Celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd - Protect our Species Jan Homden Consilium Education 2019
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EARTH DAY 2019 EDUCATION PROGRAM Protect Our Species! ‘Earth Day Network works year round to solve climate change, to end plastic pollution, to protect endangered species, and to broaden, educate, and activate the environmental movement across the globe.’ “In nature, nothing exists alone.” — Rachel Carson, 1962 ‘Nature’s gifts to our planet are the millions of species that we know and love, and many more that remain to be discovered. Unfortunately, human beings have irrevocably upset the balance of nature and, as a result, the world is facing the greatest rate of extinction since we lost the dinosaurs more than 60 million years ago. But unlike the fate of the dinosaurs, the rapid extinction of species in our world today is the result of human activity.’ ‘Earth Day Network is asking people to join our Protect our Species campaign. Our goals are to: Educate and raise awareness about the accelerating rate of extinction of millions of species and the causes and consequences of this phenomenon. Achieve major policy victories that protect broad groups of species as well as individual species and their habitats. Build and activate a global movement that embraces nature and its values. Encourage individual actions such as adopting plant based diet and stopping pesticide and herbicide use.’ From: Earth Day Network – Earth Day 2019 Protect Our Species 1|Page
Earth Day Resources Go to www.earthday.org click on earth day resources to download toolkits to use in the classroom. There is more information about Earth Day as well as other material that includes the following list of species profiles: Bees Coral Reefs Elephants Giraffes Insects Whales Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, ‘Day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.’ Wikipedia Protect Our Species Poster for Earth Day 2019 The official poster Earth Day 2019 is on sale for donations of $50 or more to Earth Day Network. 2|Page
DESIGN YOUR OWN POSTERS Within your school community organise a competition to encourage students of all ages to design Protect our Species posters. Have an exhibition of their posters with a box for donations. The money raised could go towards a charitable environmental organisation your school supports. ORGANISE A SPECIAL DAY AT SCHOOL Earth Day is the perfect occasion to get the school community together and organise an event that involves everyone. Maybe start the day with a special assembly centred on Earth Day – perhaps invite a guest speaker to talk to the students about protecting our species. 3|Page
Follow this with: An Earth Day Scavenger Hunt An Earth Day Neighbourhood Clean-up Plant/Adopt a Tree for Earth Day Design and Create a Bug Hotel Create a rewilding patch to encourage wildlife Finish with a school picnic/barbeque An Earth Day Scavenger Hunt Ask each family to bring a bag to put their items into. Make a list of things to collect outdoors e.g. a pinecone, a leaf, a flower, a smooth stone, a stick, a feather. Add items such as a plastic bottle/fork/bag, a paper cup, a lollypop stick, an item made from cardboard, something shiny, a most unusual item! Etc. etc. Everyone sets off on a walk around the neighbourhood or to a nearby park and has an hour to collect as many items as possible before returning to school. Encourage the parents to talk to the children about the items they find - what role they have and what impact they make on the surrounding environment. For example flowers provide nectar that bees carry back to their hives to make honey. Plastic items, on the other hand, are litter that do not belong in nature and should always be recycled so they don't continue to pollute or harm the environment. 4|Page
Neighbourhood Clean Up Discuss why it is important to keep the Earth clean. Give families litter grabbers, high-visibility jackets & recyclable trash/bin bags before they set off to their favourite local park, playground, or beach. Remind young children to pick up only paper and plastic products, and not to lift anything dangerous, like broken glass. The adults can handle the serious stuff. Plant trees for Earth Day ‘From Senegal to Finland, from Los Angles to the Bronx. Earth Day Network loves planting trees and especially loves planting trees with kids. Planting trees connects children with nature and shows them that their hard work makes a difference in their world.’ ‘Trees in a school yard improve air quality and can reduce temperatures in warm climates by 10°F. They provide shade in the summer, beautiful, inspiring colors in the fall, and new signs of life every spring. They are a small environmental investment that will pay dividends for years if not decades to come.’ 5|Page
