First Day School - Keepin' it Simple

So we *did* discuss simple living. The kids already knew a whole lot about the Amish. We also talked about simple clothes, the Quaker Oats guy, and also how the Shakers lived more simply by inventing labor-saving devices. We got out a big roll of paper, and the kids drew pictures of their ideas for living simply. The Shakers would have been happy with most of the ideas; the Amish not so much. "Have Robots Do Everything"; "Electric Trees" that grow and harvest apples. And "Sleep All Day", which definitely would make life simple.