Check with your library and with environmental organizations directly to find out what you can do. Children make excellent nags to keep parents responsible. For example, they can remind you not to keep the car motor idling, and to start the barbecue with paper and sticks rather than lighter fluid. Because of increased awareness in the classroom about the environment, your children may know more than you do. Newspaper Activity Ask children for ideas about activities they d like to do during their holidays from school.
Children can cut out articles from the newspapers and write notes, suggesting their ideas.
Use large sheets of paper, leaving plenty of blank space for each day. Talk about what everyone wants to do. Make plans not just for outings but for home projects, too. As children get ideas, they pencil them in. This gives children practice in responsibility and in doing independent research.