It’s almost that time of the year again! We celebrate Earth Day on April 22 of every year and 2020 will mark 50 years of Earth Day. It’s a little disheartening that we will be celebrating the golden jubilee in the midst of a catastrophic pandemic but worry not for Earth Day has gone digital! We can all still participate at home.
Here are some of the things we can do to celebrate Earth Day as teachers and students.
1. GENERAL QUIZ
For starters, get to know a little bit about Earth Day by completing this interactive missing words exercise!
Assign as Google Classroom Assignment: Copy and paste this link to assign this interactive activity to your class. This link requires them to input their name. >> https://wordwall.net/play/1553/637/445 |
Assign as Google Classroom Assignment: Copy and paste this link to assign this interactive activity to your class. This link requires them to input their name. >> https://wordwall.net/play/1554/078/793 |
2. READING
Download the Printable Worksheet (3 pages):
Earth Day 2020 Reading Worksheet (Vocabulary & Short Answer) (1406 downloads )
Assign as Google Classroom Assignment: Copy and paste this link to assign this worksheet to your class without downloading >> https://bit.ly/earthday2020reading |
3. LISTENING
Movies are not only good sources for language learning. They are also useful in teaching empathy. Below are climate related films that I absolutely love. The films are available on Netflix Malaysia and some other streaming services.
Geostorm | The Day After Tomorrow | 2012 |
Download the Printable Worksheets:
- Geostorm Movie Printable Worksheet (5935 downloads )
- The Day After Tomorrow Movie Printable Worksheet (5721 downloads )
- 2012 Movie Printable Worksheet (10794 downloads )
Assign as Google Classroom Assignment: Copy and paste this link to assign this worksheet to your class without downloading >> Geostorm >>> https://bit.ly/geostormlistening The Day After Tomorrow >>> https://bit.ly/thedayafterlistening 2012 >>> https://bit.ly/2012movielistening |
4. WRITING
Download the Printable Question Sheet:
Earth Day 2020 Writing (DW: Article & Speech) (5968 downloads )
*** Sample essays will be uploaded a day after Earth Day 2020
Assign as Google Classroom Assignment: Copy and paste this link to assign this worksheet to your class without downloading >> https://bit.ly/earthday2020writing |
That’s all for now. Until next time!
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