The Everything Green Classroom Book

by Hill, Tessa

• ISBN13: 9781605503516
• ISBN10: 1605503517
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-18
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

Summary

This book is the essential guide for teaching children about nature and environmental protection. This guide shows teachers how to incorporate green” concepts into everyday lessons, activities, and field trips. Also included are ways to send the lesson home, with clear steps for teaching children how to make saving the earth a part of their daily lives. Features information on: The best ways to address issues like global warming and the disappearing rainforests Sustainable school supplies Eco-friendly fundraising Inspiring field trip ideas (from the local farm to the local landfill!) Innovative ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle Teachers, students, administrators, and parents will learn to take green practices from the classroom to the larger world outside. By using teacher-tested activities and the inspiring stories of real kids, this book will motivate teachers and their students to turn education into action.

Author Biography

Tessa Hill is the president of Kids for Saving Earth (www.kidsforsavingearth.org), a nonprofit organization that has provided environmental education to millions of children throughout the United States and Canada. A former elementary school teacher, she is the board chair of Healthy Child Healthy World and a board member of Beyond Pesticides. She has also been a member of several governmental committees, including the Children's Environmental Health Federal Advisory Committee and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's Agency for Toxic Substances. She lives in Minneapolis, MN.

Table of Contents

Top Ten Ways to Create a Green Classroom	p. x
Introduction	p. xi
Green Schools 101	p. 1
Making a Difference	p. 2
Making a Green Classroom	p. 4
Making It Work	p. 7
Making It Meaningful	p. 9
Earning Money	p. 11
Making This Book Work for You	p. 12
Earth-Friendly Farming	p. 15
What It's All About	p. 16
Global Picture	p. 18
For the Classroom	p. 20
School Projects	p. 21
Field Trips	p. 22
Human Health	p. 24
Take It Home	p. 25
Radical Reductions	p. 29
What It's All About	p. 30
Global Picture	p. 31
For the Classroom	p. 33
School Projects	p. 34
Field Trips	p. 36
Human Health	p. 37
Take It Home	p. 38
Choose to Reuse	p. 41
What It's All About	p. 42
Global Picture	p. 44
For the Classroom	p. 45
School Projects	p. 47
Field Trips	p. 48
Human Health	p. 50
Take It Home	p. 52
Recycle	p. 55
What It's All About	p. 56
Global Picture	p. 57
For the Classroom	p. 59
School Projects	p. 61
Human Health	p. 65
Take It Home	p. 67
Composting Counts	p. 69
What It's All About	p. 70
Global Picture	p. 72
For the Classroom	p. 74
School Projects	p. 75
Field Trips	p. 78
Human Health	p. 79
Take It Home	p. 81
Plain as Water	p. 83
What It's All About	p. 84
Global Picture	p. 87
For the Classroom	p. 88
School Projects	p. 90
Field Trips	p. 93
Human Health	p. 94
Take It Home	p. 97
Clear the Air	p. 99
What It's All About	p. 100
Global Picture	p. 102
For the Classroom	p. 105
School Projects	p. 107
Field Trips	p. 108
Human Health	p. 111
Take It Home	p. 112
This Land Is Your Land	p. 115
What It's All About	p. 116
Global Picture	p. 117
For the Classroom	p. 119
School Projects	p. 120
Field Trips	p. 122
Human Health	p. 124
Take It Home	p. 125
Walking, Rolling, and Moving	p. 129
What It's All About	p. 130
Global Picture	p. 132
For the Classroom	p. 135
School Projects	p. 136
Field Trips	p. 138
Human Health	p. 139
Take It Home	p. 140
Power to the People	p. 143
What It's All About	p. 144
Global Picture	p. 147
For the Classroom	p. 148
School Projects	p. 150
Field Trips	p. 152
Human Health	p. 153
Take It Home	p. 154
Things Are Warming Up: Curbing Climate Change	p. 157
What It's All About	p. 158
Global Picture	p. 159
For the Classroom	p. 161
School Projects	p. 162
Field Trips	p. 164
Human Health	p. 165
Take It Home	p. 167
Flying Feathered Friends	p. 169
What It's All About	p. 170
Global Picture	p. 172
For the Classroom	p. 174
School Projects	p. 176
Field Trips	p. 178
Human Health	p. 179
Take It Home	p. 180
Underwater World	p. 183
What It's All About	p. 184
Global Picture	p. 186
For the Classroom	p. 188
School Projects	p. 190
Field Trips	p. 192
Human Health	p. 194
Take It Home	p. 197
Fuzzy Wuzzies	p. 199
What It's All About	p. 200
Global Picture	p. 202
For the Classroom	p. 203
School Projects	p. 205
Field Trips	p. 206
Human Health	p. 207
Take It Home	p. 209
Creeping Crawlies	p. 211
What It's All About	p. 212
Global Picture	p. 214
For the Classroom	p. 215
School Projects	p. 217
Field Trips	p. 218
Human Health	p. 219
Take It Home	p. 221
Bugs Don't Bug Me	p. 223
What It's All About	p. 224
Global Picture	p. 226
For the Classroom	p. 228
School Projects	p. 230
Field Trips	p. 231
Human Health	p. 233
Take It Home	p. 234
What's up with Weeds?	p. 237
What It's All About	p. 238
Global Picture	p. 240
For the Classroom	p. 242
School Projects	p. 243
Field Trips	p. 245
Human Health	p. 247
Take It Home	p. 249
A Lot of Good the Woods Can Do	p. 251
What It's All About	p. 252
Global Picture	p. 253
For the Classroom	p. 255
School Projects	p. 257
Field Trips	p. 258
Human Health	p. 260
Take It Home	p. 261
Beyond the Elementary School Classroom	p. 263
Upgrade for Older Kids	p. 264
Preschool Is for Playing	p. 267
After Hours	p. 268
Child Care Centers	p. 269
Faith-Based Earth-Friends	p. 270
Make a Bigger Difference	p. 271
Social Change for Sustainability	p. 272
Who Needs to Hear You	p. 273
How to Talk the Talk	p. 274
Spread the Word	p. 276
Play with Petitions	p. 277
Volunteering	p. 278
Additional Resources	p. 280
Glossary	p. 284
Index	p. 286
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