Earth Day

Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970 and is now celebrated in more than 192 countries each year, coordinated globally by the

Earth Day Network.

 

I am sharing two free pages of my reading and writing activity

Earth Day Stationery.

 There are also blank pages for the students to write on, using no lines.  The littlest learners can dictate their story to an adult.

 There are three different writing grids pages, so you can pick the right one for your age group. They are in colors and gray shades.

 The students love to share their stories! They can be made into a class book or posted for all to see.

There are other pages in a variety of colors in the complete product.

Here are 21 pages of Earth stationery in a variety of color and gray shades. Each color and gray shade has differentiated lines for a variety of grade level writing assignments.

Earth Day Stationery

Enjoy!

Testing.....

I have never liked standardized tests for any age group, but especially for the youngest learners!

 

Good educators already have a true picture of each child's different abilities and talents without using a test that's administered, scored, and interpreted in a standard, predetermined manner.

 

Tests are neither fair nor objective! Their use promotes a narrow curriculum and excessive testing undermines our ability to produce innovators and critical thinkers.  Test-related jitters cause stress especially among young students.

 

The pros and cons of this debate about testing will continue for years to come, but children are not standardized. They are each a "one of a kind" precious creation, with special abilities and talents unique to them and should be treated as such.