GROWING CHILDREN’S WATER CONSERVATION AWARENESS THROUGH WRITING AND DRAWING METHOD

Abstract:

Objective of this essay is to explain the importance of water conservation behavior to children through writing and drawing method. Children are encouraged to participate in this activity based on 4 reasons. 1). Children are the future leaders. Their awareness on water conservation should be developed in early ages. 2). Children usually have soaring curiosity and startling imagination. Therefore they may have surprising method to conserve water. 3). Children usually amused to learn new thing and then practicing it incessantly. They call it playing. 4). Water conservation campaign to children is less likely performed. In this campaign, children are facilitated to write an essay about water conservation; then it is illustrated with children’s drawing. Later on, they read it in front of their friends. Usually, they are enthusiastically participated in these activities. Those attractive essays will be published on school wall magazine, website, T-shirt, and calendar. Hence, the children?s works actually are precious resources for water conservation campaign. Their works are obviously understood by other children. Children may have different language with adults when explaining difficult and important issue such as water conservation.

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