Earth Day Reading Worksheets

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

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

Children learn how the internet travels across the ocean through cables to create a giant, global information network in this engaging, hands-on worksheet.

Meet the red wolf, an endangered species of animal that was once very common, but in the past 50 year nearly became extinct!

There are many animals around the world whose lives or homes are threatened. Read about an endangered species from Africa with this info-sheet

There are many endangered species all around the world. Read about the Amur leopard and why it's endangered with this information page.

Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. They can color as they read some interesting facts.

For your budding environmentalist, here is an information sheet on a well-known endangered species, the Komodo dragon!

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.

Get in tune with nature, and read a bit about an endangered species of animal, the Black-footed Ferret. Your child can color an illustration as he reads.

In this worksheet, children learn about the role art plays in the celebration and messaging of Earth Day, which begain in 1970 to heighten awarness of environmental crises around the world.

Introduce your student to an endangered species, Przewalski's horse, with this information sheet. They can color the illustration as they read.

Help your child understand why it's so important to take care of the environment with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the spectacled bear.

Animal lovers, get acquainted with a very unique species, the okapi! Read this info-sheet to learn about why this animal is endangered.

Help your child read this page about the Sumatran rhinoceros, where they can color an illustration as they learn about why this animal is endangered.

Introduce your child to a fascinating new animal, the Baird's tapir. This is just one of many endangered species around the world.

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

Get to know one of the most unique and colorful monkeys, the red-shanked douc langur. Read about why they are an endangered species with this info-sheet.