One minute of silence: Listening to the birds at the Arboretum

Q: How do you teach kids the art of listening? A: One minute at a time. While hiking today at the Arboretum with 10 kids, I tried something new. I held up my watch and said, “For one minute, let’s see how many birds we can hear.” It wasn’t perfect silence, but that’s okay.  The […]

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