Earth Month

Earth month is always so important to Kids for Saving Earth. Thanks to founder of Earth Day, Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth month has become a festive 30-day celebration to honor and protect the Earth. I'm hearing from schools all over the US and Canada and throughout the world including India, Pakistan, Sweden, England, France, Australia. Everyone wants to use April to teach students how to protect and honor the Earth. This makes me very happy!

Kids for Saving Earth provides educational materials helping teachers empower and inspire kids to protect the Earth. My son, 11-year -old Clinton Hill, started Kids for Saving Earth one year before he died from a malignant brain tumor. His belief that kids could work with adults to save the Earth was my inspiration to provide teachers and parents the tools to do just that. I was a teacher and am a parent and I know they're very busy people and have a lot to fit into their schedules. I have found ways to make it easy to begin and easy to fit the activities into all types of curricula day after day.

Start by telling your children the story of Clinton (because it is very inspiring to them) and move on to our KSE Promise to the Earth. You can print it out and have kids say it and sign it. You could also teach them how to sing it. In addition, print out the Call to Action form. Ask the kids to take it home for their families to fill out, deciding what they will do together to help the Earth.

So now you have begun. Take a peek at this month's Kids for Saving Earth calendar to decide what might work for you and your family or students. Sign up to receive a free membership packet for teachers and parents. The Programs page is filled with ideas for easy activities.

Let us know what you are doing and we will create a Defenders of the Planet page for your school or group.

Most of all, thanks for being concerned parents and educators. We really need you to work with kids to make their only home healthy and beautiful.

Happy Earth month!

Tessa Hill
President, Kids for Saving Earth
kseww@aol.com, tessa@kidsforsavingearth.org
www.kidsforsavingearth.org
Office: 763-559-1234
tessa@kidsforsavingearth.org
37955 Bridge Road
North Branch, MN 55056

Earth Month Conserving Classroom Calendar

April 2012
Hello Friends of Kids for Saving Earth!April is Earth month and I sincerely encourage you to take action-oriented steps to protect the Earth. One important thing you can do is tell your instructor associates, parents and other friends about Kids for Saving Earth. Ask them to order a KSE membership and get a club started in their school or classroom. Send them this link http://www.ksegreenshop.org/ and tell them KSE provides wonderful curriculum to help kids help the Earth. For this special month we have many amazing Earth-saving activities for your students to help students

Celebrate Earth Day. Be sure to check the April calendar because we have more activities than I am highlighting in this letter.We have added a couple new Earth-protecting programs to the calendar. Have your students learn about Organic Gardening and Organic Farming. Ask them to read the info sheets and be ready to discuss the information they learned in class. Also, I would suggest asking them to read the history of Earth Day and All About KSE. If they are in grades 3 and under you will want to read to or with them. The easiest project you can do is to have kids and their friends and family Sign the Kids for Saving Earth Promise. The Wonders of Wind is a fun activity for kids to learn that they don't have to use electric or gas dryers to dry their clothes. Simply print out The Wonders of Wind directions and hand them out to your students. This is a family project so send the directions home. If you are thinking of Earth Day gifts kids can give their family, check out the Light Switch eco activity. It's a very inexpensive but effective way to remind families to turn off their lights when they're not needed. Another activity we just added to the calender was sent to us from a KSE advisor at Briargrove Elementary in Houston, TX. They have had great success with this program and would like you to check it out. Try having a Picnic for the Planet. Finally I hope you will consider having a fundraiser to help support Kids for Saving Earth and/or ordering product from our KSE Green Shop. Learn about the Ionator for your school or home. It safely sanitizes your room or home and it also can wash away nasty chemicals and germs on your fruits and vegetables. Be sure to use the on-line $10 off KSE coupon. Thanks so much for all you do to educate children. Having been a teacher I understand how much work it is. I also know how rewarding it is. Happy Earth Day! Make sure to click on the "Share with a friend" link below.For the Earth and its children,


Tessa Hill
President, Kids for Saving Earth
www.kidsforsavingearth.org
Office: 763-559-1234
37955 Bridge Road
North Branch, MN 55056