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Interactive SMART Board Earth Day Lessons
Six ready-to-use lessons on recycling, composting, water conservation, gas emissions, and natural resources. Including the SMART’s Earth Day Contest winner: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Save the Earth.
31 Earth Day Activities
31 Earth Day Activities
Teachers share their recommendations for ways to celebrate Earth Day in the classroom.
Unit Plan: A Balancing Act
Unit Plan: A Balancing Act
Investigate the causes of extinction with these three ready-to-go lessons and a super-fun culminating activity from teacher Jacquylynn Brickman.
Creative Recycling Game
Creative Recycling Game
This cooperative board game encourages creative recycling. Includes instructions for the teacher/players and two reproducible pages of game pieces.
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ACTING GREEN
The First Kids’ Environmental Report Card Is Here
The First Kids’ Environmental Report Card Is Here
Explore the results from thousands of classrooms across the country — and have your students raise awareness with Tree-Free eCards and issue letters.
Winning Student Initiatives
Winning Student Initiatives
16 extraordinary displays of environmental activism from the Lexus Environmental Challenge winners.
Save the Planet Tips
Save the Planet Tips
Kids share e-zines about recycling, green living, and endangered animals.
Scholastic News on Going Green
Scholastic News on Going Green
Kid Reporters across the country investigate how their communities are making a positive difference on the environment.
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WINNING & SHARING GREEN
Win Big When Your Class Acts Green!
Win Big When Your Class Acts Green!
Enter now to win a Green Library for your class (30 books worth $250) AND a free Scholastic Printables subscription.
Your Best Climate Change Lesson Plan
Your Best Climate Change Lesson Plan
Download for free these teacher-submitted lessons to use now in your classroom.
ClassroomsCare: Save The Rainforest
ClassroomsCare: Save the Rainforest
Challenge your class to read 100 books by Earth Day and they can help save 100 acres of rainforest.
Your Winning Ideas
Your Winning Ideas
How do you “go green” in your classroom? Share what you and your class are doing to protect the environment.
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