Pre K-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide

by Project Learning Tree

A popular resource for educators of elementary and middle school students, PLT’s PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide includes 96 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities that bring the environment into the classroom, and students into the environment. This guide is filled with practical, hands-on activities for teachers, nonformal educators, and youth group leaders to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Charting Diversity. Birds and Worms. Pollution Search. These are some of the fun, hands-on activities with emphasis on science, reading, writing, mathematics, and social studies that use the environment to engage students in learning – both outside and indoors. Topics include trees and forests, wildlife, water, air, energy, waste, climate change, invasive species, community planning, and more. Each activity is tailored to specific grade levels and learning objectives. Background science content is provided for teachers. The lesson plans are flexible and can be incorporated into existing curriculum and non-formal education programs. The activities are correlated to state and national academic standards, including Common Core, and have an emphasis on STEM. What’s Benefits of Environmental Education Environmental education is the study of the relationships and interactions between dynamic natural and human systems. Environmental

480 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Diana Valdivia-Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is useful when creating lesson plan for science in terms of nature.