Friday, April 18, 2014

Earth Day Every Day!

In preparation for upcoming Earth Day, second graders brainstormed a nice long list of things we can do to help the Earth.  This was part of planning for our paper bag decorating contest (some of the submissions can be found below).

Conserve water by taking shorter showers.

Conserve water turning off the faucet when you brush your teeth.

Conserve water by not flushing the toilet unnecessarily.

Pick up litter when you see it.

Use scratch paper as much as possible.

Use both sides of a piece of paper.

Plant seeds and trees!

Conserve resources and materials: don't waste pencils by breaking them.

Don't litter in the water. It hurts the animals in the water.

Reduce! Reuse! And then recycle!

Bring your own reusable bags at the grocery store!

Use cloth towels instead of paper towels.

Cut the plastic rings from your six packs of soda so animals won't get caught in them.

Reuse containers.

Plan your grocery trips so you don't buy silly things you don't need and so you don't waste gas going many times.

Instead of buying pots to plant in, reuse things you already have around the house.

Conserve paper so we don't have to cut down trees.

Recycle and compost so you don't have to throw away a lot of garbage.

Make sure that rivers have trees to shade them.

Wear your clothes more than once if they are still clean.

Ride your bike or walk to the store!

Carpool or ride the bus or MAX train.

Instead of buying something new, fix something that is old.