Below is a list of over 75 lessons created by participating teachers in the Global Environmental Teachings Program. Participants developed lessons as part of their course requirements. They are arranged by grade level. Use the database below to search for a lesson of interest. To access the lesson in PDF format, click on its title.

GRADE SUBJECT1 SUBJECT2 SUBJECT3 TOPIC(S) TITLE DESCRIPTION AUTHOR PROGRAM
K-3rd EnviroEd, Science, Language Arts Math, Social Studies Social and Emotional Development, Art  Global Community, Senses "Sense-Sational" Puerto Rico Day 1-5 This lesson will introduce students to some of the many "treasures" that the island of Puerto Rico offers. We will make these explorations by using our five senses; sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. For one week each day will focus on a specific sense to use in order to learn more about Puerto Rico. Then by making contrasts and comparisons to our own local "treasures", I hope the "seed" will be planted whereby students can understand more thoroughly, their connection to a global community.  Genene Lynott PuertoRico04
K-3rd EnviroEd, Science, Language Arts Math, Studies Social and Emotional Development, Art Global Community, Senses "Sense-Sational" Wisconsin Day 1-5 These activities will help the student learn more about the state of Wisconsin using their 5 senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste. For one week each day will focus on a specific sense to use in order to learn more about Wisconsin. They will listen to traditional native WI Indian music; discover WI using the alphabet picture book by Kathy-jo Warigin, "B is for Badger" A Wisconsin Alphabet; smell and sample some fruits native to WI such as the apple, cranberry and cherry; and examine shells and rocks from WI by using their hands. Genene Lynott Wisconsin05
K-4th Science EnviroEd   Leaves Looking at Leaves Students will take a closer look at the characteristics of leaves from Puerto Rico and Wisconsin. Collect samples of Wisconsin leaves during the fall.  Mary Schieffer PuertoRico04
K-8th Spanish EnviroEd   Extinction  Extinction is Forever Students will use models of forests with low and high biodiversity and observe the effect of habitat destruction and extinction rates. Lucinda Broder Puerto Rico06
2nd-3rd Science Language Arts Social Studies Water Resources What is happening to Our Water? Students will learn about water resources, uses, groundwater and watersheds of Milwaukee and Puerto Rico.  Students will be able to compare and contrast island ecology to continent ecology through a series of water conservation lessons.  This will lead to a final discussion/project that will have the students problem-solve water conservation issues on an island. Janine Hedges PuertoRico04
2nd EnviroEd Language Arts Science Nature Sounds The Sounds of Nature Students will use their sense of hearing to listen to nature. They will discuss what they hear now as well as other natural sounds they encounter throughout the day and night.  Johanna Anderson PuertoRico04
2nd EnviroEd Language Arts   Endangered Species Acrostic Animal Students will research an endangered Puerto Rican animal and write an acrostic poem about it.  Johanna Anderson PuertoRico04
2nd EnviroEd Math   Endangered Species Math Mission Students will act out math story problems about endangered Puerto Rican animals Johanna Anderson PuertoRico04
2nd  EnviroEd Language Arts   Ecology Environmental Interactions Students will look at how interactions in their lives and in nature affect them positively and negatively Johanna Anderson PuertoRico04
2nd-3rd Language Arts Science Social Studies Rainforests Reading Through Rainforests Students will learn about rainforests, habitats and ecosystems through listening to non-fiction texts read by the Instructor.  Then the students will read non-fiction books at their Guided Reading  Level about the same topics and do appropriate follow-up activities at their level. RaShell Meisner-Nigbor PuertoRico05
2nd-3rd Language Arts Science Social Studies Species I.D. Who and or What Lives Here? Students are going to explore and then document what they find in a 4x4 foot plot of land. They are then going to use the teacher-made field guides to identify 8 species. Next they will use that information to create 4 pages for a group of the plot. This book will then be made in duplicate with one copy being sent to 2nd or 3rd grade classroom so that we may begin an exchange of information on species of our areas and personal information via pen pals. RaShell Meisner-Nigbor PuertoRico05
2nd-5th Language Arts Math Science Extinction and Endangered Species Extinction Extravagance Students will discuss what it means to be endangered and extinct. Students will research a Puerto Rican animal species that is endangered and create a poster about it Johanna Anderson PuertoRico04
