Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint from Activity 3, Water Conservation Brainstorm Poster board, color markers, and tape or push-pins for display Optional: Sticky notes and pens Preparation for Activity Post the newsprint where all can see it. Arrange for posters to be...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint from Activity 3, Water Conservation Brainstorm Plain plastic bottles of water with sports tops Permanent markers in a variety of colors Poster board and color markers Optional: Smocks for children to use, and newspaper to cover work surfa...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Computer with internet access Preparation for Activity Set up newsprint in a location where the group can gather around it. Description of Activity The first step of inviting others to join you in a cause that...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Water Justice Tour" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions. Choose those that will best help the children share their interpretations of the story and relate it to their...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "No More Turning Away" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group....

Adapted by Lynn Ungar from a story by Jerrilyn Jacobs on the My Hero project website and information on the Free the Children website. You could say it all started with a little thing. Craig Keilburger watched his older brother Marc get excited about a science project when Marc was 12 years old.

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "The Stargazer Who Discovered a Comet" Preparation for Activity Read and prepare to tell the story of Unitarian and astronomer, Maria Mitchell (1818-1889). Note: "Maria" is pronounced "Ma-RYE-ah." Description of Activity Gather...