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Peggy has been presenting Arts in Education Programs since 1989.  She has an AAS Degree in Forestry as well as a keen understanding and deep appreciation of her subject matter.  Peggy was selected as 1996 Adirondack Woman of the Year<\/em> by the Adirondack Business & Professional Women’s Association and as 1998 Adirondack Woman of Distinction<\/em> by the Adirondack Girl Scout Council. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BioSongs<\/th>Balancing the Scales
Women in Adirondack History<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Bio Songs\u00a0<\/strong>is a program of songs about science & nature designed to heighten the awareness of and enthusiasm for learning about the environment. Songs were chosen for their simple catchy melodies & scientific concepts. Students are encouraged to join in with the\u00a0singing, clapping, movement, sign language and in one song, yelling. \u00a0When songwriting workshops are included and time allows, students showcase their lyric-writing talents by singing with Peggy in an assembly program.Songs\/Topics<\/strong>

Molly Molecule ~\u00a0<\/strong>Hydrologic cycle
Dirt Made My Lunch ~\u00a0<\/strong>Soils & Plants
Habitat ~\u00a0<\/strong>Places animals live
Planetary Perturbation ~\u00a0<\/strong>Solar system
Weather or Not ~\u00a0<\/strong>Three kinds of clouds
Animalia ~\u00a0<\/strong>Animal families’ traits
Head to Toe Healthy ~\u00a0<\/strong>Health, nutrition & safety
Plant Presents ~\u00a0<\/strong>Things we use & benefits we gain from plants
Who’s Eating Who\u00a0<\/strong>~ Food chains
Do You Care About Air? ~\u00a0<\/strong>Our atmosphere and it’s pollution<\/td>		I combine my A.I.E. experience, knowledge of Adirondack women’s history & songwriting skills to present\u00a0Balancing the Scales<\/em>. The program is flexible enough for grades 4-12. The objective of\u00a0Balancing the Scales<\/em>\u00a0is to bring to light the important role women played in shaping NYS history, and to encourage students to look beyond the textbook to discover women’s amazing accomplishments. \u00a0The humor and imagery in the songs & stories will capture the imagination and incite curiosity.Songs\/Topics:<\/strong>

Mary Brown ~<\/strong>\u00a0Wife of John Brown\/Abolition of Slavery
Esther ~\u00a0<\/strong>Outdoors women of the 19th century
Lydia ~\u00a0<\/strong>Hotelier, entrepreneur
Big Belle ~\u00a0<\/strong>Logging camps & cooks
Only a Housewife ~\u00a0<\/strong>Emily Smith poem of women pioneers
One of a Kind ~\u00a0<\/strong>Margaret Emerson, wealthy owner of Great Camp Sagamore
Grandmother Tree ~\u00a0<\/strong>Relationship of women & Nature
Give Me Wings ~\u00a0<\/strong>Story of Martha Reben who cured tuberculosis in the ADKS
Grandma’s Quilt ~\u00a0<\/strong>Traditional crafts & family history passed thru generations
Mary Jane ~<\/strong>\u00a0adapted from poem by Lucia Newell Oliviere (Jeanne Robert Foster’s mother)
Alice ~<\/strong>\u00a0example of a community organizer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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