Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – where we can reflect on the planet we live on, and how we can help it grow the same way it helps us grow. Our Earth has plants, animals, water, air…there are so many different things to take care of! How can we help take care of our Earth? Take some time to talk about what different things need… Would a bear need the same things in order to be healthy as a salmon would? What about flowers, what do they need? What is something we can do to help these things? Feel free to write down some of your ideas in your neatest printing, and add some detailed drawings. Maybe you did something today to help the Earth! You could write a journal entry about what you did to help the Earth, and why that matters to you. Doesn’t it feel good to help the planet!?
If you could design a t-shirt to tell other people about helping save our Earth, what would it look like? Would there be a message in words? What colours would you use? What details might your shirt need to show other people what you care about? Here is a template sheet you can use, but if you want to design your own shirt, go ahead! Maybe you want to design a hoodie, instead of a tshirt – or maybe you want a long-sleeve shirt to wear in the winter!! Let your imagination roam free!
I am adding a few worksheets you could use. If you can’t print them, you can always make your own using paper or some loose materials! Maybe making letters out of Lego, for example! These are just some options!
It hasn’t been the greatest weather today, but if you do go outside, look for something you are especially grateful for, and talk about how important it is to our Earth. Today when I was sitting outside I was looking at how pretty some of the flowers are…which made me think about how the bees need those flowers in order to make honey! Nature is very connected, and we talk a lot about those Science connections on our walks in the forest – what do you notice outside? Even from a window, I bet you can see nature!