Submitted by Noree Williams, San Jose, CA

Idea posted June 18, 2004

We just finished our school's production of Every Day Is Earth Day (from Music K-8, Every Day Is Earth Day revue). It was a huge success! Here is what we did for staging, costumes, advertising, etc.:

We had special shirts done with iron transfers we ordered via the Internet. We had two classes process into the auditorium, handing out bookmarks with recycling and conservation tips to the audience. The students walked in singing "It Starts With Me" (from Music K-8, Vol. 11, No. 3. Other Music K-8 songs included in our production were:

"Mother Earth" (from Music K-8, Vol. 10, No. 4)

"Recycle Rap" (from Music K-8, Vol. 1, No. 1)

"When A Tree Falls" (from Music K-8, Every Day Is Earth Day revue)

"Clean Up Our World" (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 4)

"I Am A Citizen Of This World" (from Music K-8, Vol. 4, No. 3)

"Save The Earth" (from Music K-8, Vol. 1, No. 1)

"Nature Baby" (from Music K-8, Vol. 13, No. 4)

"Every Day Is Earth Day" (from Music K-8, Every Day Is Earth Day revue)

In addition to the bookmarks, the audience also received brochures from the local water department. For decorations, we had banners up with the recycling symbol. During the production, students from each class gave out statistics regarding recycling, status of the rain forests, etc.

The kids had a ball (especially with the raps), and the audience loved it.