PR E- K INDERG A R T EN A ND PHIL A N T HRO PY
Pre-K Students Support Amazon Rainforest Cause
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ith the study of the Amazon and the rainforest environment, Jane Leeds’s PreKindergarten class became concerned about the trees being cut down in the Amazon Rainforest. Leeds says they developed so much empathy for the plants, animals, and people of the Amazon that they wanted to do something to help. She says the kids continued to bring up the Amazon and the rainforest with her and explains they had two main concerns about the trees of the Amazon being cut down: – The animals are losing their homes and food sources.
– We are losing trees of the Amazon Rainforest that produce a large amount of the oxygen that our planet needs to stay healthy.
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Leeds researched organizations that focus on the plight of the rainforest and are working to help. They chose Amazon Conservation Association as their group because its mission seemed to align well with our students concerns.
As part of the project, students posted their finished “SAVE THE RAINFOREST!” posters around the school building. They also created a local fund to help and had the option to do an extra chore at home to earn money for the fund. The students collected the funds to make a donation as a class to the Amazon Conservation Association.
