[RSCT] Bringing the Climate change protest into the classroom

[Bob Peterson]

Dear friends,

I am looking for additional ideas to use in my classroom as we  
monitor and learn about the pending largest act of civil disobedience  
on climate change in our nation's history -- this Monday at noon EST  
in Washington DC. I suggest people check out http:// 
www.capitolclimateaction.org/ and the Thursday, Feb 26's report on  
Democracy Now!

I have been teaching about social movements in my fifth grade  
classroom -- something I weave in throughout the entire year -- and  
this action in Washington DC on Monday is a perfect opportunity for  
me to tie several concepts together -- concerns about global warming,  
the need for mass social movements to bring fundamental change in any  
society, the use of civil disobedience as a tactic in building such  
movements.

I have used the song "Battered Earth" by Sweet Honey in the Rock as  
well as a spring board for discussion on a host of climate/ecology  
related issues.

I'd be interested in other songs, poems, short stories, picture  
books, chapter books, etc. that people have used in their classrooms  
with elementary-aged students.

Thanks,
Bob Peterson
La Escuela Fratney
Milwaukee