Today, April 22, is Earth Day! Join me in Class Connect for a fun lesson on all the ways the earth recycles...

and how we can recycle too!

Speaking of recycling, check out our expertly sorted trash!

Remarkable recycling!

Here are some fun Earth Day movies, crafts, games and activities that I think you will enjoy!

Readworks| Earth Day 2015 (reading passages for grades K-12)

What to Read on Earth Day (books for K-12)

Peppa Pig: Recycling Episode (video)

The Lorax (original cartoon – 25 mins)

Earth Day

By Jane Yolen

I am the Earth

And the Earth is me.

Each blade of grass,

Each honey tree,

Each bit of mud,

And stick and stone

Is blood and muscle,

Skin and bone.

And just as I

Need every bit

Of me to make

My body fit,

So Earth needs

Grass and stone and tree

And things that grow here

Naturally.

That’s why we

Celebrate this day.

That’s why across

The world we say:

As long as life,

As dear, as free,

I am the Earth

And the Earth is me.

These are the Banana Slug String Band songs I was talking about in class.

Turn up your speakers!

Now get outside! Go for a walk! Enjoy the beautiful day!

The Lorax wants you to.

Friday, April 22, 2016