Lesson Plan The Giving Earth
Learning Objectives Students will be able to identify ways they may remember to be thankful for nature and to take care of the Earth.
Introduction (10 minutes)
Join students together in a circle, either seated or standing.
Ask students to walk around the room to music and when the music stops to form groups of two or three.
Play music.
Pause music and ask students to partner up.
Ask students to answer the question in their pairs: "What are some ways we rely on the environment and the Earth?"
Give students 2–3 minutes to respond in their pairs.
Play music and have students walk around again.
Pause music and ask students to find new partners.
Ask students to answer the following question in their pairs: "What are some ways you conserve energy and take care of the Earth?"
Give students 2–3 minutes to respond in their pairs.
Play music and have students walk around again.
Pause music and ask students to partner up with someone new.
Ask students to answer the following question in their pairs: "What are some things our class can do to conserve energy and give back to the planet?"
Give students 2–3 minutes to respond in their pairs.
Bring students back together.
Ask students to respond to the whole group to share how they answered the previous questions in their smaller groups.