If you are in the UK have a look at these web- sites Click on the images to follow the link If you are in Ireland have a look at this web-site - Click on the images to follow the links Have a look at this video on how to plant a small tree. ‘Here's a great Irish book written by teacher and lecturer Paddy Madden. Paddy lectures in SESE at the Marino institute of Education. His book is based on his experience working with children in Scoil Treasa Naofa in Dublin. In 1985 he established Ireland’s first school wildlife garden. He has also written 'The School Garden - What to do and when to do it.' An edition with a broad remit where Paddy's school experience shines through. A very well researched book.’ Click on the book cover to follow the link If you are in Australia have a look at Trees for Life Click on the image below to follow the link to Schools Tree Day 6|Page
If you are in New Zealand have a look at this web-site – Trees for Survival Click on the image to follow the link If you are living in Canada this is a great web-site with an introductory video – Google: Tree Canada ‘Schools can apply anytime, as we are in touch with sponsors all over Canada. Applications are accepted year-round, and we’ll keep your request on file for two years. To apply, start to complete the following “Steps to Greening Your School Grounds,” ensure the principal supports the project, and submit your application form.’ BUG HOTELS ‘This incredible 5-star luxury wildlife hotel is easy to make using lots of recycled materials. The best bug hotels have lots of small spaces in different shapes and sizes and made from different materials. Ideally some should be nice and dry inside, and others a bit dampish. Bug hotels are generally made from reclaimed materials, or natural objects, which reduces cost, helps them blend in with their surroundings and is probably more attractive to the mini-beast guests. Visitors throughout the year might include nesting mason bees and leaf cutter bees, woodlice and earwigs, ladybirds and lacewings, or beetle larvae feeding on the dead wood. Bug Hotels also provide refuges for frogs, toads and hedgehogs; and they also help local birds and small mammals who rely on insects as a food source.’ By: Jenny Dicks – Encourage Wildlife Into Your Garden With A Bug Hotel! 7|Page
CREATE A REWILDING PATCH Rewild Our World Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Durrell’s new strategy is focused on rewilding and we have set ourselves bold and ambitious targets to achieve by 2025 when our founder, Gerald Durrell, would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Click on the image to watch the video From: Kennedy Wild Bird Food What is rewilding? ‘Regardless of whether you’ve got a large open garden space or a modest one, you can always get involved in rewilding. Essentially, it involves restoring your land or garden to its natural state to encourage more wildlife and nature to reside there.’ 1. Create a ‘wild area’ in a corner of your school campus. You can do this by leaving piles of leaves, old bits of wood, twigs and grass in a sheltered corner of your garden. This will create a cosy home for animals such as hedgehogs to hibernate in, and it will also provide a place for slugs and beetles to thrive. 2. Don’t be too tidy You can trim hedges, branches and grass a certain amount, but allow a bit of wildness here and there will create a haven for little critters. 3. Mix and match your plants Mix and match the plants in your garden to create a wildlife and bird friendly garden design. Not only is this attractive to look at, you’ll have better success at attracting bees and other insects with a wider range of plants and flowers. 4. Avoid harmful pesticides Use natural alternatives to create a more wildlife-friendly environment. You can buy organic, natural deterrents or alternatively you can make them yourself with natural ingredients. 8|Page
5. Leave the weeds Weeds are often painted in a bad light as the ‘pariahs’ of garden plants, however did you know that they can play an important part in rewilding! Plants such as stinging nettles provide homes for moths and butterflies, so leave the weeds to thrive to see a wider array of beautiful insects. 6. Add water Just as water sustains life on earth, the single best thing for biodiversity in a small space is to add water. And you don’t need much space for a pond. A washing-up bowl will do. Collect some duckweed and other common pond “weeds”. Within a year, the pond will be found by frogs, newts, pond snails and damselflies. For more information have a look at https://bluecampaignhub.com/ The Blue heart is now recognised nationally as the symbol for rewilding Britain. In January 2017, Chris Baker – Head of Science at The British School in Bucharest created a ‘Rewilding Zone’. Read about his experience in ITM – International Teacher Magazine https://consiliumeducation.com/itm/2018/02/17/rewilding-zone/ Finish your special community day with a school picnic or barbeque School picnic at the Jerusalem American International School School Barbeque - The British School, Paris 9|Page
