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7 Days of Reading Schedule 

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Day 1: Understanding Ocean Pollution

  • Book: Understanding Ocean Pollution: The Mess That We Made by Michelle Lord

  • Focus: How trash and plastic affect the ocean and marine life.

Printed Resources/DIY Craft:​

  1. Read Aloud:  Storyline online Read by Kathryn Hahn

  2. Parent Lesson Guide Printed:  The Mess That We Made by Michelle Lord 

  3. Online Recycling Game: Recycle Roundup

  4.  Video Resources Activity: Everything We Know About Ocean Plastic Pollution

  5. Printed Resources Activity: Activity1 and 2​

​Day 2: The Journey of Plastic Waste

  • Book: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul

  • Focus: How plastic waste travels and how recycling can transform communities.

Printed Resources/DIY Craft:​ 

  1. Online Book Reading YouTube: One Plastic Bag (Read Aloud) 

  2. Parent Lesson Guide Printed:  one Plastic Bag​​​​

  3. PBS Kids Video: Nature Cat - The Plastic Bag Problem Video | PBS KIDS

  4. Printed Resources Activity1: From Plastic Big to Jump Rope

  5. Printed Resources Activity 2: Bookmark

  6. Printed Resources Activity 3: T-shirt Bag 

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​Day 3: The Impact on Marine Life

  • Book: Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts

  • Focus: The dangers of plastic pollution for sea creatures.

Printed Resources/DIY Craft:

  1. Online Book Reading YouTube: Somebody Swallowed Stanley (Read Aloud) 

  2. Book (Printed Copy): Somebody Swallowed Stanley

  3. Parent Lesson Guide Printed:  Somebody Swallowed Stanley Lesson Plan 1

  4. Video Resources Activity: Sesame Street: Murray Visits a Recycling Center​​​

  5. Printed Resources Activity 1: DIY Kite Craft

  6. Printed Resources Activity 2: Read About Reducing our Impact on Earth

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​Day 4: Taking Action

  • Book: Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood

  • Focus: The power of recycling and creativity in solving environmental issues.

Resources:

  1. Online Book Reading YouTube: Ada's Violin (Read Aloud) 

  2. Parent Lesson Guide Printed:  A Common Core Curriculum Guide to Ada's Violin

  3. ​Video Resources Activity: How Long It Takes for Trash to Break Down

  4. Printed Resources/DIY Craft:​​

  1. Resources Activity 1 YouTube: 60 minutes - The Recyclers: From trash comes triumph

  2. Resources Activity 2 YouTube: Cereal Box Guitar

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​Day 5: Protecting Our World

  • Book: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

  • Focus: The consequences of environmental neglect and the importance of speaking up.

Printed Resources/DIY Craft:

  1. Online Book Reading YouTube: The Lorax (Read Aloud) 

  2. Parent Lesson Guide Printed:  The Lorax Lesson Guide Kit

  3. ​Video Resources Activity: Trees for Kids Learn all About Trees​​

  4. Resources Activity 1: Lorax Coloring pages and activity packages/bookmark 

  5. Resources Activity 2:  Earth Day Craftivity Freebie

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​Day 6: Community Cleanup Efforts

  • Book: The Big Beach Cleanup by Charlotte Offsay

  • Focus: How individual and community efforts can make a big impact on protecting the environment.

Printed Resources/DIY Craft: 

  1. Online Book Reading YouTube: The Big Beach Cleanup (Read Aloud) 

  2. Parent Lesson Guide Printed: The Big Beach Cleanup Activity Guide.

  3. ​Video Resources Activity: Learn why Earth's oceans are so significant​​

  4. Resources Activity 1: Beach Cleanup Coloring pages

  5. Resources Activity 2: Ocean in a Bottle

  • What to Do: Create a mini "ocean" using a clear plastic bottle filled with water, a few drops of blue food coloring, and some small sea-themed toys or shells. Add a small piece of clean trash (like plastic wrappers) to show how it doesn’t belong in the ocean.

  • Discussion: Shake the bottle to show how plastic moves through the water and talk about how trash affects marine life.

​Day 7: Making a Family Commitment

  • Book: 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh

  • Focus: Simple actions your family can take to reduce waste and protect the environment.

Parent Resources:

  1. Online Book Reading YouTube: 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World (Read Aloud) 

  2. Parent Lesson Guide Printed: 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World

  3. ​Video Resources Activity: How to Take Care of the Environment

  4. Printed Resources/DIY Craft:​​

  1. Resources Activity 1: Earth Day Coloring pages and activity package 

  2. Resources Activity 2:  Green Home Pledge

  3. Resources Activity 3: 10 Ways Kids Can Help Save The Planet

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