Earth week is April 17 - 24, but I'll be sharing my "earthy" activities a week early so you'll have time to integrate them into your lesson plans. What a perfect opportunity to integrate informative writing!
Earth Day
Earth Day, Earth
Day! Let’s all come together. (Clap
hands.)
Earth Day, Earth
Day! To make this world much
better.
‘Cause we love our
planet Earth, beautiful and blue. (Make
a circle with arms.)
We want to take
care of it with everything we do.
We can recycle –
tell your friends and neighbors! (Pretend
to pick up paper.)
Glass, aluminum,
plastic and paper.
‘Cause we love our
planet Earth, beautiful and blue. (Make
a circle with arms.)
We want to take
care of it with everything we do.
We can plant a
tree or two, to create green spaces;(Pretend to dig.)
Walk or ride our
bikes to go different places. (Pretend
to ride a bike.)
‘Cause we love our
planet Earth, beautiful and blue. (Make
a circle with arms.)
We want to take
care of it with everything we do.
Recycled
Products – For homework,
ask children to look around their house and make a list of recycled
materials. Have them practice
identifying the “recycle logo” so they can help conserve materials.
Brainstorm- Have children brainstorm all the ways they can reduce, reuse, and recycle
Brainstorm- Have children brainstorm all the ways they can reduce, reuse, and recycle
materials.
Visit these websites to get other ideas for Earth Week:
EarthDay.net
childrenoftheearth.org
keepearthbeautiful.org
kidsforsavingearth.org
kidsgowild.com