Earth Day

This week we read and wrote about Earth Day. It was great to hear all the ways that the first graders in 1-Thomson keep our planet healthy!  First, we read Growing Green: A Young Person's Guide to Taking Care of the Planet by Christina Goodings and Masumi Furukawa.  This book included many suggestions for how to leave less of a footprint on the earth.

Next, the students shared ways that they already care for our earth each day:

Finally, the students wrote a "how-to" piece on how to make Planet Earth a healthier and happier place to live.  Check out our writing below!

Common Core Standard W.1.2: Writes informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.