Sustainability as an Everyday Thought

I am very proud of my students' thinking in terms of sustainability. It has become part of our daily language. I will be reading a book that truly has nothing to do with a lesson on sustainability, and my students will raise their hands to point out something in the picture or the story words that is related to sustainability. For example, I was reading Go to Sleep, Groundhog! when Sam discovered on the very first page that the groundhog was brushing his teeth with the water running down the drain. Then as part of their Gifted Resource lesson later that day, many of them were sorted pictures according to recycle categories (paper, plastic, metal), nature things, reusable things, things that once lived. It is very inspiring. Just think about how much ties into being a sustainable planet everyday.