On Monday April 22nd we celebrated Earth Day. We read Earth Day Birthday by Maureen Wright. After reading, we discussed ways to take care of and help the Earth. The students participated in “Teach-Okay” and “Switch” in order to share 3 different ways they could help the Earth and its environment. We then reviewed parts of a friendly letter “ The whole-brain way”. Each student wrote a letter to Mother Earth declaring their promise to take care of her and how they would do it. They then made their interpretation of the Earth using a coffee filter and a blue and green marker. After they made the land and water masses we sprayed it with water and allowed it to dry overnight. They also traced their hands, and then glued them to construction paper. They glued the Earth onto their hands and made it look as thought they were cradling the Earth.
The writing page is a free download on teacherspayteachers.
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