This collection of teaching units is one of three volumes designed to assist teachers in bringing relevant, interdisciplinary, environmental learning experiences to elementary students. This first volume is aimed at the K-2 level and deals with the immediate environment of the student. Titles of the nine units presented are: Preparing for Seasonal Change: Fall; The Terrarium; Food Chains; Food Web; Birds in Our Lives; Trees; Trash; Dirt and Stuff; and Kittens. For each unit, objectives are specified, a series of learning activities is described, and appendixes giving teacher background information and listing references (including books and periodicals, films, transparencies, duplicatng masters, picture sets, pamphlets, and records) are provided. (DT)