Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Learners write an argumentative response with this Earth Day-themed writing prompt about plastic bags. 

Practice argumentative writing with this prompt about making Earth Day a national holiday. 

Practice argumentative writing with this Earth Day-themed prompt about tourism's impact on the environment.