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Earth Day Lesson Plans

Celebrate Earth Day April 22nd with new lesson plans featuring books about the environment, global warming, conservation, and various climates and habitats.
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Grades: 3-5

Subject: Reading and Language Arts

Title: Conducting Research with The Missing ‘Gator of Gumbo Limbo by Jean Craighead George
Theme: Research on Flora and Fauna
Duration: Two 45 minute class sessions
Title: Identifying the Main Idea in Afternoon on the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne
Theme: Main Idea and Unfamiliar Vocabulary Terms
Duration: 45 minute class session
Title: Learning About Endangered Species in There’s an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George
Theme: Endangered Species and the Spotted Owl
Duration: 45 minute class session
Title: Living Thing Descriptions in Marine Habitats: Life in Saltwater by Salvatore Tocci
Theme: Creating “What am I?” Postcards for Vocabulary Words
Duration: 45 minute class session

Subject: Science

Title: Conducting Research with Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Theme: Research
Duration: Two 45 minute class sessions

Grades: 6-8

Subject: English

Title: Comparing and Contrasting Using Freshwater Habitats: Life in Freshwater Ecosystems by Laurie Toupin
Theme: Compare and Contrast Healthy and Unhealthy Aquatic Environments
Duration: 45 minute class session

Subject: Reading and Language Arts

Title: Sequencing Using The Talking Earth by Jean Craighead George
Theme: Sequencing
Duration: 45 minute class session

Subject: Science

Title: Comparing and Contrasting Using Freshwater Habitats: Life in Freshwater Ecosystems by Laurie Toupin
Theme: Compare and Contrast Healthy and Unhealthy Aquatic Environments
Duration: 45 minute class session
Title: Environmental Concerns in Arctic Tundra: Life at the North Pole by Salvatore Tocci
Theme: Threats to the Arctic Tundra Biome
Duration: 45 minute class session
Title: Food Webs and Energy Pyramids in What are Food Chains and Webs? by Bobbie Kalman
Theme: Energy Pyramid within the Food Chain and Food Webs
Duration: 45 minute class session
Title: Taking Skeleton Notes in Coral Reefs: Life Below the Sea by Salvatore Tocci
Theme: Coral Reef and Skeleton Notes
Duration: 45 minute class session