(Bob the Builder Vinyl Sticker)
by Annie Auerbach, Vince Giarrano (Illustrator)
It's recycling day for Bob and the team. By using the enclosed
reusable stickers, readers help sort out newspapers, bottles,
plastic, and cans.
Garbage and Recycling
Young Discoverers: Environmental Facts and Experiments
by Rosie Harlow and Sally Morgan
Explaining the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable garbage, this book shows how glass, metal, and wool can be easily recycled.
Circle of Friends Penpal
Club
Since 1997, our award winning Club has set the standard for epal
safety. Our web-based system is self-contained, with bad word
and personal information filters, REPORT ME links to customer
service, Live Help and parental controls that fine tune each
member's messaging experience.
Activism for Kids
Teach children about social and environmental activism with these activities.
Action For Nature
Take personal action to improve the environment and make this
world a better place for humans and nature.
American Red Cross for Youth
Teens who may be considering futures in health or emergency preparation
fields can take courses and help in emergencies both locally
and internationally. Consider creating a box full of homeschool
essentials, for example, for a family who has lost their home.
Amnesty
International for Students and Youth
Our vibrant student and youth groups undertake public demonstrations and letter writing, to teach-ins and face to face meetings with elected and appointed officials.
Charity
Work For Kids
Supporting the growth of charitable spirit in their children
is important to many families (homeschooling or not), but finding
opportunity for children to engage in meaningful charity work
can be challenging.
Children's
Rights
Briefing papers for students. The CRC envisions the 'whole child'
as a full, valuable, participating member of society. Ideas and
resources to take action.
Edible Landfill Recipe AN A TO Z RESOURCE
How to assemble a model landfill to learn how a modern trash
dump works.
Energy Quest
Worried about the electric power crisis, rolling blackouts? Here
are some things kids can do to help conserve energy.
Environmental Explorer's Club
The US Environmental Protection Agency shows kids what they can
do to protect our precious resources, to help keep air and water
pure.
Games For Change
Directory of games that engage contemporary social issues in meaningful ways to foster a more just, equitable and/or tolerant society.
Global March Against
Child Labour
Learn about the lives, struggles, hardships and dangers of working
children. Use the resources provided to learn and take action
to make difference!
Global Gang
Real life news, great games, global gossip, and lots more fun
for kids who are curious about kids in other cultures. Based
on the international work of Christian Aid.
Global
Warming Kids Site
Earth has warmed by about 1ºF over the past 100 years. But
why? And how? Well, scientists are not exactly sure. The Earth
could be getting warmer on its own, but many of the world's leading
climate scientists think that things people do are helping to
make the Earth warmer.
Harpseals.org
The facts and truth of the annual Atlantic Canadian harp seal
slaughter.
Not
For Ourselves Alone
The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. How
kids can also be a force for improvement in their communities.
From PBS.
Peace Corps Kids
World
Join our pal, Traveler, as she explores the globe and learns
about making a difference. Come on in to the home of adventure
and service.
PETA Kids
This is an animal rights group. Some of the material on this
page may be disturbing. Please view this site with your parent.
PETA has suggestions about alternatives to dissection and about
actively protesting the treatment of animals by zoos, circuses
and rodeos.
Room to Read's Students Helping Students
By taking the initiative and starting fundraising projects at their school, church, or community group, students will cultivate valuable leadership skills as well as feel empowered that they can be agents of change in the world.
Solcomhouse
So many ways that you can help save the earth! Issues made easy
to understand, from AIDs to Wind Power.
The Student Conservation
Association
SCA provides high school students and college students alike
with meaningful conservation service internships and volunteer
opportunities in our National Parks, Forests and other public
lands. Enjoy adventure, gain experience, and make a difference.
Dani, an aspiring actress and writer who has appeared in commercials and theater productions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, is now homeschooled in Pleasanton, CA. In "Ms. President," Dani calls for empowerment for girls everywhere, saying she will speak for all the girls across the globe, many of whom don't feel they have the power to speak out against their injustices.
What do I risk when I train students to be leaders? What
are some of the critical issues I should be aware of before I
begin training my students for leadership positions?
Designed to help children understand the causes of pollution;
examine alternatives to the use of non-renewable resources; and
learn to create environmentally friendly products.
Zoobooks
Each monthly issue features a different animal children love,
creating sort of an encyclopedia of animals if you collect all
the issues. Get a FREE Elephants Zoobook and Tiger poster with
a 1-year trial subscription to Zoobooks!
