Young learners hear an interactive story about river pollution
Through an interactive story, students experience the pollution of a local river over time, and propose methods...
Spanish/English lessons for K - 5th grade teachers cover sustainability and population change
Counting on People is an online lesson plan library for elementary teachers on environmental stewardship and global citizenship
Engaging local to global lessons make it fun to teach sustainability and community to elementary students.
Screenshot of video lesson plan "Go Fish!" demonstrating uneven resource consumption of limited resources
In Go Fish!, students in grades K‑2 engage in a hands‑on resource distribution simulation where they share...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "World of Difference" showing an example of a habitat circle with allotted resources
In this fun interactive activity, students role-play as plants or animals collecting vital habitat elements — water,...
Screengrab of gardening lab video lesson plan
Engage lower elementary students with a hands-on gardening and plant growth simulation lab designed to teach the...
Screenshot of video lesson plan "For the Common Good" showing beads representing fish populations
Students estimate population size by using math manipulatives on a grid in this hands-on sampling activity that...
Child's hand print cut out of construction paper for the Earth Day lesson, Lend a Hand to the Earth
Students create handprint art and write an action they will take to protect the environment.
Students identify items presented to them as needs or wants, complete a sorting activity, and create a...

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