As the weather warms into spring, many teachers and students are antsy to start getting back outside during the school day. Over 95% of primary and secondary schools across the country do just that on April 22nd each year - Earth Day! This month on the blog, we will highlight our favorite Earth Day and Sustainability activities that you can use to help you celebrate.
Read more about Earth Day & Sustainability with our non-fiction text resources. Check out our Sustainability Ag Mag (4-8 grade) and Ag-Venture Worksheet, Earth Day Facts for Little Readers (K-1), and Renewable Energy Reader (Middle - High School)!
Needing an activity or two for your Earth Day curriculum? Check out some of these fan favorites!
Looking for activities to accompany your trip into the great outdoors on April 22nd? Look no further than these fun outdoor-themed games and scavenger hunts!
Each year, there is a different Earth Day theme to help focus the environmental efforts of Earth Day's over one billion participants. This year, the theme is Planet vs. Plastics, encouraging a 60% reduction in production of petroleum-based plastics by 2040. Looking to teach your students more about alternative plastics? Try these activities!
Looking for more Earth Day resources or a history of the holiday? Visit www.earthday.org!
Thanks to April showers aplenty this year, most Illinois farmers will spend the first part of this month planting rows and rows of Illinois' top agriculture commodities: corn and soybeans, and we will follow suit by sharing rows and rows of our favorite corn and soybean resources!
Fun, hands-on activities to get students thinking and problem solving by carrying out STEM and inquiry challenges with connections to agriculture.
Spring has officially sprung and farmers all over Illinois are gearing up for the 2024 gardening and farmers market season! This month on the blog, we will help your students warm up with our favorite farmers market, gardening, and specialty crop resources.