Earth Day Resources

Punctuate the Story: Earth Day

..., reading, writing, Language Arts, English, 2nd grade...

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Taking Out the Trash

The Earth's Water Cycle

Taking Out the Trash

It's time to take out the trash! Educate your students on the history of garbage in America, including the effects our pollution have had on the environment and what we can do to make it better.

5th grade

Lesson plan

<strong>The</strong> Earth's Water Cycle

The Earth's Water Cycle

Your students will learn all about the water cycle with a simple video, lively song and cut and paste activity!

Kindergarten

Science

Lesson plan

Count the Tree Rings

Color the Freshwater Habitat

Count the Tree Rings

This printable will help your child with their observation skills by challenging them to count the tree rings to determine their ages.

Kindergarten

Science

Worksheet

Color <strong>the</strong> Freshwater Habitat

Acrostics for the Earth

Color the Freshwater Habitat

Teach your kids about the importance of preserving freshwater ecosystems with a lake habitat coloring page filled with frogs, turtles, ducks, and dragonflies.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Acrostics for <strong>the</strong> Earth

Save The Earth: Recycle

Acrostics for the Earth

Earth Day is a worldwide celebration that promotes awareness and appreciation for the environment. Use this lesson to teach your students about Earth Day with an engaging poetry activity.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Save <strong>The</strong> Earth: Recycle

Earth Day Fill-in-the-Blank

Save The Earth: Recycle

Great for an Earth Day unit or as part of your school's recycling awareness program, use this lesson to make your students aware of actions they can take to save the Earth!

1st grade

Lesson plan

Earth Day Fill-in-<strong>the</strong>-Blank

Color the Earth Day Planet

Earth Day Fill-in-the-Blank

Find out how to help the Earth with our Earth Day fill-in-the-blank. With this awesome Earth Day activity, you and your kid can save the planet!

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Color <strong>the</strong> Earth Day Planet

Play Dough Earth: Layers Of the Earth

Color the Earth Day Planet

Help your child celebrate Earth Day with this simple coloring page, which features a planet with the message "Happy Earth Day."

Kindergarten

Worksheet

Play Dough Earth: Layers Of <strong>the</strong> Earth

I Can Make the Earth Happy

Play Dough Earth: Layers Of the Earth

Use hands-on activities involving play dough to show your students the layers of the Earth!

1st grade

Science

Lesson plan

I Can Make <strong>the</strong> Earth Happy

I Can Make the Earth Happy

Your students will help the world go round with this activity that teaches them how to be green! Use this activity to wrap up a week of learning about helping our Earth, or as a stand alone lesson.

Preschool

Math

Lesson plan

We Love the Earth

Color the Earth Day Scene

We Love the Earth

...Allow 2-3 students to share their feelings about the song. Display the cover of the The Earth Book by Todd Parr....

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Color <strong>the</strong> Earth Day Scene

Give the Planet a Hand!

Color the Earth Day Scene

Get your kids in the eco spirit with a fun Earth Day coloring page.

1st grade

Worksheet

Give <strong>the</strong> Planet a Hand!

Color the Earth Day Picture

Give the Planet a Hand!

...Explain to the students that when we reduce the amount of water we use, trash we make, or the pollution in the air, that we are helping the Earth....

2nd grade

Lesson plan

Color <strong>the</strong> Earth Day Picture

Learn the Layers: Become a Dirt Expert

Color the Earth Day Picture

...Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22 to honor the environmental movement....

1st grade

Worksheet

Learn <strong>the</strong> Layers: Become a Dirt Expert

Make Edible Amber Fossils

Learn the Layers: Become a Dirt Expert

...After discussing why he thinks this might happen and what will happen to the layers, pass the jar to him and allow him to shake the jar and observe the murky contents...

Kindergarten

Science

Activity

Make Edible Amber Fossils

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

2nd grade

Science

Activity

How to Start Recycling

Endangered Species: Iranian Jerboa

How to Start Recycling

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach her how to take care of the environment!

2nd grade

Social studies

Activity

Learn Where Wind Comes From

Endangered Species: Iranian Jerboa

Help your child understand the importance of preserving the environment, with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the Iranian jerboa.

4th grade

Science

Worksheet

Learn Where Wind Comes From

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

2nd grade

Science

Activity

California Condor Facts

California Condor Facts

The California condor has been brought back from the brink of extinction. This worksheet will help your little bird lover learn all about the condor.

3rd grade

Science

Worksheet

Endangered Animals Game

Endangered Animals Game

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

2nd grade

Science

Activity

Grizzly Bear Facts

Grizzly Bear Facts

The grizzly bear once roamed across most of North America; now its habitat has shrunk to the northwest. Discover more about the grizzly with this worksheet.

3rd grade

Science

Worksheet

Earth Day Circle