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Students gain a feeling of ownership and responsibility for the care of the environment in their school and community.
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Unit: Our Class, Our Earth (Kindergarten)
Unit: Let's Play and Learn
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In this lesson over several days, students learn three games with plenty of time to practice and discover strategies. The three games involve taking tricks, and over time, students learn about trump and working with a partner. They follow directions, display good etiquette, and discuss...
Unit: Community Clean-Up
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Students learn about the goals of Earth Day and identify areas in town that need clean-up or planting. They plan a day of service.
Teach this one-period lesson plan and follow it with a simple and powerful service project ...
Unit: Earth Keepers
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The learners organize a clean-up event in a defined area that needs work. They may use garden tools, collect garbage, or clean up dirty or graffiti areas. ...
Unit: Pitch In — A Philanthropic Puppet Project
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The purpose of this lesson is to explore what it means to be an environmentalist. Students will work in small groups to research an environmental issue—facts and solutions. The research will be conducted using at least three different types of resources (Internet, magazine, book, video or...
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The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about different types of puppets so they can make their own puppets out of recycled materials. The students use their creativity to come up with a movable puppet that represents a character in their puppet play.
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3
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In this culminating lesson, the students perform their puppet plays in order to teach others about environmental issues. As a final piece, students reflect on this project by writing an answer to some essential questions of the unit: What does it mean to be a philanthropist? What does it mean to...
Unit: Global Garbage
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The purpose of this lesson is to have learners explore and implement ways they can contribute to protecting the natural environment. ...
Unit: One Person's Trash
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The learners will choose and develop a neighborhood clean-up project.
Unit: This Land Is Our Land (Stewardship) (Private-Religious)
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K
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This lesson will help students learn the value of taking care of the world. It will help them form a connection with nature and want to protect the things that G-d created....