🌎 April 22 – Celebrating Earth Day! 🌱

Happy Earth Day, families! This morning, our Early Learners jumped into some out-of-this-world learning as we celebrated the beautiful planet we call home.

We started our day with a calming and creative Earth Day tracing, writing, and coloring activity. The kids loved practicing their fine motor skills while thinking about how we can take care of the Earth – like recycling, planting trees, reducing waste and turning off lights when we leave a room!

📚 We read Little Critter: It’s Earth Day, a sweet story that helped us understand the importance of making eco-friendly choices in a way young minds can relate to.

🎥 This launched us to also learn about Outer Space and Earth – perfect for sparking awe and curiosity about planets. It’s always fun to zoom out and see our planet from a new perspective!

🎨 For our Earth Day craft, we made beautiful Coffee Filter Earths, complete with watercolor effect and love. We also added some reading and writing practice and a color-by-numbers Earth-themed worksheet for a bit of educational fun.

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Early learners took their Earth Day lessons outdoors by helping tidy up our backyard. They picked up litter around the play area and moved small limbs to our stick piles. ~Mrs. Beard

“The Earth is a living, breathing being. Respect her, love her, and care for her.” – Native American Saying