After seeing the LEGOS Introduction and the Bees unit, which I did not present in its totality or in the way LEGOS intended it, I am excited to see how my grandson has developed his solutions for this year with great optimism of being the change he wants to see.  I saw real commitment in his eyes because he is beginning to understand the science behind his actions.

Before seeing the Bees video, he already had written a first word's letter requesting a plot at a community garden.  He is committed to making this little garden a biodiverse habitat, with flowers for bees to do their pollination job, for insects to grow as he has even started composting and for us as a family to have fresh produce by planting vegetable and herbs seeds to grow next spring.  He will begin the clean-up of the soil after Thanksgiving which is the time when he takes possession of the garden.

With the introduction video and NASA's Earth has a fever as well as Zaki's Adventures, and the seals not able to keep the children home; my 5-year-old is committed to using, reusing, recycling, and repurposing at home and school, the two areas where he lives, to make sure that the polar bear and seals Artic home is not destroyed by global warming.  He is also committed to decreasing the use of plastic, which he started by using metal straws.

My 3-year-old granddaughter is not grasping concepts yet, but she likes to see the LEGO videos over and over and take the surveys which empower me to rectify first presentation mistakes and generates great connectivity as she learns the meaning of the words by the reflective and grasping power of her drawings and storytelling of her drawings.  This puts us on a good path to make what has started as an online My first letters and words picture book, to My first cardboard letters and words picture book on Climate Action. The title of the book, at the seed idea stage, is "My Climate Action Cardboard Book". The inspiration for this work is the books about cardboard reused presented in the Wakelet Curated list for the Climate Action Project 2021.

Meanwhile, We will continue to update this reflective portfolio.  I feel we have taken baby steps and feel good about our small progress.  The grand finale connected to the EarthShot Awards and Generation gives more than hope that systemic solutions are being embraced by the people who have the legislative and financial power to lower the earth's fever.

We continue our commitment to learning about why the earth has a fever and what a grandmother with her two toddler grandchildren can do to help it get better. 

Yesterday, when we did the Lego's bees activity with my grandfather, it was amazing how the children and my husband connected to the videos and the surveys.  It was like learning to care by playing together.  We designed our little plot of land to help the bees.  The real plot is the small area provided by the Gardening Association in the apartment where my husband and I live in retirement.  The children took the reflective drawings to share the stories with their parents.  My 3-year-old granddaughter was so proud to learn about pollen and the bees, she displayed her reflective drawing on the wall with tape.  

Thank you for the quality of educational tools you provide.  Retired educators, like me, inexperienced with early elementary-age children feel empowered by a clear, creative, and age-appropriate process. Your curriculum and lesson planning were enhanced with the adaptation example provided by the Legos team of what online engaging education must be in 2021. I also started my Wakelet site to keep our progress documented.  What amazing connections!  I look forward to participating again next year.  I will keep on working with my grandchildren. We look forward to the big surprises you will bring to us next year.