Sample Lesson Plans

Here are 10 sample lesson plans which each contain the focus of the lesson, the objective of the lesson, a brief description, required materials and the procedure.  Everything an educator needs to begin teaching sustainability in the classroom!

Lesson Plan #1

Lesson Plan #2

A Sense of Tahoe
Awareness of our surroundings and home

Web of Life
Interdependence of all living things

Lesson Plan #3

Lesson Plan #4

The Water Cycle
Learn the water cycle, learn how much water is on the planet, learn where we get our water from in Tahoe

Wild Edible Plants
Focus on diversity

Lesson Plan #5

Lesson Plan #6

Being with Trees
Focus on diversity, enhanced appreciation and kinship with trees, get to know local area trees

The Treasure Hunt
Focus on inter-relatedness, students will realize that humans and wildlife share environments

Lesson Plan #7

Lesson Plan #8

Re-Design Tahoe
Focus on land-use planning, students will "re-design" their community

Discovering Plants

Lesson Plan #9

Lesson Plan #10

The Lorax
Focus on resource management, connections between the natural environment and human use

Full Circle
Focus on project-based learning, begin planning a project in the community

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