{"id":1529,"date":"2026-04-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:49:33","slug":"simple-earth-day-activities-for-the-classroom-hands-on-low-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/?p=1529","title":{"rendered":"Simple Earth Day Activities for the Classroom (Hands-On + Low Prep)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1529\" class=\"elementor elementor-1529\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf78b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cf78b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115c622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"115c622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"461\">Earth Day is a great opportunity to bring something meaningful into your classroom but it doesn\u2019t need to mean more planning or complicated lessons.<\/p><p data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"621\">I\u2019ve always found that the best way to approach days like this is to keep things simple and hands-on, while naturally layering in language and learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0a0ac e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e0a0ac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0837c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb0837c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7363dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7363dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5589658 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5589658\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fd635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25fd635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep It Hands-On<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0bb6ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0bb6ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5e50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f5e50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"767\">When students are learning new vocabulary, especially in another language, they need to interact with it.<\/p><p data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"792\">That might look like:<\/p><ul data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"903\"><li data-section-id=\"xtr4te\" data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"825\">Sorting recyclable materials<\/li><li data-section-id=\"a8xzr3\" data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"858\">Exploring simple life cycles<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1kescum\" data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"903\">Going on a nature walk or scavenger hunt<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"1053\">These kinds of activities keep students engaged, but they also help the learning stick because students are doing something with the language.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f055bf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f055bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d515f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d515f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You Don\u2019t Need to Be Fluent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15005c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15005c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1b981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a1b981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1212\">Earth Day is a perfect example of how you can bring French into your classroom without it feeling overwhelming.<\/p><p data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1278\">You don\u2019t need to know everything or say everything perfectly.<\/p><p data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1290\">You can:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1412\"><li data-section-id=\"u8j4ha\" data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1320\">Introduce a few key words<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1q1qahw\" data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1351\">Use visuals and repetition<\/li><li data-section-id=\"5rlf89\" data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1412\">Let students interact with the vocabulary in simple ways<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1450\">That\u2019s where the learning happens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726f1b7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"726f1b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5886c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c5886c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc35992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc35992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23efd60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23efd60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a2d33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81a2d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simple Vocabulary That Makes Sense<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a744295 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a744295\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f133f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f133f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1582\">Earth Day vocabulary is practical and easy to connect to real life. Words like:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1655\"><li data-section-id=\"1kenoyf\" data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1602\"><em data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1592\">terre<\/em> (earth)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"udfmru\" data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1630\"><em data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1616\">recyclage<\/em> (recycling)<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ve4e38\" data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1655\"><em data-start=\"1633\" data-end=\"1643\">poubelle<\/em> (garbage)<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1798\">When students are using these words while sorting, exploring, or moving, they begin to understand them in context \u2014 not just memorize them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d761cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d761cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67367ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67367ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Simple Works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abfb71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3abfb71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d95caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d95caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"1884\">At this time of year, students have a lot of energy.<\/p><p data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1907\">Keeping activities:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1955\"><li data-section-id=\"tr11p0\" data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1920\">Hands-on<\/li><li data-section-id=\"k3ezml\" data-start=\"1921\" data-end=\"1933\">Flexible<\/li><li data-section-id=\"uf5bn6\" data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1955\">Easy to implement<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2025\">helps you maintain structure while still keeping students engaged.<\/p><p data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2158\">It also allows you to meet a variety of learning needs, especially for students who benefit from movement or sensory experiences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1dcbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d1dcbc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99f823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a99f823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Earth Day Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745acff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"745acff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d8ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d8ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2343\">If you\u2019re looking for ready-to-go Earth Day activities, you can find hands-on, bilingual options in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Hands-On-Earth-Day-Centres-French-CoreBasic-French-and-English-11302979\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">La Petite Classe<\/span><\/span><\/a> store.<\/p><p data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2370\">They\u2019re designed to be:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2459\"><li data-section-id=\"1xytnbe\" data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2389\">Simple to prep<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1b23c66\" data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2405\">Easy to use<\/li><li data-section-id=\"5zlrq0\" data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2459\">Supportive for both English and French classrooms<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5941657 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5941657\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a0ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0a0ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5275a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a5275a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5750b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5750b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3a77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c3a77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Takeaway<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f85a06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f85a06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d0ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d0ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2547\">Earth Day doesn\u2019t need to be complicated to be meaningful.<\/p><p data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2672\">A few simple, hands-on activities can help students build vocabulary, stay engaged, and connect to the world around them.<\/p><p data-start=\"2674\" data-end=\"2776\">Sometimes the best approach is just taking what already works \u2014 and giving it a meaningful focus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth Day is a great opportunity to bring something meaningful into your classroom but it doesn\u2019t need to mean more planning or complicated lessons. 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