Disruptive Narratives

The December Changemakers Box is here—and it might be my favorite one yet.

This month we’re reading Brave Girl and learning all about garment workers, labor rights, slow fashion, and how young people have always helped create change.
Inside your box you’ll find:

✨ A hardcover copy of Brave Girl
✨ A full-color learning guide for grown-ups
✨ 15+ hands-on activities (ALL supplies included!)
✨ A garment worker simulation, slow fashion paper doll, mending challenge & more
✨ Meet-the-activist readings (Clara Lemlich, Mother Jones, Lewis Hine)
✨ Exclusive stickers + coloring pages
✨ A special holiday bonus: Christmas Elf Working Conditions: A North Pole Investigation
✨ Everything packaged in a reusable zipper pouch
You can purchase the full physical box, start a monthly subscription, or choose a digital subscription to receive the Learning Guide and printables delivered straight to your inbox each month.

If you’re looking for a meaningful gift this holiday season—or want to support a small business—this is the perfect time to order.

📦 Order your December box or digital subscription today — link in bio!

Happy Grandparents' Day!

Today is a wonderful day to celebrate the diversity of family structures, and the important role that grandparents, both biological and chosen, play in our children's lives. 💕

Here is just a small selection of titles that honor the beauty of these relationships.

The topic of community helpers arises in elementary learning standards over and over again. But do we ever connect the topic of community helpers to larger issues of (in)justice?

This month, the Trump administration fired over 1,000 park rangers—treating those who care for our public lands as disposable.

Park rangers are community helpers. They protect natural spaces, educate visitors, and ensure public access. Our parks need them. Our communities do, too.

Now is a better timer than ever to expand the concept of community helpers in our curriculum, to provide opportunities for our students to explore who keeps our communities safe and cared for, and how we can in turn care for them.

I've put together a set of resources designed to help teach elementary and middle school students about the importance of park rangers. This bundle includes over 30 pages of resources, including:

🌳KWL Chart
🌳YouTube video and comprehension questions
🌳Differentiated reading passages and comprehension questions about the job of park rangers, with answer keys for each
🌳Differentiated reading passages and comprehension questions about park rangers and current events, with answer keys for each

Activities:
🌳Design a Protest Sign
🌳Role Playing Scenarios
🌳Design a Ranger Badge
🌳A Park Without Rangers drawing activity
🌳2 coloring pages

You can find the link to purchase in my bio! Or if you can drop a comment and I'll probably just send it to you for free 😘

Greg Abbott is fighting to defund our schools. 🚫

Vouchers are a scam. If implemented, school districts across the state will lose MILLIONS in funding. That means fewer resources, larger class sizes, and less support for students and teachers.

Vouchers are predatory and only serve to benefit the wealthy. When public education suffers, we all suffer.

Swipe through to see the numbers from some of the state's largest districts.

➡Visit www.dontdefundmyschool.com to find out how much funding your Texas school district could lose under a voucher scam. Then, contact your representative and tell them to say NO to vouchers.