Monday, we read about our human footprints in National Geographic's Human Footprint. The students couldn't believe the amount of stuff ONE person uses in a lifetime. On Wednesday we read The Wartville Wizard by Don Madden. (Tuesday was when we did our egg project because that's when my class was scheduled for computer lab.) Thursday, I had the children pretend they were a resident of Wartville and draw what they would look like with trash all over with them. (This after we brainstormed what type of trash they would produce as children: straws, candy wrappers, gogurt containers, etc.) I'll post those pictures in a few days.
We also watched School House Rock Earth. The children loved the video and some of them were still singing the songs as they were dismissed. If you get the classroom edition, you will get bonus content to use with the students as well as a teacher's guide.
Another thing I like to do to supplement my Earth Day lessons is show pictures/share articles from National Geographic. I think pictures really make the issues real to the children.
Happy Earth Day!
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