Hands on History at Home!
It's time to get hands on, South Florida! With Hands on History, you'll have the opportunity to learn and create with kids and teens in your household! Find story recommendations, activities, and resources that will fill your home with learning and some HistoryMiami fun!
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Why Should I Recycle?
by Jen Green, illustrated by Mark Gordon
What if everybody threw away old bottles and newspapers, littering the world with glass and plastic and tin cans that should be recycled and made into new products? Mr. Jones is a teacher who sets a good example for kids by separating his trash for recycling. When he takes them on a class trip to a recycling plant they learn the value of recycling.
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle
by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by David Catrow
Learn about recycling from a new perspective! Peek into this diary of a plastic bottle as it goes on a journey from the refinery plant, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into it's new life...as a fleece jacket!
Additional Books:
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Recommended for grades PK – 5:
- Save the Bees by Bethany Stahl
- Earth Day Every Day by Lisa Bullard
Recommended for grades 6 – 12:
- Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World by Keltie Thomas
- Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planetby Harriet Rohmer
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Activity 1: ABCs of Recycling
Show your love for the planet. Let’s go on a scavenger hunt! Go around your place and collect items you can recycle. Match each item to a letter of the alphabet and create the ABC’s of recycling. You can also write a story with the items collected.
Activity 2: Coloring Page
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Miami Stories
What is your Miami Story?
How did your family get here?
What is it like being in Miami during this challenging time in our country?
HistoryMiami Museum has launched a new way for you to share your story online about your life in Miami! Upload a video to share your story with your community. Record your video and upload it.
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HistoryMiami Museum's Miami Stories Initiative is proudly celebrating its 11th anniversary. This oral history project documents life in the Magic City which is preserved in our museum's archive and shared online.
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