This Saturday night, March 28, at 8:30 p.m. local time, people around the world will be turning off their lights for one hour, in a global show of unity to save energy and combat global warming. From Denver to Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia, the lights will go off in big office buildings, on lighted signs, in restaurants and in homes. If you'd like to learn more and join in, go to www.EarthHourUS.org/main.php. If you decide to turn off your lights on Saturday night, here are some ideas from our first-grade Green Team (using their online nicknames) on things to do during that hour:
You could ride the 4-wheeler (it has headlights). ~Dog
You could play with your dart gun (not the pointy kind, though). ~Mum
You could play with your dog with a flashlight. ~Bubba
You could play Texas Hold 'Em. ~Cow
You could play Ghost in the Graveyard (a tag game). ~Doodle Monkey
You could play Call and Hide (another tag game). ~Dinosaur
To our Blog Buddies: What ideas do you have for making the most of Earth Hour? How about roasting marshmallows around a campfire outside? Maybe an indoor book-reading time by candlelight? Let us know what you think by clicking on the "Comment" link!
Coming soon: Our second-grade Green Team will give you more ideas on saving energy!
Good job, first graders! Mrs. Coalwell will make sure I turn off all the lights in our house on Saturday night. She's even asking me to turn off the TV! We plan to read our books by candlelight, just like the settlers did.
ReplyDeleteThose are some really great suggestions... here in Sydney we'll be cooking dinner on the barby and steering clear of the mozzies.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a cool blog! I am impressed! I am also really interested in participating in the Saturday night lights out. I think it is a great idea, and I am really glad to see kids at Big T. promoting this important conservation activity.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas kid! Sounds like fun! If sky happens to be clear that night and with all the lights being turned out, it should be easy to see the all the Stars! Wow! :)
ReplyDeleteI will start terning of the lights right now!
ReplyDeleteWOW - A blog in the first grade! I didn't have this in my first grade class, which was early in the last century, with only two people in my class in a one room school house, and "outside plumbing."
ReplyDeleteGreat blog, love the kids' suggestions.
Ron Newport (Mrs. Coalwell's really, really, really, old father.)
I was thinking I might read a book by candle light. Not a scary book though! Or maybe take a bubble bath by candle light. Wouldn't that be fun to play in the water by candle light! No splashing though! The candle might go out!
ReplyDeleteWe conserved lights on Saturday and made shadow puppets with our neices (triplets). Mrs. K (science teacher at Lucile Erwin Middle School)
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