Recycling in School If you haven’t already set up recycling stations in and around school have a think about the best places to install them with easy access for everyone on campus to use them, and easy access for the collection of bins/contents. Bins for outdoors Bins for indoors In classrooms have small bins so the children can learn from an early age the process for recycling items into the paper and card bin, the plastic bin and the compost bin. Invest in a Bokashi Bin/Bucket Bokashi is an easy, no smell or mess compost process. Click on the image for further information Fruit and veg, dairy products, meat and bones, fish, pizza, burgers, snack based foods, cakes, cooked food leftovers, spent flowers can all go into the Bokashi Bucket. Sprinkle a handful of Bokashi Bran on top of the food waste each time you add food scraps. Drain any excess liquid produced using the tap at the bottom of the bucket as often as possible. This allows the material to decompose at a quicker rate. After 2/3 weeks add the waste to a home composter or to a wormery or dig a trench in the soil in your garden, add the waste and cover over. Have one in your staffroom, the kitchen, and a couple in the school canteen. The school garden will never be the same again! 10 | P a g e
Water conservation Teach children about the importance of saving water e.g. washing hands – demonstrate turning the tap off after wetting hands, turning it on again when ready to rinse off the soap and turning it off when finished. At home, when they are cleaning their teeth remind them to turn the tap off while they are brushing their teeth and to turn it on to rinse, remembering to turn it off again when they have finished. Save Water to Help the Earth Two friends discuss how to save water WonderGroveKids Click on the image to follow the link Water Splash: an early years education pack about water produced by WaterAid working with the Education Forum of the Water Companies of the UK and with support from the National Day Nurseries Association. Click on the image to download your free pack with lots of resources and ideas to teach water conservation to young children. Water Aid: have a look at the Water Aid web-site and find out how you can get your school involved. They offer a wide range of teaching resources and fund raising materials covering all key stages to support learning about global water issues. Click on the image to follow the link. A world of water! | WaterAid WaterAid Suitable for Key Stages 1-2, 'A world of water' explores the importance of this vital resource, takes a brief look at the water cycle, and introduces the concept of life without taps and toilets and the implications on health and livelihoods. Click on the image to watch and listen to the video 11 | P a g e
Protect our seas ‘ORCA works in North East England to deliver the Your Seas educational programme. Please note that the Your Seas North Sea project runs from March to September every year.’ Google: ORCA's Schools Programme for more information. ‘The project also delivers our Your Seas educational programme in Portsmouth and the local area, teaching people of all ages about the fantastic whales and dolphins that can be seen right on our doorstep and the threats that they face. Please email us for more information on info@orcaweb.org.uk Working with local schools, community groups and businesses, ORCA teaches people of all ages about North Sea whales and dolphins and the threats they face and helps the general public understand how they can play a part in protecting the marine environment.’ PROACTIVE EDUCATION ‘As part of our educational awareness, GreenSeas Trust will continue with the help of our volunteer base to visit schools and education institutes to highlight the problems of marine debris. We want children and young adults to come up with interesting solutions to the problems and see where their imagination can take them. Art work, workshops and beach cleans are all great ways to keep the next generation interested.’ Click on the GreenSeas logo above to follow the link Click on the Save Our Seas logo to follow the link ABOUT THE FOUNDATION For more than a decade, Save Our Seas Foundation has been dedicated to protecting life in our oceans, especially sharks and rays. We support passionate and innovative researchers, conservationists and educators across the globe, by funding their projects and helping them to tell important scientific and environmental stories. Our centres in Florida, Seychelles and South Africa are dedicated to learning about sharks and rays and sharing that knowledge. 12 | P a g e
EARTH DAY VIDEOS FOR EARLY YEARS & KEY STAGE 1 CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO FOLLOW THE LINKS BETSY’S KINDERGARTEN ADVENTURES: HAPPY EARTH DAY BY JANSON MEDIA (13:07) Told from the perspective of 5-year old Betsy. Her teacher explains that Senator Gaylord Nelson was the founder of Earth Day and how we can help keep our Earth clean…even at that the young age of 5. READING RAINBOW: HOW TRASH IS RECYCLED WITH LEVAR BURTON BY READING RAINBOW (6:24) This video is an amazing video that takes you on a “field trip” to a recycling plant. Your students will learn many important facts about recycling. They will see the specific steps of how cardboard and plastic products are recycled. EARTH DAY RECYCLING SONG LYRICS FOR PRESCHOOL BY KIBOOMERS (1:17) This one is great for recycling and talking about the processes of how kids do it! WE’RE GOING GREEN BY HARRY KINDERGARTEN (2:39) This video is LOADED with ways to make better choices for the planet. This is a great video for talking about recycling, reusing, and conserving! 13 | P a g e
