Wednesday, April 13, 2011

A Little Something for Earth Day

I am joining Ash's Earth Day Linky Party from Teaching Happily Ever After. 

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I don't know if I have ever shared this with you, but one of my favorite books is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.  Every time I read it, I cry.   "And the tree was happy...but not really," just gets me every time!


 Anyway, I like to use this book for Earth Day.  This year we are going to "Give Back to the Giving Tree" with this little cooperative learning activity (I quickly put together :)). Students will "reuse" papers from their desk to create a tree.  There is a detailed explanation on the second page if you like the idea!

 

Posted by Jena Snowden at 8:56 PM

8 comments:

  1. JenniferApril 13, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Love it! This book makes me cry too! I'm so sappy! I cry at everything!

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  2. Learning with Mrs. ParkerApril 13, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    I cry too! It is such a beautiful book. Thanks for the great idea! I'm on break past Earth Day but love this idea for the beginning of the school year for working together as a team.

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  3. KimApril 13, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Jenna, I too cry when I read this book! I love this idea! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Jena SnowdenApril 13, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    I am so glad to know that I am not the only one! :)

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  5. GladysApril 13, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    This is one of my favorite books! Thanks for the lesson...I'm definitely going to use it!

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  6. UnknownApril 13, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    This is great! Thanks for sharing. I can't read, "I'll Love You Forever." I tried once and I made a fool of myself!
    My sister (K teacher) passes the 'Polar Express' to a reader in her class to read the last page because she'll cry if she reads it herself.
    -Andi

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  7. Playing with Pixie DustApril 16, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    We featured your awesome Earth Day lesson on our blog today! Here's the link to our post...

    http://frogsbeesundertheseas.blogspot.com/2011/04/shout-out-saturday-freebies-winner.html

    Thanks for sharing & have a great day! :)

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  8. UnknownApril 17, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Thanks so much for the post! :)
    Great lesson!
    I
    Teaching Happily Ever After: Earth Day!

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