Recycling or trading books constitutes the “in thing” for Earth Day in one of the schools where I substitute teach.  The youngsters and teachers bring  used books to the school where they are sorted by grade level.
Then each child can select a book or books to take home, the number depending on how many are received in each age group.   This is one way to recycle books and provide great reading for youngsters and teachers.
What other activities are you involved in for Earth Day…as parents,  a family, home schooling parents, or at your school?

QuiltingAndPatchwork.com 
Are you a quilter/fabric artist who also home schools?  Might you be affected if a current court ruling is allowed to stand?A judge in California recently ruled, based on a 1950’s law, that home schooling parents must be credentialed teachers for their schools to be legal. 
If you home school, check out the article on this topic, Criminalizing Home Schoolers, a Time/CNN article by Kristin Kloberdanz.
On Feb. 28, Judge H. Walter Croskey of the Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles ruled that children ages six to 18 may be taught only by credentialed teachers in public or private schools – or …read more