Earth Day Science Lessons- Key Stage 2 There are so many ways to connect Earth Day with science. Here are just a few suggestions: Click on the images to follow the links. Planets: Teach your students about our solar system and the planets in it. This could be followed up by using this excellent activity from the KS2 BBC Bitesize website, also have a look at The solar system Water Cycle: Study the water cycle and how it is important for our Earth. Have a look at this video from: National Science Foundation which ‘uses animation, graphics, and video clips to illustrate and explain each of the "flow" and "storage" processes in the Hydrologic Cycle, more commonly known as the Water Cycle: precipitation, interception, runoff, infiltration, percolation, groundwater discharge, evaporation, transpiration, evapotranspiration, and condensation.’ Have a look at Project Learning Tree. ‘Working with seeds and leaves can teach your students about much more than capillary action, germination, and photosynthesis. It can provide valuable lessons in caring for living things, collecting data, and using the scientific method.’ Have a look at their hands-on plant science activities that are easy to integrate into your kindergarten, elementary, or middle school classroom. Recycling: Earth Day is a perfect time to talk about reducing, reusing and recycling. Have a look at dealing with waste. ‘Sweden is so good at recycling that, for several years, it has imported rubbish from other countries to keep its recycling plants going. Less than 1 per cent of Swedish household waste was sent to landfill last year or any year since 2011.’ https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sweden-s-recycling-is-so-revolutionary- the-country-has-run-out-of-rubbish-a7462976.html 14 | P a g e
Activities for Earth Day Recycled Plastic Mobile Create a mobile which gets everyone contributing. Make a class, year group or whole school mobile/s from recycled plastic. Ask each child to bring in something made from plastic to add to a mobile. This could be a class or corridor display. In the classroom you could use a hoola hoop suspended from the ceiling and hang the children’s items using fishing wire. Or Along the corridor use 2 or 3 hoola hoops or suspend plastic netting and hang the plastic items from it. Ask your PE Dept. for a loan of a couple of hoola hoops Fishing wire available from most craft stores Flexible plastic netting from hardware stores 15 | P a g e
For Early Years Children could make binoculars to go exploring in the environment Materials: two toilet rolls or one kitchen roll cut in half, paint brush, washable paint, coloured craft paper, washable PVA glue, Pritt stick, string or ribbon, safety scissors, stickers (optional), single hole punch Children to paint the 2 paper tubes or cut coloured paper and using a Pritt stick glue the paper around each tube. When the tubes are dry join them together with PVA glue – secure with a couple of elastic bands. Remove the elastic bands when firmly joined and punch a hole in the outer edge of each tube. Children can decorate their binoculars with stickers. Cut the string or ribbon – roughly 20cms, thread it through each hole and tie. All set to go exploring the environment! 16 | P a g e
Have fun with Seeds - Click on the image to follow the link Grow Hair! Materials: Clear plastic cups Compost Grass seeds/radish seeds A photo of each child Sticky labels Marker Scoops A little watering can Children scoop compost into their cup & sprinkle grass seeds on top. Pour a little water over the seeds. Clean off the outside of the cup, write their name on a label and stick it on. Take a photo of each child maybe pulling a funny face and glue it to the cup. Leave the cups on a sunny window sill & remember to water. Plant seeds in eggshells! Click on the image to follow the link Materials: Empty eggshell halves from large eggs. Potting soil. Easy to grow flower, vegetable or herb seeds. Plastic or cardboard egg carton. Little watering can When you use your eggs, be careful when you crack your eggshell. You should just crack off enough of the shell to make it easier for you to get those half shells. Fill the shell with your potting soil, and plant your preferred seeds in there. Water your seeds. When it is time to plant your seedlings, just transplant the whole shell into the ground. Some say it is also good to crush the eggshells a little bit as they contain nutrients that are needed by your soil and your plants. Don’t forget to keep your planters in a place where they have access to sunlight. 17 | P a g e
Make an Earth Day Sign Materials: Blue construction paper Glue Dirt Grass Rocks Flowers Twigs Use natural materials collected on a walk around your local environment to make an Earth Day Sign. Construct with Recycled Materials Collect recycled materials so you have a stack of supplies in your classroom all ready to go. Children can build cities, roads, bridges, etc. using what is available from your collection. Click on the image to follow the link Recycled tins and magnets on the discovery table From: Children will have lots of fun experimenting with different kinds of magnets and adding magnets to the tins to make e.g. robots. Click on the image to follow the link. From: An assortment of magnets – Click on the images to follow the link 18 | P a g e
