The Joy of Painting

An art teacher in Texas, found a fun way to help her stressed-out students. Inspired by painter Bob Ross, Brady Sloane raised money to buy paints and wigs for her art classes. Then they watched an episode of The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, and peacefully painted lots of happy little trees!

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Keep Those Trees Coming

Satellite imagery from NASA, shows surprising progress on Earth. Over the last 20 years, our planet is actually greener! Despite deforestation in the Amazon and other parts of the world, there’s been an increase in vegetation. India and China have been leading the way, by planting millions of trees! Let’s keep up the good work!

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Noticing Ordinary Things

Rob Walker has a newsletter called The Art of Noticing. In the latest edition, he writes about Australian artist Michael Pedersen, who does street projects under the name, Miguel Marquez Outside. Michael created The Urban Weed Awards, and installed a fancy plaque and ribbon, celebrating the Tallest Weed! Notice the exceptional, in ordinary things!

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Books for Bur-read-os

Does your school have a reading program that rewards you with free food? Chipotle restaurants give free meals as Reading Rewards, if your school or local library fills out an online application before the end of February. Ask your principal or librarian to start a reading challenge, so you can earn a burrito!

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