Celebrate Earth Day

Welcome to our In the Know topic for April, Celebrate Earth Day. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.

Grades K-1 look into weather patterns. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here. Additionally, students will explore how a duckling grows.  A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 2-3 explore how greenhouse gasses can be reduced. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 4-5 check out how Earth’s climate is changing. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

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