EARTH DAY SONGS Earth Day Song for 2019 | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Song For Kids Math Songs by NUMBEROCK Enjoy our growing library of educational videos beyond Earth Day 2019 at https://www.numberock.com Suitable for Upper Primary students 6:57 Click on the image to follow the link. Earth Day: The Environment and our Planet in a Song for Kids! I Love to Learn with PlayKids Celebrate Earth Day in a video and song for kids teaching about the environment, conservation, saving water, recycling, turning the lights off and all things green! This is a great way to teach preschool kids about the importance of reduce, reuse and recycle in a fun, memorable song. 2:22 Click on the image to follow the link. I Am The Earth - music & lyrics by Glyn Lehmann (official) Sheet music, recording and backing track at: https://songlibrary.net/I-Am-The-Eart... Available from Apple Music (http://apple.co/2pCSjRq) Spotify (http://spoti.fi/2nP7P0f) Amazon (http://amzn.to/2ohJ0FB) This animation created by children from Marryatville Primary School, South Australia in 2008 for the song 'I Am The Earth', written by Glyn Lehmann http://glynlehmann.com Suitable for Upper Primary students 3:56 - A beautiful, memorable song. Click on the image to follow the link. 19 | P a g e
This Is Our World Song - For Earth Day This is a song for Earth Day. It is for children and schools and can be downloaded at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Pr... It is available to download as a vocal track and karaoke version. Lyrics come with the download. Suitable for lower & upper Primary Sing along with We’ve got the whole world in our hands Click on the image Barefoot Books ‘Connect with the whole wide, wonderful world with this green book that rejoices in the marvels of our environment.’ SONGS TO SING FOR THE 2 – 5 YEAR OLDS Clean Up - (Tune: Twinkle, twinkle, Little Star) Twinkle, twinkle little star Time to clean up where you are. Put litter back in its place, Keep a smile upon your face. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Time to clean up where you are. Save, save, save the cans (Sung to: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat") Original Author Unknown Save, save, save the cans, throw them in the bin, We can help to save the earth if we all pitch in. Save, save, save the paper.... Save, save, save the bottles.... Save, save, save the plastics.... 20 | P a g e
This Old Earth (to the tune of "This Old Man") Original Author Unknown This old earth Needs our help To stay fresh and clean and green With a pick it up; pitch it in; and throw it in the can…………. This old earth needs a helping hand! Recycling in my Home from: Can Teach (To the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus") Recycling in my home goes round and round, Round and round, round and round. Recycling in my home goes round and round, All through the day. Tie up the papers and take them back, Take them back, take them back. Tie up the papers and take them back, All through the day. Crush the cans and take them back..... Rinse the milk bottles and take them back.... Save the glass and take it back...... A can in the bin (Sung to: "Ten in a bed") By: Meish Goldish A can in the bin And another went in. Recycle! Recycle! We all recycled and added a can, There were two in the bin and another went in. Recycle! Recycle! (Continue to you get to five... 21 | P a g e
Earth Day, Earth Day, (Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star") Earth Day, Earth Day, Comes once a year. But we should make our message clear. Love and clean our Earth each day. Make that plan a plan to stay. Earth Day, Earth Day, Comes once a year, Love and care for our Earth so dear. This Land - from: CHILDFUN (Tune: This Land is Your Land) This land is your land, This land is my land, Let's work together, To make it better, From tall green forests to clear blue waters This land depends on you and me! Books for Earth Day – reviewed by Amazon - Click on the covers to follow the link The Earth Book - Hardcover - by Todd Parr (Author) ‘With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitivity, Todd Parr explores the important, timely subject of environmental protection and conservation in this eco- friendly picture book. The book is printed entirely with recycled materials and nontoxic soy inks. This book includes lots of easy, smart ideas on how we can all work together to make the Earth feel good.’ 22 | P a g e
