Earth
Day is almost here!
Warm
spring days show us Earth is waking up from a cold, cold
winter. That makes March and April the perfect time to celebrate this
wonderful planet we call home.
One
great way to introduce your students to Earth Day is through picture
books. Here are a few books to share with your class:
The Wump World by Bill Peet, The Wumps live
on a peaceful, clean and beautiful planet. Then one day a fleet of space crafts
arrive bringing new creatures who make lots of changes in their world.
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, One of the best loved
books by Dr. Seussl It tells the story of what happens
when the natural world collides with modern progress.
Earth Smart by Leslie Garrett, Easy to
read introduction on how we can all take care of the environment.
Holiday Histories, Earth Day by Mir Tamim Ansary, Tells about the
origins of Earth Day and what we need to do to save the environment.
Click! Energy, Splash! Water, Blow! Air,
Yuck! Waste Taking Care of your planet series by Nuria and Empar Jimenez Wonderful
series of books, beautifully illustrated with great information about our
environment.
Dear Children of the Earth by Schim Schimmel Beautiful book in the
form of a letter from Mother Earth, asking children to help protect her.
Living Sunlight by Molly Bang, Wonderful book that
explains how plants and animals need each other to continue living on
Earth. The illustrations are amazing!
The Tree by Dana Lyons, The illustrations by
David Danioth are
beautiful. The story is told through the view point of a tree and
encourages us all to work together to save the environment.
The
packet also has a mini-book for students. Each half page of the mini-book
is a brief activity to complete that connects to that day's discussion. Click
here to see the full packet on Crockett's Classroom on TPT.
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