A selection of apps highlighting plants, animals, and ecosystems to share with your students as Earth Day approaches.
Every Day Is Earth Day | Books to Celebrate
By on April 10, 2018 Leave a Comment
Titles to introduce environmental themes, nurture an appreciation of nature, and launch creative projects.
All That Trash by Meghan McCarthy | SLJ Review
By on January 9, 2018 Leave a Comment
Gr 3-5 –The year was 1987 and a ship full of trash was about to become famous. This is the engaging, humorous, and entirely true story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and its world-traveling adventure.
10 Titles to Promote Clean Water Awareness
By on April 21, 2017
Books for little ones highlight how water functions as part of an ecosystem, while selections for older readers emphasize the pressing need to protect the world’s clean water supply.
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Eco-conscious Poetry Books for Earth Day
By on April 20, 2017
Just in time for April, here are two titles that are perfect for both National Poetry Month and Earth Day–related lessons.
Two Days Left To Enter the littleBits Earth Day 2017 Competition
By on April 19, 2017
Students have until 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 21 to post an idea for an invention to clean and/or protect planet Earth.
MakerSpace: Low Tech Tool – The Recycled Paper Bead Maker
By on May 16, 2016
On a whim, I bought this low tech tool for the MakerSpace, prompted in part by the fact that it was on clearance at Michael’s for $5.00. I looked and it is available at Amazon for $10.00, which is still a good price. In fact, I’m going to buy a couple more for the Teen […]
Earth Day | It’s a Green Thing
By on April 18, 2016
Looking for resources to educate students about critical environmental issues? Start with a K–12 Toolkit provided by the Earth Day Network, and some recently published books on the topic.
Latest Discovery Education Digital Resources Tied to Earth Day
By on April 5, 2016
The new content, including exclusive undersea footage from Ocean First Education, is designed to dovetail with lessons on the environment and conservation.
Earth Day Q&A: SLJ Talks to MIT Professor Penny Chisholm About Her Upcoming Picture Book with Children’s Author Molly Bang
By on April 21, 2014
In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, SLJ talks to MIT professor Penny Chisholm, who co-wrote the book Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth, with children’s author Molly Bang, to be released by Scholastic this September. This picture book explains the origins of fossil fuels and warns readers about fossil fuels’ effect on the environment.
Waterfalls, Geysers, & Turbines |Touch and Go
By on April 3, 2014
“In Stockholm, Sweden, researchers have found a way to create usable energy from the excess body heat generated by the quarter million commuters who pass through the city’s train station every day.” This fact and a look at our use of energy—yesterday and today—can be found in a new app from Kids Discover.
After Earth Day, Who “Speaks” for Nature?
By on April 24, 2013
Aren’t most of our public policy debates about the environment informed by factoids/partial data/dramatic images supplied by media coverage rather than the relevant research?
Kid Lit Authors Unite for Earth Day
By on April 8, 2013
A grassroots coalition of 70 writers and illustrators of kids’ literature, Authors for Earth Day, is committed to raising funds and eco-awareness; during the entire month of April, they pledge to donate at least 30% of their school speakers’ fees to a non-profit conservation organization voted on by students.
Great Books for Earth Day
By on April 8, 2013
Celebrate Earth Day with a selection of fiction and nonfiction titles that highlight environmental issues, introduce conservationists and their important work, and demonstrate that children can take an active role in caring for our planet.
