebrate our nation’s independence on the 4th of July, the day that we, as a nation, adopted the Declaration of Independence. We celebrate the freedom that we fought for and won. One aspect of that freedom is the freedom of the press. The freedom of the press protects our right to the published word. Today in the United States, this freedom is used and enjoyed by everyone. Explore this freedom with Project Learning Tree’s “Power of Print”. Read opposing viewpoints on environmental issues, write your own opinion and celebrate the freedom to express yourself!
Family Fun:
After the fireworks have ended and the sparklers all gone search your yard for fireflies, natures own sparklers! Put a few in a jar to observe for the evening and watch them light up the night. Before you go to bed, give them their freedom!
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Anderson, L.H. and M. Faulkner. 2008. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Herbert, J. 2002. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago Review Press, Inc
Lakin, P., B. Dacey and D. Bandelin. 2006. Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty or Death: The American Revolution 1763-1783. HarperCollins Publishers.
Moore, K. and D. O’Leary. 1998. If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. Scholastic, Inc.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 2000. Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Series #22). Random House Children’s Books.
Osborne, M.P., N.P. Boyce, and S. Murdocca. 2004. American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Random House Children’s Books.
Grades 3-5
Anderson, L.H. and M. Faulkner. 2008. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Davis, B. and E.W. Brooke. 1992. Black Heroes of the American Revolution. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Hakin, J. 2007. History of the US Volume 3: From Colonies to Country 1735-1791. Oxford University Press.
Herbert, J. 2002. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago Review Press, Inc.
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty or Death: The American Revolution 1763-1783. HarperCollins Publishers.
Micklos, J. 2008. African Americans and American Indians Fighting in the Revolutionary War. Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Moore, K. and D. O’Leary. 1998. If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. Scholastic, Inc.
Murray, S. 2005. American Revolution (Eyewitness Books Series). DK Publishing.
Osborne, M.P. and S. Murdocca. 2000. Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House Series #22). Random House Children’s Books.
Osborne, M.P., N.P. Boyce, and S. Murdocca. 2004. American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Random House Children’s Books.
Grades 6-8
Anderson, L.H. and M. Faulkner. 2008. Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Brown Reference Group. 2009. Revolutionary War. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Friedman, I.C. 2005. Freedom of Speech and the Press. Facts on File, Inc.
Davis, B. and E.W. Brooke. 1992. Black Heroes of the American Revolution. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Hakin, J. 2007. History of the US Volume 3: From Colonies to Country 1735-1791. Oxford University Press.
Herbert, J. 2002. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago Review Press, Inc
Maestro, B. and G. Maestro. 2005. Liberty or Death: The American Revolution 1763-1783. HarperCollins Publishers.
Micklos, J. 2008. African Americans and American Indians Fighting in the Revolutionary War. Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Murray, S. 2005. American Revolution (Eyewitness Books Series). DK Publishing.
Sheinkin, S. and T. Robinson. 2008. King George: What Was His Problem? Everything Your Textbooks Didn’t Tell You About the American Revolution. Roaring Brook Press.
Grades 9-12
Hebert, D.L. 2005. Freedom of the Press. Cengage Gale.
Schomp, V. 2003. The Revolutionary War. Marshall Cavendish, Inc.
Sheinkin, S. and T. Robinson. 2008. King George: What Was His Problem? Everything Your Textbooks Didn’t Tell You About the American Revolution. Roaring Brook Press.
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