Earth Day: Informational Picturebooks

Planet Awesome!
Front cover: Presents planet earth as a character. Can ask children if earth is male or female.
Back cover: Introductory blurb in first person. 
Title page: Introduces author and illustrator as co-authors with Planet Earth 
NB : Fun fact page at the end of the picturebook

We Planted a Tree:
Environmental:  understanding how trees benefit the earth and people around the world; finding out about the Green Belt Movement in Kenya and environmental activists.
Nature:  recognising changing seasons and the changes in a tree; recognising different types of trees. 
Visual:  recognising how colour is used to depict different settings around the world; recognising geometrical shapes.

Migration:  Incredible Animal Journeys
Choosing a picturebook linked to the Dutch primary curriculum
Learning to give children a choice when working with a picturebook
Moving from working in groups working as a class

Compost Stew
Reuse/Reduce/Recycle: learning to recycle plants – making compost.
Creating a Compost Alphabet mini-book.
Building awareness of rhyme, rhythm and repetition – writing a compost stew song.