3rd-12th Science  EnviroEd   Erosion Inroads on Erosion Students will understand the concept of erosion and be able to test and understand the factors that influence it. Students will be able to create and test different interventions to minimize erosion Randy Colton PuertoRico04
3rd-12th Science  EnviroEd   Environmental Awareness Croaking Coquis People make associations between the world and their means of connecting to it. Certain things trigger these associations: visuals, smells, textures and sounds.  Some people associate the coqui frog with Puerto Rico. Randy Colton PuertoRico04
3rd-12th Science  Social Studies EnviroEd Coqui Frog Coqui Culture People may hold an appreciation for certain elements that are specific to where they live (natural, human-made, cultural, economics), even identifying themselves with such features/characteristics. Coqui frogs are such a natural element for people of Puerto Rico Randy Colton PuertoRico04
3rd Science Math   Temperature Temperature Comparisons-(Here and There) Lannon and Mitchells Plain Students will understand the temperature differences at the same time of year through graphing the temperatures in Lannon, WI and Mitchell's Plain, SA Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell South Africa06
3rd Social Studies Language Arts   Life Comparison Life Comparisons through Letters Students will gain an understanding of the lives of students in South Africa through written letters and photographs.  Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell South Africa06
3rd Math  Science Social Studies Temperature Temperature Control - South African Roofing Materials Students will understand how different roofing materials can have an impact on the temperature inside a house through the construction of box houses.  Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell South Africa06
3rd EnviroEd Science   Elephants African Elephant Overpopulation Problem Students will understand the problems with elephant overpopulation through creative drama.  Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell South Africa06
3rd EnviroEd Science Writing Elephants African Elephant Overpopulation Problem Students will form an opinion on how the problem of African elephant overpopulation should be solved through reading and discussion Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell South Africa06
3rd-4th EnviroEd Science Language Arts Coqui Frog Coqui Frog Camouflage Through observation, art, fiction and non-fiction, students will learn about the Coqui frogs, which are well-adapted to survive in the varied terrain of Puerto Rico. Erica Fuhry PuertoRIco05
3rd-4th Science Language Arts Art Sea turtles Sea Turtles Savvy Through an art project, a dramatic reenactment, an active game, and a collaborative writing project, students will learn about Sea Turtles, their lives and their habitats. They will understand a baby sea turtles perilous journey as it travels to the sea.  Erica Fuhry PuertoRico05
3rd-4th Science  Language Arts EnviroEd Bats and Boas Bats 'N Boas Abound By studying and creatively responding to facts, building a cave habitat and displaying and acting out a "predator/prey" scene, students will learn about Puerto Rican Boas and Bats, and how they survive in their environment. Erica Fuhry PuertoRico05
3rd-4th EnviroEd Science Language Arts Puerto Rican Parrot Puerto Rican Parrot Paradise Through a visualization activity, a creative, factual report and a collaborative critical thinking discussion, students will learn about Puerto Rican Parrots, their lives and their habitats (such as El Yunque). They will understand the population fluctuation that these parrots endure due to natural and human causes.  Erica Fuhry PuertoRico05
3rd-4th Science EnviroEd Language Arts Biodiversity The Basics of Creature Connectedness: Biodiversity Diversions Go on a scavenger hunt and create a web collage to analyze relationships that exist in nature, right under our nose. Realize that humans are connected to our environment, and biodiversity depends on us.  Erica Fuhry PuertoRico05
3rd-5th EnviroEd Language Arts Science Kapok Tree The Kapok Tree Through reading a trade book, The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry, students will gain an understanding of the value of a rainforest. They will also become familiar with some of the biodiversity within the rainforest and how all creatures are connected including humans. Through extension activities, students will become activists for the rainforest.  Sue Malone PuertoRico05
4th Social Studies EnviroEd   Forestry "The Tree of Life"