Elementary Technology

Earth Day is coming up and what better way to teach the kids about conserving than to use the SMART Board instead of paper and pencil tasks. These 3 lessons are full of interactive activities that will be lots of fun while also reinforcing those concepts that Earth Day is all about.  Rainforest has beautiful illustrations along with rich content to guide the students through the layers of the rainforest while they learn about the plants and animals that live there. Rainforest by Liz Koehler

The Glyph Poster allows students to use the notebook software to create an Earth Day poster while using pictorial forms of data collection. Perfect for integrating math skills with social studies content.  glyph-poster by Denise Sozda

Celebrate Earth Day is a comprehensive introduction to the holiday that is perfect for kindergartners and first graders. celebrate-earth-day by Christine Wolzl