Eco Smart: Environmental Literacy for Families and Kids is an online collection of discussion starters, activities and resources to help families with 6- to 11-year-old children begin conversations about energy conservation, and reuse and recycling.
This site was inspired by a grant-funded project in which OPB held workshops where families explored many of the activities and resources you’ll find here.
- Project Overview
- Find out how OPB’s grant project was structured and what happened at the workshops.
- Advice for Parents
- Review discussion starters for beginning conversations with children about the environment and energy conservation.
- Activities
- Get step-by-step instructions for activities families completed at OPB’s workshops with reused and recycled materials.
- Resources
- Explore Web sites, books and OPB TV programs featuring information and activities for children and parents related to the environment and energy conservation.