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Issue’s Theme:
Earth Day, Every Day!
Children of all ages love to help others —
their family, their community and their world. Earth
Day offers them an opportunity to make a difference
while learning valuable math, science and social
studies skills. Use the following Learning Triangle
activities to encourage learning through helping. |
Watch
PBS Kids Share the Earth
Day
Friday, April 21 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
On Earth Day, celebrate our world by viewing this
special block of Clifford, Dragon Tales and It’s
a Big Big World programming. Afterward, try an activity
below and follow up with a book that relates to
Earth Day — either from the list below or
use one of your own!
Maya & Miguel
Friday, April 21 at 3 p.m.
“Every Day Is Earth Day” For a school
Earth Day project, the kids decide to clean up an
old lot and plant a community garden. But as the
deadline approaches, a rainstorm hits, turning the
patch of dirt into a muddy mess. How will Maya get
her friends out of the muck this time? |
Do
Old Items, New Ideas
Children of all ages love to help others —
their family, their community and their world. Earth
Day offers them an opportunity to make a difference
while learning valuable math, science and social
studies skills. Use the following Learning Triangle
activities to encourage learning through helping. |
Sewing Cards
Materials:
• Used greeting cards
• Hole puncher
• Yarn
• Tape
Collect used greeting cards. Holding a card shut,
punch holes one or two inches apart around the top,
open side and bottom of each card. Cut lengths of
yarn, taping the ends to prevent fraying. Let the
children practice lacing the yarn through the holes,
“sewing” the card shut. This simple
task increases fine motor skills and teaches children
to understand order. |
Card Puzzle
Materials:
• Used greeting cards
• Scissors
Collect used greeting cards. Remove the backs of
the cards, leaving the front picture. Have the children
cut each card into four or five pieces to make a
puzzle. Allow the children to put the puzzles back
together; permit time to swap puzzles with friends. |
Earth Day — Hooray! (MathStart 3)
By Stuart J. Murphy and Renèe Andriani
Clifford the Big Red Dog: Clifford’s
Spring Clean-Up
By Norman Bridwell
The Great Trash Bash
By Loreen Leedy
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Earth Day (Rookie Read-About Holidays)
By David F. Marx
Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal
the Environment
By Linda Schwartz
Where Does the Garbage Go? (Revised Edition)
By Paul Showers and Randy Chewning
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