Earth Day Canada website

http://www.earthday.ca/pub/

Great information about Earth Day in Canada:
MONDAY APRIL 22, 2013

Download all the resources you need to get your Earth Day
project started today.

Action packs:

• Communities Action Pack
• Schools Action Pack
• Employees Action Pack

Actions:

• Budgets and Fundraising
• Clean up a Community Site
• Backyard Compost Program
• Stage an Ecofestival
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Marvellous Meetings
• Public Event Staging
• Publicity and Promotion
• Rehabilitate Community Sites
• Organize a Consumer Survey

Then, follow the 'Ecokids' link to:
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/take_action/en/index.cfm

As a teacher, you can sign up to receive:

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• A fleet of new lesson plans tailored to the Ontario Elementary Science and Technology curriculum, incorporating the 2008 Environmental Education Scope and Sequence of Expectations resource guide (more new lesson plans will be added throughout the year)
• Corresponding printable handouts and assessment materials for each lesson
• Activity sheets and topical handouts
• A searchable interface of our resources categorized under a point-and-click version of the Elementary Science and Tech Curriculum Overview chart
• A national contest called “The Great EcoKids Challenge” modified especially for teachers wishing to use class time for an environmental project with curriculum-linked ideas and assessment tools
• Literacy Corner—a resource list of environmental books with corresponding teaching tools
• English as a Second Language lessons and resources
• A “Class Kits” section where you can order our EcoCalendar, stickers, tattoos, bookmarks and posters
• Profile pages for other EcoKids schools that list their activities and accomplishments
• And much more!

Registering with EcoKids provides you unlimited access to our Teacher’s Lounge resources for the duration of the school year. You can renew your membership in September 2009.
Your yearly registration gives us an accurate and up-to-date contact list that allows us to periodically inform you of new and exciting resources. We greatly appreciate your participation!
Please note: Anyone registering between July 1st and August 31st will automatically be signed up for the following school year, beginning September 1st, 2009. (You will not need to re-register.)

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A great website - Enjoy!