HOWTOCELEBRATEEARTHDAY

　　Planttrees.AsthedatealsoroughlycoincideswithU.S.ArborDay,overtimeEarthDayhastakenontheroleoftree-planting.Plantingtreeshelpstoreducegreenhousegasemissions,cleanspollution,securessoilinplacetopreventerosion,andprovideshomesforalotofbiodiversity.

　　Learnmoreabouttheenvironment.EarthDayisagoodtimetomakeacommitmenttolearningmoreabouttheenvironmentandhowyoucanhelptoprotectit.Borrowsomelibrarybooksandreaduponanissuesuchaspollution,endangeredspecies,watershortages,recycling,andclimatechange.Or,learnaboutaregionyou'veneverconsideredbefore,liketheArctic,thedeserts,ortherainforests.Thinkabouttheissuesthatconcernyouthemostandifyouhaven'tdonesoalready,joinalocalgroupthatundertakesactivitiestohelpprotecttheenvironmentinyourarea.

　　Singorlistento"Earth"songs.TherearemanyEarthDaysonglyricsavailableontheInternet.Manyfollowwell-knowntunes.Thesemakeafantasticclassroomactivityandhelpyoungerchildrentobecomeinterestedinenvironmentaltopics.Forlistening,eveniTuneshassongsabouttheEarthfordownloading:trysearchingforwordssuchas"planet","Earth","endangered","pollution"etc.

　　Rideyourbike.Useyourbicycleorotherformsofhumanpoweredtransportationtocommutetoworkorschoolandtorunerrands.