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🌿 Nature Study: Autotrophs vs Heterotrophs

How Living Things Get Food Have you ever wondered where food really comes from? Like… how does a plant grow from just sunlight and water? And why do animals always seem to be eating something? This blog post was inspired by sunflower seeds emerging from our garden soil with their seeds still attached to their leaves and by a Gardening 101 Field Trip.  We were introduced to the concept of categorizing living things by how they get their food during my littles last virtual agriculture field trip and had to share our findings here. So now that we all know that living things can be grouped by how they get their food. Let’s break it down! 🌞 Autotrophs: The “Food Makers” Autotrophs are living things that can make their own food . They don’t need to eat other living things because they can create energy from: ☀️ Sunlight (this is called photosynthesis) 💧 Water 🌬️ Air (carbon dioxide) 🌼 Examples of autotrophs: Plants (like grass, trees, flowers) Algae (tiny plant-like ...
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Women's History Month Books For Kids

What a time to be alive as a woman! We have come so far as a gender but we still have a ways to go. This year's theme for International Women's Day, on March 8th, was #endthebias. While much of this is targeted towards the workplace I strongly believe that the eradication of gender bias begins at home. It starts with how we empower our girl child and also how we equitably treat children of the different genders. While these may be big topics to discuss with children - there's nothing like a good children's book to break it down and make it palatable for them. So here it is - a list of children's books that celebrate the accomplishments and importance of women:

1. A is for Awesome


2. Dream Big Little One & Think Big Little One

3. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

4. The Story of Ruby Bridges

5. She Persisted (Book Series)

6. Little Feminist Board Book Set




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