I feel like such a hypocrite writing this minutes after smoothing aloe vera gel on my daughter’s sunburn from a long day at the pool. Our topic this week on the Gateway is sun safety, and I have not been a good example! Today’s blunders remind me how valuable it can be to help our students learn from other people’s mistakes, so they don’t have to make every mistake on their own. I could start a sun safety lesson tomorrow by bringing in my daughter as evidence of the sun’s powerful rays…or by using another primary resource like a video I find online. There are videos out there showing the consequences of too much sun exposure, and you can find ones that are appropriate for many different age groups.
