Earth Day
Recycling Matters
Gather the family and visit a nearby recycling plant. Be sure to call ahead to make arrangements for a guided tour. Help prepare and educate your child on recycling by checking out relevant books at your library and reading them together in preparations for your tour. Be sure to incorporate this lesson into your home life, too. Kids love looking for the recycling numbers on the bottom of ...(read more)
Tissue Paper Earth
Have your child draw and cut out a large circle on cardboard paper. Help them to draw some of the continents on their circle, creating a sketch of the Earth. Next, wad up pieces of blue and green tissue paper -- green for the continents and blue for the water -- and let your child glue them on. Be sure you have enough to cover all the space. ...(read more)
The Lorax & Earth Day
Dr. Seuss is one of our favorites, here at The Savvy Source. And he's given us a great way to begin a discussion about Earth Day with our children in his book The Lorax. After reading the book, talk about the story and air pollution. Talk about the importance of clean air even though it's not something we can see. Discuss the vital role of trees ...(read more)
Plant a Tree!
It's just that simple - plant a tree! Use this experience to honor a loved one. Teach your child about the many functions of trees and how they benefit our environment. Be sure to include a basic botany lesson -- how the roots will help the tree to drink water, how the leaves soak up the sun to help the tree grow. You might also want to educate ...(read more)
Spring Cleaning!
On Earth Day, get the whole family together to do some spring cleaning - outdoors! Visit a park or lake nearby and spend an hour or two picking up trash in the area. Teach your child about litter, appropriate places to put trash, keeping our world clean, and recycling. Be sure to take a trash bag and to bring gloves for the whole family!(read more)
Animal Name Game
This is a fun and easy game to play in honor of Earth Day or any time! The object is to come up with as many names of animals who inhabit the earth as you can: You'll need at least 2 players with a strong grasp of the alphabet and some knowledge of spelling. The first player starts by saying the name of an animal, like monkey. ...(read more)
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