Earth Day Unit2-Revised.pptx

By: Amanda Richardson

Caring for Our earth

Table of Contents

1. Unit Teaching Plan p. 3

2. Earth Teaching Poster p. 4

2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Teaching Posters p. 5-7

3. Earth Day Poem/Song p. 8

4. Earth KWL Chart p. 9

5. All About Earth Web p. 10

6. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Flip Book p. 11

7. Playground Litter Problem Solving p. 12

8. 4 Ways We can Clean Up the Earth Graphic

Organizer p. 13

9. Recycle or Trash Pocket Chart Cards p. 14-16

10. Recycle or Trash Cut-and-Paste Sort p. 17-18

11. Earth Day Sentence Building p. 19-23

12. Caring for Our Earth Pocket Book Sort p. 24-28

13. We Can Help the Earth Mini-Book p. 29-35

14. Earth Day Writing Craftivity p. 36-47

Amanda Richardson 2016

Caring for our Earth Unit Teaching Plan

Objective: Students will write, read, and sort learned facts about reducing, reusing, and recycling. Students will be create a solution for playground litter and identify 3 ways to care for earth.

Day

Focus Activity Materials

1

Intr

oduc

ing E

art

h and

Recyc

ling

Begin by leading the students in filling out an interactive anchor chart about the earth or earth day. It could be a KWL chart or a schema map. Students can follow along and create their own KWL chart. Then, using the earth teaching poster and recycle teaching poster, go over some basic things about our earth. This also is a perfect time to read any non-fiction books you may have about recycling or caring for our earth. Discuss how we can care for our earth by recycling. Present the students with the playground litter problem and have them be problem solvers as they work to create a solution.

-chart paper and markers -KWL student page -earth teaching poster -recycle teaching poster -playground litter problem solving

2

Learn

ing t

o

Recyc

le

Review the anchor chart created yesterday and ask students if they have anything they would like to add to the “k” or the “l” section. Students may also fill in their own chart from yesterday. Discuss items that can be recycled and cannot. Discuss why. After reviewing facts about earth and recycling, have the students help you complete the Recycle or Trash pocket chart sort. Have the students complete the Recycle or Trash Sort cut-and-paste page independently.

-Recycle or Trash pocket chart -Recycle or Trash Sort cut-and-paste page

3

Learn

ing t

o R

educ

e

Begin by asking the students how they can help care for our earth. Use the reduce teaching poster to introduce the concept to students. Discuss with them differences between reducing and recycling. If you have a book about saving energy or water, read it aloud to the students. Have the students brainstorm ways they can reduce their use of energy and water. Students can then illustrate and build the sentence to show a way that they can save water.

-reduce teaching poster -Earth Day Sentence Building

4

Learn

ing t

o R

eus

e

Begin by asking the students how they can help care for Earth. Use the reuse teaching poster to introduce the concept to students. Discuss with them differences between reusing, reducing, and recycling. If you have a book about reusing things—clothing, old tires, etc., read it aloud to the students. Have the students brainstorm ways they can reuse items both at home and at school. Review all of the ways they can help the earth. Have students complete the I Can Help the Earth flip up book. Together with the students, complete the We Can Help the Earth mini-book.

-reuse teaching poster -We Can Help the Earth mini-book -I Can Help the Earth flip up book

5

Wha

t I H

ave

Learn

ed a

bout

C

ari

ng f

or

Eart

h

Wrap up your 3 Rs unit by celebrating all you have learned. Students can write about how to be an earth helper using the paper and craft template provided or you can have them read and sort the facts in a pocketbook. Both of the activities can be used a unit assessment to check for understanding.

-Caring for Our Earth pocket book sort OR -Earth Helper writing craftivity


Earth


Caring for our Earth is important! We only have one. When we throw away

trash, it goes to a landfill. Most trash takes years and years to decompose on it’s own. We can help the Earth by reducing, reusing, and recycling more.

Reduce


We can reduce the amount of water and energy we use and the amount of trash we make.

Reuse


We can use reusable items and find new ways to use items to

help create less trash.

Recycle


We can recycle paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum to be made

into new items.

Helping the Earth

Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle

We can help the earth each day, Recycling along the way. Saving plastic and planting trees, Gives us all clean air to breathe. Telling others where to start, Cleaning up is all our part.


