Ideas and Inspiration for Sustainability Educators
Bringing Nature Indoors: How a Rainy Day Turned Into a Hands-On Discovery Lesson
When the weather changes your outside lesson to an indoor plan, you have to pivot. This blog article discusses a great inside environmental lesson that will keep any grade level occupied.
Beyond Survival Mode: Rethinking Sustainability Education in K–5 Classrooms
This article discusses what sustainability actually looks like in a K-5 classroom setting. More than just reduce, reuse and recycle, sustainability education is a cohesive look at humans and our impact on the planet.
Sustainable Kindergarten: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Lesson
This blog article showcases a lesson using the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Students use toilet paper rolls, popsicle sticks and letters to make their own tree.
Sustainable STEM Challenge: Building a Ghost Home
Even ghosts deserve a sustainable home! In this open-ended Engineering Design Process challenge, students build a Kapla-block ghost house complete with sustainable architecture features like solar panels, compost bins, and natural shading.
Where Coding Belongs in Environmental Education (Spoiler Alert: Everywhere)
A guest speaker's compliment sparked a bigger question: where does coding fit into sustainability education? From tracking deforestation to monitoring soil health, this post makes the case that Green Tech and computer literacy go hand in hand.
A Guide to Empowering Sustainable Students
Worried about politics in your climate lessons? This guide offers a neutral framework for teaching climate change in K-5, with five hands-on, non-political projects covering green jobs, soil science, energy audits, and more.