| One day in February, after the New Year celebration, I was asking my friend Jane how Chinese people celebrated Earth Day. She wasn't too sure what I was talking about, but as I explained, she became very interested. A few days later, the Head of the English department was asking me for ideas about what to do for Earth Day and how to teach it. I said I had an idea for a "Life of Water" lesson which would introduce new English grammar words, and then a lesson on "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." She loved the idea, but didn't know how the school could incorporate it. I suggested a trash pick up. So that's what I was able to do. I gave the two lessons (one each week) and the week of "Earth Day" began. Each class I taught was able to leave the classroom to pick up trash around the school grounds and surrounding neighborhood. Yea for Earth Day! :-) |
