More than ever, we have become aware of our impact on our environment. As we begin to take the initiative of improving our Earth, it is highly important to involve our students. I think that as a future teacher it is not only effective but also beneficial for our students to be involved in changing our world. They need to know that they too can make a difference. On the tree hugging family website, there is a list of suggestions from A-Z that students can follow to make a difference. Under almost each letter, there is a link that they can click on or an example of how they can complete that task. Each task can then be completed by anyone and in addition, they can become a group effort.Browse the website
http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/how-kids-can-make-a-difference-saving-the-planet-from-a-to-z/
How could this site be used in your classroom? What are some examples from the letters that you could use in your own classroom? Could this be beneficial to your class? Are there ways that you could integrate it into your curriculum?
This site could be helpful in the classroom because it has ideas that could empower children to do good things for the planet. It also has great ideas for children and adults to help the planet. I liked the letter B that said to Boycott one toy. Choose a toy that you like, but that’s over-packaged. Write a letter to the toy company that says you won’t be buying or playing with their toy until they shape up. I think this is a great way for students to realize the power they have to change things in the world. This would also give them a good opportunity to learn to right a proper letter.
ReplyDeleteI love this! I feel that a lot of people don't think they're in as much control over their lives (actions, and the consequences to those actions) as they really are. This is especially true with children, as we constantly tell them what to do - it's difficult to teach them that they actually do have a choice - and that choice could make a difference in not only their own lives but the world in general. I would probably use this entire list in my classroom, maybe I would do a letter a week thing and challenge my students to complete the example given for the entire week each week (like, for example, boycott a specific toy, write the letter and don't play with it for that week). I think that by doing this it could fit in to the curriculum in a variety of areas - the letter into writing, almost everything else into science, etc. Great find!
ReplyDeleteI think that a fun lesson would be integrating all of this information into a book. They can make an ABC book, and for each letter, the teacher can assign them to do that work. Then the student can make a drawing or representation of them doing that action in the book. It could be a semester long project, and it helps the planet as well. I would try to include something like this into my classroom, especially since it could easily be turned into a writing component.
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