Sunday, January 17, 2016

Build Your Mentee's Knowledge of the Environment

To encourage your mentee to care for the environment and the planet:

  • Talk with your mentee about how some of the earth’s resources are becoming scarce. Some plants and animals are becoming extinct. 
  • Help your mentee find out which animals are on the list of endangered species. Go to the library or search online to find out more about them. 
  • Have your mentee reuse items around the house for craft projects. Explain that this cuts down on waste. Decorate grocery bags to use as gift-wrap. Cover cans to turn them into pencil holders. 
  • Take your mentee shopping to show her how to shop "green." Choose products with less packaging. Buy containers that can be recycled.
  • Have your mentee help you recycle. She can sort plastic, paper and cans for recycle bins.
  • Plant a tree together. Do this in your backyard or as part of a local program in your town.

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