Children in Action

From recycling materials during World War II to wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, children have helped meet community goals during times of need.

In this interactive episode, students draw upon their observations and reflections to explore how children have contributed to recycling efforts in the past and present.

Children in Action uses multiple representations of primary sources to help students more deeply investigate the experiences and perspectives of children throughout history.

Children explore a photograph of children collecting scrap during World War II,  by revealing the photograph in sections and observing the details they find (See). 

They work with in-game character Ella to figure out what material the children are collecting, and then read and analyze a letter from President Roosevelt to investigate why the children were collecting scrap, and how it could be used to help their community. (Think)

Children collect elements of photographs, and use what they have collected to create their own scrap-recycler badge. 

Recommended citation:

Berson, I. R., Berson, M. J., & Snow, B. (2022). Children in action [App]. Newburyport, MA: Bert Snow & Co. Retrieved from KidCitizen, a Congress, Civic Participation, and Primary Sources Project from the Library of Congress, https://www.kidcitizen.net/