| The concept of the Earth Day celebration started | | | | helpful for young children and teachers as well. |
| in 1963 when a political gentleman and an | | | | According to one of the famous verses in the |
| environmental advocate thought of spreading | | | | bible, one should "train up a child on where they |
| environmental awareness nationally through political | | | | would go, so that when they grow old, they |
| manifestations. This idea was supported by the | | | | would not depart from It." which means that |
| President during that time, and the realization of | | | | awareness should start as early as the early |
| this idea started out with a national conservation | | | | years of a child. This rationale has brought about |
| tour that was headed by the President. It wasn't | | | | various forms of lessons or teachings that can be |
| long after that the idea was actually passed out | | | | given to the children. |
| as an official national celebration, thus known as | | | | One of the most popular forms is that of |
| the Earth Day. The main objective of this | | | | illustrated books. It has been observed that small |
| celebration is for environmental awareness and | | | | children would be interested in learning better with |
| preservation. There are basically a lot of people | | | | illustrated books than in any other learning |
| who participated in the annual celebration. | | | | methods. These illustrated books would convey |
| This fact only shows that more and more people | | | | the message of environmental preservation in |
| are being made aware and have made a personal | | | | such a way that it is comprehensible by the |
| decision to take part in conserving what is left of | | | | children. There are also other forms of Earth Day |
| mother Earth. Each one has to have a certain | | | | lessons that are made available in the web. |
| degree of responsibility in this battle against world | | | | These lessons can be directly accessed and |
| degradation. It must also be noted that there is | | | | taught, or these can be downloaded and brought |
| just this one world that we have. If we would | | | | to the classrooms. Each lesson and activity is |
| therefore want to preserve ourselves, then we | | | | carefully planned and prepared such that it would |
| should preserve the world first. | | | | appear attractive and interesting to the children. |
| A lot of activities and programs have been | | | | Truly, there are various ways in which |
| designed to incorporate environmental awareness | | | | environmental awareness can be brought about |
| in each individual. One of these programs includes | | | | to individuals, even to little children. |
| Earth Day elementary lessons which are very | | | | |