by It all started with a talking drum and one student’s interest in sharing this drum with his classmates. I seek to celebrate student-led learning. The talking drum was a launching pad for a lesson on African music and a tool to engage other students as leaders in the classroom. This ensemble performance featuring the […]
10 Fun Facts About Rwanda
by Rwanda is hailed as one of the cleanest nations in East Africa with plastic bag bans and conservation buffer zones. Learn more about Rwanda with these 10 fun facts. I recently spent two weeks in Rwanda, an absolutely beautiful country. Many of us know Rwanda from the film Hotel Rwanda (not for kids, folks!) […]
Ten Fun Facts about Tunisia
by Several years ago my family and I learned about the wonderful country of Tunisia through a T-shirt craft project. Not only did Tunisia’s flag make for a great design (see picture below), but we discovered some amazing facts about this nation, the smallest in Africa. Tunisia, which is bordered by Algeria, Libya, and the Mediterranean […]
10 Fun Facts about Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
by Hello everyone! Or, as they say in the siSwati language of Eswatini: sawubona! My name is Joy Sun Bear, and I am a sun bear from Sumatra, Indonesia. I love exploring and sharing the world with children! Today, I have the pleasure of writing about a country that is very dear to my heart called […]
Crafty Lesson for World Toilet Day!
by This year the theme for the Brownies (part of the Girl Scouts in the USA) is the “Wonder of Water.” As an advocate for clean water in the developing world at World Moms Blog, I wanted to find a way to teach kids about the importance of clean water on the planet. One thing […]