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All About Earth


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Oh no! The playground keeps getting littered. How can you help?

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Name________________________________

Amanda Richardson 2013, 2016

Ways I Can Clean Up the Earth


Recycle or Trash? Sorting Activities

Use the pocket chart cards provided to show students what living things need to be alive. Students can then

complete the flip book and cut-and-paste.

Another fun activity is to take your students on a scavenger hunt! Go for a nice walk outside to get some

fresh air and observe living things. Have students take a clip board and do this while outside, or they can complete

the activity page once they come back inside.


Recycle or Trash? Pocket Chart Cards


Cut out the pictures. Decide if you can recycle them or if they are trash. Glue them in the correct can.

Name________________________________


Earth Day Sentence Building

Sentence building is a basic activity that is important for little learners! Students will cut out the words and glue

them in order on the dots to make a sentence. Students will then illustrate the sentence in the space above.


Name________________________________


I can clean

up the earth.

I can clean

up the earth. I can

cle

an

up

the

eart

h.


Name________________________________


I can save

water.

I can save

water.

I can

save

wate

r.


Caring for Our Earth

Pocket Book Sort Cut out and color the pocket book pieces. Assemble the

pocket book pieces as the instructions state. Remember, each part will create a pocket, with the

exception of the cover page. Fold a piece of construction paper like a card. Attach the cover page to the front. Inside, attach each pocket created. When the pockets are dry, sort the facts into good for our earth or bad

for our earth. You may choose to use this as an assessment or for students to record their learning as

they go.


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e_______________________

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ar

th

Da

y

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ook

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e_______________________

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h D

ay

Pocke

t B

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Cover

My

E

ar

th

Da

y

Pocke

t B

ook


Good f

or

O

ur

Ea

rt

h

glue here

glue here

glue here

glue here

glue here

fold & glue

fold & glue

Back of the pocket book Glue this to a piece of construction paper or in a science journal

Liv

ing T

hings

Facts

Pocke

t B

ook

Pocke

t F

old

ab

le


Bad f

or

Ou

r E

ar

th

glue here

glue here

glue here

glue here

glue here

fold & glue

fold & glue

Back of the pocket book Glue this to a piece of construction paper or in a science journal

Eart

h D

ay

Pocke

t B

ook

Pocke

t F

old

ab

le


Thr

ow

ing a

way

a

new

spaper

in t

he

trash

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ow

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da c

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gro

und.

Spit

ting c

hew

ed g

um

out

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win

dow

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Usi

ng p

aper

pla

tes

and c

ups

all

of

the

tim

e.

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ing a

bik

e t

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park

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Recyc

ling a

n e

mpty

pla

stic

bott

le.

Reus

ing a

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spaper

to w

rap a

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Print, staple, and cut the books apart. Tip: I like to print them two-sided and have the copier staple one book as it

copies. Then I just have to cut the books! These books were created horizontally on the paper to help with exaggerated text direction for little readers.

My students loved to read their books and then place

them in their book tubs to read later during read-to-self time.


We Can Help the Earth

Mini-Book


Name________________________________

Name________________________________


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I can save water to help the Earth.

I can save water to help the Earth.


I can save energy to help the Earth.

I can save energy to help the Earth.


I can recycle to help the Earth.

I can recycle to help the Earth.


I can plant trees to help the Earth.

I can plant trees to help the Earth.


We can help the earth together!

We can help the earth together!


Earth Helper Writing Craftivity


Simply copy the pages and allow the students to color and glue them or you may choose to copy them onto

colored paper.

(Trick: I cut down my colored construction paper to 8.5x11 and run it through the copier. I have no problems

with this!)

Face-c

opy

onto

manila

or

bro

wn p

aper

(use

str

ips

of

colo

red p

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to m

ake

hair

)


Boy Hair- copy onto colored paper Amanda Richardson 2013, 2016

Girl Hair- copy onto colored paper Amanda Richardson 2013, 2016

Hair Bows- copy onto colored paper


Legs- copy onto colored paper


Shoes- copy onto colored paper


Hands- copy onto manila or brown paper.


I Can Clean Up the Earth!

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