Earth day

The children noticed our 2 "lakes". One was dirty and one was clean. The provocation for the children was "I wonder how the lakes got so dirty?"

The children documented their observations

They gave reasons why our water got so dirty, like people throwing their garbage on the ground and it blows into the lake.

We learned new vocabulary like litter and pollution.

The children discussed ways to help clean up our lakes, like using a net to scoop it out. And to be sure you recycle and put garbage in the the garbage bag.

We used gloves to help clean up the lake. The children were concerned that the fish and other animals would die in the dirty water.

The children also learned about reusing, reducing and recycling.

Oh No!! Garbage in our creek. The alligators will eat it and be sick!!

We looked at pictures of the earth, and used the globe to see how much water there is on the earth. The children made their own beautiful earths that they will help to keep clean.

• identify ways in which they can care for and show respect for the environments
•  participate in environmentally friendly activities in the classroom and schoolyard