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- I Love Dirt.
-
- Pledge:
- I promise to love the dirt. I'll do my part to protect the Earth. I'll
- keep my garbage picked up and my neighborhood clean. I'm glad
- I'm a kid who loves dirt.
-
- Page 1:
- Dirt is everywhere. It covers the Earth like a blanket. I like red dirt.
- I like brown dirt. I like black dirt. I love dirt.
-
- Ever notice that dirt comes in different colors? Try this. Find a clean
- jar with a lid. Ask your parents for a spoon. Now look for
- interesting dirt. Put a layer in the bottom of the jar. Add a second
- layer. How many different colors of dirt can you find? Screw the jar
- cap on tight and display your dirt samples in your room.
-
- Page 2:
- I love dirt. When I mix dirt and water, guess what I get? Beautiful
- mud! My boots squish and slide. "SCLUB! BLUB! SCHLLERPPP!" says
- the mud. It feels cold. I'm pretending I'm making a pie. I love dirt.
-
- Dirt is a good place for plants to grow. Give the dirt a drink. Use a
- garden hose or a watering can. What happens when you stir a little
- water into a bucket of dirt? Add more and more water and see what
- happens!
-
- Page 3:
- I planted seeds in the garden. In a few days, the seeds became
- plants! They popped their green heads up. Seeds must like dirt, too.
- I love dirt.
-
- Try growing a plant. Cut the bottom out of a small milk carton. Fill it
- halfway with dirt. Plant one green bean seed. Add a little water.
- Now set the carton in a sunny window...and wait.
-
- Page 4:
- I love dirt. Instead of a snowman, I made a small mudman. I used
- gumdrops for eyes. "How interesting," said Mom with a smile.
- "Thanks," I said proudly. I love dirt.
-
- What can you make from mud? A bowl? (Don't wash it in the sink!)
- Round mud bon-bons? (Don't eat them!!) Mud snakes? (They don't
- bite!!!) Mud is good for playing make-believe.
-
- Page 5:
- I love dirt. I made footprints in the dirt. I used my sneaker, an old
- boot, and my baby sister's shoe. Some footprints were big. Some
- footprints were small. I love dirt.
-
- Make your own footprints in the dirt. Use old shoes, sneakers, or
- boots. What kind of footprints did you make?
-
- Page 6:
- I love dirt. We keep food scraps in a big bin outside. Soon we have
- what the garden likes to eat most--compost! Our compost makes the
- dirt a good place for the plants to grow. I love dirt.
-
- Help Mom and Dad feed compost to the garden. Rake, rake, rake the
- compost into the garden.
-
- Page 7:
- I love dirt. I used a shovel to dig in the dirt. I wanted to dig all the
- way to China before lunch. But I got hungry first. Time for lunch! I
- love dirt.
-
- What do you find when you dig in the Earth? Roots. Stones. Bugs.
- Worms. The dirt is home to many friends like chipmunks, gophers,
- and bunnies.
-
- Page 8:
- I love dirt. Dirt is good for drawing. All I need is a stick. I could
- draw all over the world. The rain erases all my pictures. I'll start
- over tomorrow. I love dirt.
-
- Play this game of hide and seek with a friend. Bury a rock in the
- dirt. Use a stick to draw a trail to the rock. Can your friend find the
- rock?
-
- Page 9:
- I love dirt. This old can doesn't belong in the dirt. It's garbage! Into
- the trashcan it goes! I don't love garbage. I love dirt.
-
- Get together with your friends. Pick up the garbage in your
- neighborhood. Every little bit helps.
-
- Page 10:
- I love dirt. Dirt likes water and sun. It doesn't like pollution. I take
- care of the Earth because...I love dirt.
-
- Make a poster. Tell others to take care of the Earth's dirt. Hang the
- poster in your window.
-