{"id":598,"date":"2013-04-04T11:42:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T11:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andersons.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:43:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:43:35","slug":"celebrating-earth-day-in-your-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/celebrating-earth-day-in-your-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Earth Day in Your Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Search.aspx?free=earth%20day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 12px 18px;\" alt=\"Earth Day\" src=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/css\/andersonsimages\/blog\/Earth-Day-Kids.jpg?w=270&amp;h=405&amp;as=1\" width=\"270\" height=\"405\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>Looking for some fun Earth Day Activities? Getting your students involved in activities that help the earth will have a huge impact on the future of our planet. Here are some earth-friendly and fun projects to get your students involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beautify the Earth and your School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Help your students plant a garden or a tree somewhere around the school. For a garden, start out with seeds and grow them in class as a project or go to a local flower distributor. Have each one of your students plant a flower in the garden. It\u2019s a great way to help out the earth and teach kids all about flowers, plants and trees!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make crafts with Recycled materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is important to reduce waste, because we help the planet and conserve all the natural resources this earth has given us. Crafts are a natural way to to get students thinking about all the possibilities that exist with items we toss away.<\/p>\n<p>Recycled Craft ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Milk Cartons: Planters, Toy Boats<\/li>\n<li>Paper Towel Tubes: Binoculars, Rain Sticks, Napkin Rings or hair accesory holdersrainn sticks<\/li>\n<li>Soda Bottles: Bird Feeders, Easter Baskets, Toy Rockets<\/li>\n<li>Use <a title=\"Craft Supplies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Supplies\/Arts-and-Crafts\">Craft Supplies<\/a> such as stickers, paints and embellishments to transform any piece of recycled material into a masterpiece!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The possibilities are endless! With a little ingenuity and a lot of creativity, your kids can have a blast learning valuable lessons about our precious earth!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Search.aspx?free=earth%20day\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-599 alignleft\" alt=\"E318_3000-Bike-Bottle-Earth-Day--000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/E318_3000-Bike-Bottle-Earth-Day-000.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a>Celebrate <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make the day special with a classroom celebration! Awards, favors or prizes help ignite enthusiasm. Try earth friendly treats or organic refreshments, and decorate your classroom with Earth Day Posters and recycled materials.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Share your ideas! We&#8217;d love to hear how you are celebrating Earth Day in your classroom!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for some fun Earth Day Activities? 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