This history and reading project that traces the history of medical care, helps kids understand how the doctor's office came to be.
Mugwort is magical and mysterious. It has a long history of traditional use as a medical herb, cure-all, and culinary flavoring. Mugwort will boost your health and healing potential.
Common mallow is a nutritional powerhouse that can be eaten in many different ways, plus it has a long history of medicinal use.
Yarrow is a perennial herb with a long history of medicinal use. Learn more about the uses and benefits of this remarkable plant now on Gardener's Path.
Lamb’s Quarters, scientifically known as Chenopodium album and alternatively named wild spinach, goosefoot, or pigweed, is a multifunctional herbaceous plant steeped in a rich history of culinary and medicinal applications. Often dismissed as an ordinary weed, this modest green plant conceals a plethora of health-enhancing properties, making it a noteworthy…
Stock your medicine cabinet with a simple dandelion tincture as a blood builder, detox, and liver cleanse - especially in the spring.
Plantain has a long history of use as a healing plant, often called nature's band-aid. Here’s everything you need to know about foraging and using plantain!
Sarsaparilla is a plant with a rich history of use in traditional medicine across various cultures. Known primarily for its beneficial root, sarsaparilla has carved a niche for...
Building one's own medicine wheel is one of the best ways to become familiar with the earth - sky relationship. To build an effective medicine wheel, one needs a flat and isolated stretch of ground in which to begin mapping out important transits of the sun, moon and stars over the years. This construction can then serve everyone who knows how to use it thereafter.
Plantain has a long history of use as a healing plant, often called nature's band-aid. Here’s everything you need to know about foraging and using plantain!
A healing herb known for its headache relief, this guide covers the history, benefits, uses, and how to harvest feverfew.
The Caduceus is often represented as the emblem of medicine, and yet it’s origins are completely unrelated. Let's see how!
Explore the uses of Myrrh Gum, from medicinal properties to roles in religious practices and cosmetics.
Teach SEL and health topics to primary grades using the medicine wheel, an Indigenous/Native American symbol! This unit helps students understand mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health and how each type of health affects the others. They'll learn about fostering healthy habits to improve overall well-being. Included are a teacher's guide, printable posters, whole-class activities, worksheets, and an end-of-unit assessment. This cross-curricular unit covers both primary health standards as well as social studies standards using Indigenous topics, and is designed to fit the new Canadian (British Columbian) curricular standards. What is the medicine wheel? The medicine wheel is a symbol used by a variety of Indigenous groups in North America. It can symbolize a number of different things including the four directions (north, west, east, and south), the four seasons, as well as the four aspects of oneself (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual). Though it can symbolize different things, it is always a circle divided into four. Why use the medicine wheel for SEL? For this unit, the medicine wheel represents the four parts of an individual: the mind, spirit, body, and heart. While the concept of different elements of an individual is not unique to Indigenous cultures, the medicine wheel is a wonderful way to help students visualize each of these essential parts and to reinforce the idea that they are all equal and important parts of a whole. Additionally, teaching SEL using the medicine wheel is a great way to introduce students to different elements of Indigenous cultures!
Feverfew is making a comeback in modern gardens for both its medicinal value and attractive daisy-like blooms. Learn how to harvest and use feverfew now.
Plantain has a long history of use as a healing plant, often called nature's band-aid. Here’s everything you need to know about foraging and using plantain!
Discover burdock's magic in our blog: uncover its history, skin and digestive benefits, and ways to enhance well-being with this healing plant.
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Florence Nightingale teaching Power Point plus print and go activities, suitable for children aged 5-7 years old. Students will love these fun and engaging activities whilst learning all about the life of Florence Nightingale at the same time. If you are learning about Florence Nightingale, significant individuals in history, influential women, women in history or medicine, then this could be just the product for you. Everything you will need is included in this product. Ideal for use in Women’s History Month. Each activity is differentiated 2 ways. This product includes: 18 slide teaching PPT, describing the life of Florence Nightingale and hospital reform. Compare a Victorian hospital with a modern day hospital x 2 (one drawing activity, one cut and sort statements) Timeline - cut and stick x 2 What I have learnt x 2 Word mat blank fact sheet/graphic organiser x 2 writing frame x 2 reading comprehension x 2 make a leaflet/foldable x 2 blank biography sheet colouring sheet make a bookmark
by Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord, mom and author of Handmade Books for a Healthy Planet: Sixteen Earth Friendly Projects From Around The World. Making books engages the...
Botanical Name: Tanacetum vulgare. Other Common Names: Buttons, wild tansy, gold leaf tansy, ginger plant, bitter buttons, hineheel, scented fern, stinking willie. The common name, tansy, is likely derived from Greek words meaning “immortal”, which may refer to the long-lasting flowers or its traditional use in preserving dead bodies. Habitat: Although the plant is native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia, it has been introduced throughout the world and grows wild in North America. This hardy, sun-loving plant is resistant to cold and frost and commonly grows in open areas close to water, such as roadsides and ditches. Description:
Plantain has a long history of use as a healing plant, often called nature's band-aid. Here’s everything you need to know about foraging and using plantain!
Alfred Eisenstaedt's photos from Pilgrim State Hospital in the late 1930s blended clear-eyed reporting with an almost palpable compassion.
An A5 print of my original watercolour botanical illustration of St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum. St. John's wort is a valuable medicinal herb with a long history of use. Unframed and printed on archival matte paper which is a light cream and slightly textured, similar to cold press watercolour paper. Shown with other prints which are available separately. Prints are packaged flat in a compostable cello sleeve and board backed envelope for protection. They have a small signature on the reverse.
Curly Dock, or Rumex crispus, is a remarkable medicinal plant known for its vibrant appearance and diverse therapeutic properties. Its use dates back
Plantain has a long history of use as a healing plant, often called nature's band-aid. Here’s everything you need to know about foraging and using plantain!
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is a medicinal and culinary herb with a long history of practical use. Modern medical science confirms many of these centuries-old uses but also adds some cautions for use. It's a fun
Spearmint (Mentha Spicata.) is a perennial herb (a herb that grows all year round) & belongs to the Lamiaceae family. It is known for its rapid growth and spreading nature, which can make it quite invasive if not managed properly. A herb that has been widely utilised throughout history, spearmint can be found in fr
4th graders just finished a lesson about totem poles. Students learned about the significance of totem poles and that they were (and still are) made by native tribes who lived in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The big word for this project was stylize. We learned that some artists stylize their work by changing shapes, colors, etc. in order to give their work their own personal touch. Each student created one stylized animal in the style of a real totem pole. (There are some great resources on totem pole parts online here. Unfortunately, I didn't find this until we were almost done with the project!) In the past, I had kids paint the finished product, but I decided to try collage this year after seeing an example from another blog last year. I really like how clean the collage is. More importantly, the students were more successful using collage. My lesson plan can be found here. My keynote for this lesson is here. A PDF version of my keynote can be downloaded here. Feel free to use or modify for your own room!
Botanical Name of Holly: Ilex aquifolium. Other Common Names: Common holly, English holly, acebo (Spanish), kristþyrnir (Icelandic), Stechpalme (German), houx (French), järnek (Swedish), kristtorn (Danish), orjanlaakeri (Finnish). Habitat: Holly is native to western and southern parts of Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. It grows best in calcareous soil in moist and shady areas. The plant is often found growing wild as an undergrowth in oak or beech forest. Description: Holly is an evergreen tree or a shrub belonging to the holly family (Aquifoliaceae). It usually does not grow more than 6 meters in height, but old trees have been