Michael Recycle - Paperback – by Ellie Bethel (Author), Alexandra Colombo (Illustrator) ‘I'm Michael Recycle for all that I'm worth I'm green and I'm keen to save planet Earth! A small town somewhere near you is in desperate need of salvation...from drowning in rubbish at the hands of its lazy and wasteful inhabitants! He is a new kind of superhero in a new kind of world.’ The Coral Kingdom - Hardcover – 15 Mar 2018 by Laura Knowles (Author), Jennie Webber (Illustrator) Through gentle rhyme and intricately etched artwork, it explores the life cycle, diversity and colour of the coral reef ecosystem, as well as the threats the reef faces and what we can do to save it. Ten Things I Can Do to Help My World - Paperback – by Melanie Walsh (Author) ‘A beautifully simple book for small children where transforming pages reveal ten things that everyone can do to help conserve their world. Many of them, such as turning off the television properly, are about conserving energy. Others, such as feeding the birds in winter and growing plants from seed, will encourage an understanding of nature and conservation.’ The Drop in my Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet - Paperback by Meredith Hooper (Author), Chris Coady (Illustrator) This is the story of a drop of water, told by a gifted science writer and illustrated with remarkable paintings. Meredith Hooper takes us back thousands of years to see where the Earth's water came from, and how life began in the oceans and later moved onto land. 23 | P a g e
George Saves the World by Lunchtime (George and Flora) - Paperback – by Dr Jo Readman (Author), Ley Honor Roberts (Illustrator) ‘George is determined to save the world by lunchtime, but he's not quite sure how. Grandpa suggests they start by recycling the yoghurt pot from his breakfast, putting his banana peel in the compost pile, and hanging the washing to dry in the sun. A bike trip to the recycling bank, charity shop and local farmers' market show how recycling and re- using materials, can really help save the world.’ Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet - Paperback – by Lauren Child (Author) ‘Lola is clearing out some of her old things because she does not want her bedroom to ever get as messy and pongy as Marv's older brother Marty's bedroom - yuk! Charlie persuades Lola that instead of throwing her things away, she should recycle them. 'Recycle it? What is that?' asks Lola.’ Charlie and Lola - Look after your planet (HQ) Click on the image to watch ‘Lola learns all about recycling, and doing things to save the planet. In a magazine, she and Charlie spot a competition to win a tree, if you recycle 100 things in each of four categories. Finding it difficult to complete this alone, they get their school involved.’ Good video to inspire the children to work together! Eight Books for Earth Day and Beyond by Alycia Zimmerman from Scholastic - Click on the image to follow the link. Dr. Seuss’s classic is still my go-to book to kick off our unit about the problems facing our natural world. There are, however, plenty of other fabulous children’s books that build awareness about climate change. Even if you don’t have time for an environmental service project or an Earth Day extravaganza, you can still bring environmental awareness into your classroom by sharing some of these books with your middle grade students. 24 | P a g e
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth - Hardcover by Oliver Jeffers (Author, Illustrator) The exquisite and thought-provoking new book from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling picture book creator of Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers. Disappearing Wildlife (Protect Our Planet) by Angela Royston (Author) Why are many animals in danger? What is a habitat? How can we protect wildlife? People are doing things that are putting our planet in danger. Discover what they are doing and how other people are trying to make things better. Every person can make a difference. Find out what you can do to help protect our planet. Free Resources to download for Earth Day Click on the logos to follow the links From: We have three variations of printable on the "protecting the environment" theme. From: * NEW * UKS2 Earth Day 2019: Protect our Species Differentiated Reading Comprehension Activity From: Earth’s Kids Observed each year on April 22nd, Earth Day celebrates Earth's life and beauty and Earth Day activities strive to educate and alert people about the need to preserve and renew the threatened ecological balances upon which all life on Earth depends. 25 | P a g e
Other Resources A very informative web-site from The Welsh Government. Lots of interesting facts, ideas, activities and useful videos. Suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1. Click on the logo Clean and Green from The British Council – to reinforce the sorting of materials - an interactive video for use on a whiteboard. Suitable for Early Years. Google - Clean and green | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council Earth Yoga practices for children – Google: Kids Yoga Stories – Incorporate Yoga into your curriculum April Theme: EARTH ‘One of the challenges readers have shared over the years is deciding how to add yoga into their curriculum, classes, or home life with ease and simplicity. For this reason, we have put together this Earth Yoga post for teachers and parents that includes’: one breathing technique one focus yoga pose a three-pose flow sequence one focus yoga book 26 | P a g e
Let’s aim to make every day an Earth Day! With all best wishes Jan This resource is sponsored by: Jan Homden, Consilium Education An early years teaching specialist and designer, Jan has taught in international schools around the world. 27 | P a g e
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