For Earth Day, my son brought home this check list called “Taking Care of Earth Every Day”. It’s basically a check list for children to help them learn to take better care of our planet. I thought it was a neat idea so I’m sharing it. Basically just make a little chart with the days of the week across the top. Along the left side you write different things that you can do to conserve energy or help reduce waste. Here is the given list:
1. Turned off the TV when I finish watching it.
2. Used both sides of my paper.
3. Helped recycle paper, cans, glass and plastic.
4. Didn’t leave the water running while brushing my teeth.
5. Picked up litter and threw it in the trash can.
Then there are 3 more spaces where you or your child can write your own ideas or things you do to take better care of Earth. What you do is every time your child does these things, you put a star on the corresponding date. When he/she gets a certain amount of stars, they get a treat or a reward. The reward can be anything you choose. I recommend something like a day at the park, or a movie.. something fun.
It’s our job as parents to teach our children to take responsibility for themselves and the planet we live on.
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A simple but yet effective list!
Interesting indeed. It’s good that kids still learn on preserving the planet.
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Isn’t that just common sense that they should already know though? :/ Schools are meant to teach this…
Not meaning anything rude by this.. but did you actually read my post or just skim through it? If you had read it, you’d see that it was a check list the school sent home to help children to get more involved in energy conservation and recycling and stuff like that. And furthermore, PARENTS are meant to teach this just as much, if not more than, schools. I see that you are from despair, and I thank you for your comment and all, but if you aren’t going to actually read the post, then why bother even commenting?
Regardless of whether it is the parent’s responsibility, the school still should teach it more as part of basic science in more depth about the environment.
And yes I did read it kthx. >_>
Apparently they are teaching it, considering they sent home this list, and obviously go over it with the students? My son is in 2nd grade. When energy conservation and earth preservation are common knowledge to children at birth, let me know. There comes a point when it has to be learned, and obviously he is learning it. I didn’t mean to come off as rude to you, but I find your demeanor a bit ignorant and offensive. You left a comment about it being “common sense”, but perhaps it is common sense to YOU, you are grown. He’s 8. Slight difference. “kthx”.
I think it’s a good thing that schools are reaching out more in this regard and putting it into their lesson plans. I don’t remember having much of this when I was in school and when my daughter is old enough to go to school I look forward to her taking things like this home for us to do together.
That’s a really cute idea. Of course, it sure would be easier to recycle if your trash program included a recycling program. Otherwise, it’s so far to drive to drop off. But every little bit counts, and it’s good to get kids started on that early in life.