Green Teacher is a magazine for educators that informs them how to use the environmental issues in the classroom. It is a great resource for a teacher to have during an era when everyone is so conscious about the environment and what we are doing to it. Incorporating something like this in the classroom would not only inform but also catch the interest of the students.
Each issue contains:
- Ideas for rethinking education in light of environmental and global challenges.
- Practical articles and ready-to-use activities for various age levels from 6-18.
- Resource reviews: evaluations of dozens of new books, kits, games and other green resources.
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This is a website for teens about the different ways that they could go green. The tips included on the page would be something that a teacher could hang in the classroom to remind students to recycle or turn lights off when they leave a room at home. It is important that students understand going green since they are the future.
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Teaching Students About Going Green
This is a little article about some of the different ways a teacher can teach students about going green. "New teachers have the benefit of going into their first teaching position fresh and with the newest teaching ideas, so what better time than to teach some green lessons?". This can be incorporated into a class lesson by simply having students write on recycled paper or writting an essay on the harmful effects of littering or why we should go green. When students are aware of the current issues today they can help put a stop to the harm we are causing our planet.
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This is an article informing people about being aware of personal environmental health (such as getting a sunburn). An article like this is handy information to have around because it is great information for a student to know. When a student is aware of their environmental health they are able to make the correct choices to stay health. "Your environment is your health -- so, to improve your health, be sure that your environment is healthy"
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This is a book that is a collection of the different books students can read about the environment. The book is broken int ovarious categories (fiction, non-fiction, etc.) and under each category is a list of books with the appropriate age range. This is a good resource because a teacher can allow the student to pick a book that they want to read based on what they are interested in and their reading level.
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