Children learn how human activities affect the environment and explore ways they can help reduce their impact on the land, water, air, and other living things.
Environmental Stewardship
Daily schedule and activities
Morning Circle: Introduce puppet 'Earth' who is feeling sad
Discuss why Earth is sad and how humans affect the environment
Sort pictures of helpful and harmful human activities
Draw pictures of ways to make Earth happy
Observe students' understanding of how human activities can affect the environment both positively and negatively.
Students interact with an Earth puppet who shares feelings about pollution and environmental damage, then brainstorm ways to help.
Duration
30 minutes
Materials
Learning Areas
Students create bird feeders from recycled plastic bottles, learning how to repurpose materials while helping local wildlife.
Duration
45 minutes
Materials
Learning Areas
Students sort various classroom materials into recyclable and non-recyclable categories, then count and graph their findings.
Duration
35 minutes
Materials
Learning Areas
Students create art projects using recycled materials, learning how items can be reused instead of thrown away.
Duration
50 minutes
Materials
Learning Areas
Send home a family activity sheet that encourages parents/caregivers to involve their child in environmental stewardship activities at home, such as recycling, conserving water, or planting seeds.
