Green graphic saying "Earth Friendly."Connecting Reading and Writing: Days of Significance

Goals:

  • Write a simple procedure outlining the steps to take to be a good friend to the Earth

Think about your friends at school and in your neighbourhood.
What does it mean to be a good friend?

List all the characteristics of a good friend that you can think of.
(What do friends do? How do they act?)

Write a simple procedure that describes the steps someone should take to be a good friend to the Earth.

Here are some sentence starters that might help you get started:

  • “To be a good friend of the Earth, the first thing you can do is…”
  • “A friend of the Earth would make sure to…”
  • “Someone who cares for the Earth always/never…”
  • “Friends always … so friends of the Earth will …”
  • “First, _____. Then _____. Next _____. Finally, _____.”

Create illustrations to go along with your writing.

Share your writing with others (e.g. ask a parent or caregiver to help you email, tweet, read it over the phone to someone important to you).