Celebrating Earth Day, Celebrando día de la tierra

Happy Earth Day! Today people around the world are celebrating día de la tierra, so we are sharing some links to crafts and activities that promote this holiday, as well as some books that promote the concepts of this special day.


Activities to promote literacy:

• Provide your child with some chalk, then get outside and encourage them to draw a story. Afterwards, encourage them to tell you all about it by asking questions. Try to teach them about the elements of a story by asking questions like, "where does your story take place?" and "who are the characters in your story?" and "what happens to them first? Second? Last?"

• Sit down and brainstorm on ways your family can be more environmentally friendly. Have your child write the list. If they are too young, help them by writing it and saying the words out loud as you go along. Check out the EPA's bilingual site for ideas on ways to enforce Earth Day at home, school, or in your community.

• Read books like the following Spanish and bilingual titles that are available in our bookshop:

- How a Seed Grows (Spanish edition): Como crece una semilla (Let's-Read-and-Find... Science 1) by Helene J. Jordan and Loretta Krupinski

- Semillas by Fleischman, Paul, Isaac Hernandez, and Sid Fleischman

- A Seed Was Planted / Sembre una semilla by Toulla Palazeti

- Plantas (Proyectos Fascinantes) (Spanish Edition) by Sally Hewitt, Adrew Geeson, Catherine Ward, and Peter Wilks

- A sembrar sopa de verduras by Lois Ehlert, Alma Flor Ada, and F. Isabel Campoy

- La tierra (Que es? series) by Charline Zeitoun and Peter Allen

- Rios/rivers (Conoces La Tierra? Geografia Del Mundo/Where on Earth? World Geography) (Spanish Edition) by JoAnn Early Macken

- La Tierra / Earth (Pebble Plus Bilingual) by Adamson and Thomas K.

Also, if you are looking for some fun activities or coloring pages, take a look at First School, or their Spanish site, Primera Escuela. They have an entire section dedicated to Earth Day.