Here
are two great books I wrote a review for and know
you will enjoy adding to your Earth Day Read
Along Collection!
Earth
Day, Birthday is
a colorful story about Earth Day and Monkey’s
Birthday! Only problem is, the jungle animals in
the story are so into celebrating Earth Day they
really don’t believe monkey when he tells
them repeatedly that it is his Birthday too! He
spends the story trying to convince his friends
while his friends do wonderful things for the
Earth. They plant trees, collect trash, recycle,
shop with cloth bags, and start a compost bin.
What about Monkey? You will have to read to find
out!
This
is a wonderful book to use in a classroom for a
read aloud children will love on Earth Day. It is
simple and to the point. It gives clear examples
of things we can do to make the Earth a beautiful
place without ever mentioning Global Warming. The
personified animals and the rhyming text make
this book very appealing to students. A teacher
could use this book as a way to start a
discussion of ways we can help our Earth. Also,
each page rhymes and after reading students could
return to the text and pick out the rhyming
words.
My
first grader enjoyed the book and loved the
whimsical illustrations. The text was easy enough
for her to read together. She loved the main
character the Monkey and really wanted the other
animals to pay attention to him.
I
highly recommend this book for
a Preschool to Second Grade teacher who is
looking for a fun and educational read for Earth
Day!
Pinkalicious
is a favorite storybook character in my home and
I often share it in the classroom. When the
beautiful new
Emeraldliscious
arrived it was quickly scooped up and read front
to back. I quickly realized that this book will
make a great read for Earth Day in the classroom.
The rhyming text is always a favorite and holds
the attention of the reader.
The
point to the story is all about recycling and
reusing in Pinkalicious style which happens to
come in the color green this time around. Like
the other stories in the series the illustrations
and beautiful. Lots of green and pink filled
pictures. However, no one turns the color pink or
green in this book. The story begins when
Pinkalicious trips and breaks her tiara and wand.
Peter and Pinkalicious us pieces of the Earth to
create a new wand. We soon learn that this
emerald wand is very special. Peter and
Pinkalicious find out how special it is when they
end up at their favorite park. Unfortunately, the
park is covered with trash. With the help of the
magic wand, Peter and Pinkalicious reuse the
trash all over the park to create quite a
kingdom. Eventually they lose the magic wand but
they learn a way that they can keep making the
world green!
Love Jack
Johnson and here is a perfect song for an Earth Day Unit!
And some
more of my faves for you to sing!
Recycling
In My Home("The Wheels On the Bus")
Recycling
in my home goes round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
Recycling in my home goes round and round,
All through the day.
Tie up the papers and take
them back,
Take them back, take them back.
Tie up the papers and take them back,
All through the day.
Crush the cans and take them back.....
Rinse the milk bottles and take them back....
Save the glass and take it back......
Working
on Recycling("I've Been Working on the
Railroad")
We've been working
on recycling
All the trash we can
We've been working on recycling
It's a very simple plan
Separate your glass and paper
Separate you plastic and tin
Take the trash you've recycled...
To the recycling bin!!!
This
Old Earth("This Old Man")
This
old earth
Needs our help
To stay fresh and clean and green
With a pick it up; pitch it in; and throw it in
the can--
This old earth needs a helping hand!
If
you liked the song in the video by Jack Johnson,
here are the lyrics...
"The 3 R's"
Three it's a magic number
Yes it is, it's a magic number
Because two times three is six
And three times six is eighteen
And the eighteenth letter in the alphabet is R
We've got three R's we're going to talk about
today
We've got to learn to
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
If you're going to the market to buy some juice
You've got to bring your own bags and you learn
to reduce your waste
And if your brother or your sister's got some
cool clothes
You could try them on before you buy some more of
those
Reuse, we've got to learn to reuse
And if the first two R's don't work out
And if you've got to make some trash
Don't throw it out
Recycle, we've got to learn to recycle,
We've got to learn to
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Because three it's a magic number
Yes it is, it's a magic number
3, 3, 3
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36
33, 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, and
3, it's a magic number
