This is a true story about a woman in Kenya who planted trees, and got many other women to also help her bring back the "green belt" in Kenya. We learned that she attended university in the United States and that the government was against her planting trees -- they even put her in jail. In 2004, she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
After doing some activities with this book, we began to work on a writing project. We brainstormed ideas using the 5 senses about what we thought peace would smell, look, sound, feel and taste like.
Books like "Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace" by Shelley Moore Thomas, "The Peace Book" by Todd Parr and "What Does Peace Feel Like?" by Vladimir Radunsky helped us come up with creative and unique ideas.
We then took our ideas and wrote couplets about peace. We'd like to share a few of them with you here...
Peace….
Is my mom
taking out clean laundry.
Peace…
Is pumpkin
pie baking in the oven.
Peace…
Is sleeping
under my favourite blankie.
Peace…
Is the wind blowing my
hair.
Peace…
Is hearing
the trains roar in Didsbury.
Peace…
Is my grandma
baking fresh cookies
in the oven.
by Alexa
Peace is…
Clothing fresh out of the drier.
Peace is…
Lollypops fresh
out of the store.
Peace is…
Cats fur.
Peace is…
Roses out of the garden.
Peace is…
My Mom’s kiss.
Peace is…
My bed.
By Samantha
Peace is…
Ice cream sundae.
Peace is…
My head in white fluffy snow.
Peace is…
Fresh baked cookie’s
from the oven.
Peace is…
Lollypops falling from
the sky.
Peace is…
Fresh Thai chicken
pizza.
Hayden
Peace is…
A fast paced hokey game.
Peace is …
A warm pizza straight from the oven.
Peace is …
My dog’s fur .
Peace is …
A cool ice cream on a hot day.
Peace is …
A rose in a field.
Peace is …
The ocean waves splashing against the rock.
Peace is …
A stick of cotton candy.
By MavryWe also did an art project using Picasso's peace doves. They turned out so colorful and unique.
We were wondering...
Have you read any books about peace?
What does peace mean to you?
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