Earth Day might mean a lot to you ( or not ) but it doesn’t mean anything to a three year old until we teach them about it. I explain Earth Day as a special day where we take a few extra minutes or more to think about all the Earth provides and all we can do to protect its beautiful gifts. Older kids can get into the three Rs more deeply but with three year olds we stick to these basic bits of info :
It’s our job to help keep the Earth clean by picking up litter, reusing garbage for other things, and recycling what we can so we don’t have to use up more trees or other things from nature.
From there I let their questions lead my teaching but those very very basic bits of info are my launchpad. This has worked well over the years because the children who are interested and are able to see past their own immediate experience will ask questions and those who aren’t won’t. If we throw too much info at them they will just get overwhelmed.
Here are some awesome ways to celebrate Earth Day with three year olds.
Earth Day Activities For Three Year Olds
Recycling or Trash Sorting Game
Paint with Things Out Of The Recycling Bin.
Earth Day Crafts For Three Year Olds
Earth Day Letter E Craft
Earth Day Sun Catcher
Newspaper Earth
Recycled Crayons Using Solar Energy
Earth Day Books
pop over to this post ( click here or on the image) to read full reviews of these books all about Earth Day many of which are perfect for three year olds.
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