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Earth Day
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Use your knowledge and research skills to solve the puzzle.
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Set of 25 colorful cards with an environmental theme. Great activity for the classroom.
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Four Earth Day writing activities, each with a colorful border. Can be used alone or stapled to make a booklet.
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Includes a list of words for your Earth Day activities. Lines are included for handwriting or writing sentences.
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Earth Day word list written in cursive. Lines provide space to practice cursive or to write sentences.
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Earth Day word list in a large font. Use for writing or spelling with your Earth Day activities.
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Students list items that they can recycle.
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Students list ways to recycle.
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This informational fiction text with an Earth Day coloring illustration, includes three comprehension questions. (2 pages)
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Maria tells what she will do on Earth Day in this easy reading comprehension text, which includes a coloring graphic and four true/false (yes/no) questions. It prints on a single page.
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PowerPoint with Audio: What is the composition and nature of soil, commonly called dirt? Part 2 of 4 soil presentations in the Living on Planet Earth Series. This program describes the composition and function of soil. It also encourages that we properly dispose of hazardous materials, recycle and compost so that soil can produce nurturing food, dependable clothing fiber and building materials.
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A set of vocabulary building activities for upper elementary including word wall, missing letter, word scramble and word search on composting.
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An eight page set of templates to create a lap book on the topic of recycling, includes templates for pockets, flashcards, flipbooks, match books, book cover.
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PowerPoint with Audio: Early Reader version describing how to compost food, paper and yard waste to make rich soil. Great Earth Day material.
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One page set of directions for creating compost, plus two pages of information on the types of composting systems, followed by a set of functional text questions.
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An eight page set of illustrated templates for creating a lap book on composting, with templates for pockets, flip books, match books, flash cards and more. A great Earth Day project.
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A ten page booklet for early readers illustrating the steps of creating and using compost.
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A ten page booklet illustrating the steps of making and using compost.
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A page of 16 terms related to composting with definitions. Teacher's note included.
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A two page glossary of 32 words related to composting. Teacher's Note included.
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A puzzle, created from abcteach's Soil-Food Web, that helps students understand the relationship of soil, soil nutrients, microbes and food.
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PowerPoint with Audio: Composting Creates Soil. Part 1 of 4 soil presentation in the Living on Planet Earth Series. This program describes how soil is made. By recycling plant materials we help produce vibrant soils that offer nurturing food, and dependable clothing fiber and building materials.
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A candy wrapper to use with Earth Day activities.
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Word Search puzzle of easy vocabulary words related to recycling.
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Missing Letter activity sheet of vocabulary words related to recycling.
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A two page reading comp on impact of air pollution on health and environment with matching and short response questions; vocabulary list, word search and crossword puzzle.
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PowerPoint presentation reading comprehension about deforestation. Includes question/answer pages.
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This sign matches the format of our Think Green signs. Students can create their own sign.
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Looking for children's books about the environment? Here's a list of fiction and non-fiction books (for ages 4-16) to get you started. Let us know if we've missed your favorite book and we'll add it!
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Four cute colorful bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Love Our Earth" etc.)
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Four colorful bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("save our resources" etc.)
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Four b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("save our resources" etc.)
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Four b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Every Day" etc.)
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Four full-color bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Every Day" etc.)
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Four cute b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Love Our Earth" etc.)
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Four cute full-color bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Recycle" etc.)
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Four cute bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Recycle" etc.)
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Here is a list of common classroom needs. Below each item are two choices for how to meet the need. Circle the choice that would be the best way to conserve natural resources.
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Write in the blank next to each resource whether it is RENEWABLE or NON-RENEWABLE.
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This activity is designed to reinforce the relationship between natural resources, their uses, and the goods that are produced from them.
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Guided prompts for a report on an alternative renewable energy source.
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Identify each natural resource in the table as renewable or non-renewable. Sort the listed products according to the resource used to make them.
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Each page of this booklet lists a natural resource, gives examples of how it is used in our daily life, and classifies it as renewable or non-renewable. These pages could also be used as informative posters.
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Match the natural resources to their products.
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Cut out the pictures. Sort and glue them on the following pages by renewable and non-renewable.
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Color the picture. Label the natural resource. On the lines below the picture, list some products for which this resource is used.
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Color the picture. Label the natural resource. On the lines below the picture, list some products for which this resource is used.
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Directions for making an art collage with a natural resources theme.
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Directions for making a natural resources themed wall hanging.
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This poster shows natural resources categorized as renewable, non-renewable, and cultivated.
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This poster shows natural resources categorized as renewable, non-renewable, and cultivated.
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These three smaller posters show natural resources categorized as renewable, non-renewable, and cultivated.
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These three smaller colorful posters show natural resources categorized as renewable, non-renewable, and cultivated.
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"It takes 55% less water to make recycled paper than normal paper... How much water would the same factory use to make the same amount of normal paper?" Five word problems with an environmental theme.
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"We know that, on average, each tree absorbs from 13 to 48 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. We have planted 15 trees. How much carbon dioxide absorption will the trees weve already planted enable in the next 50 years?" Five math problems with an environmental theme.
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Picture of a tree with hearts.
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Set of twenty bingo cards with pictures related to the theme of recycling. Each picture is something that can be recycled.
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Each picture is something that can be recycled. These flashcards match our bingo cards.
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Use this sheet to check which recycling theme words have been called.
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Picture of a man sweeping next to a recycling bin.
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Foldable desk tag with a picture of a diver scooping garbage out of the water.
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Desk tags with Earth surrounded with flowers.
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A space shuttle arm scrubs Earth from a distance, with the words "Keep It Clean" blasting off from the student name.
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Picture of a hot Earth, with a thermometer in its mouth.
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Picture of a man dropping garbage into a special chute, with a flower in a flower pot coming out the other end. With the words "Recycle" and "Plant a flower".
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With a picture of a contented tree and the words Save A Tree above the student name.
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Help the polar bear get to the ice cap.
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Help the cat shoot the arrow with paper through the maze and into the recycling bin.
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Help the woman dump the garbage through the maze and into the recycling factory.
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The word "recycle" on a lightning/cloud background.
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Reviews Phoebe Gilman's retelling of this Jewish folktale, with questions tying the story moral to the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle.
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Rather than focusing on text, this lesson addresses Chris Van Allsburg's use of light and shadow to tell a dystopian fairy tale... but it was surely just a dream. This is a great art appreciation lesson.
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[member-created with abctools] Conservation-themed words in a tree shape.
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Open-ended comprehension questions and prompts to go with Dick Gackenbach's tale of three trees: one used for material, one a Christmas tree, and one left in the forest. A great Earth Day tie-in.
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Put the can into the recycling bin.
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Put the trash into the can.
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Put the apple core in the trash can.
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Put the bottle into the recycling bin.
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[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This globe-shaped shapebook presents Earth Day-related vocabulary for early readers.
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A great little booklet to teach about recycling with blackline graphics to color.
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From "Earth Day" to "recycle bin". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
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Help students get ready for Earth Day by encouraging brainstorming about ways to protect Earth.
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Help students direct and organize their Earth Day research with these factual essay questions.
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Introduce students to the "Three Rs" of Earth Day in a clear, simple lesson with easily understood examples and a sorting exercise.
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"Earth Day Every Day" award, in color.
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This worksheet introduces the concept of "reduce, reuse, recycle". Students then brainstorm household items and decide in which category to place the items.
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Find the recycling-theme words from "ecology" to "water" in this rectangular word search.
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Color this drawing of the Earth, or trace and cut out for a great shapebook.
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Find the environment-theme words from "bottles" to "world" in this raindrop-shaped word search.
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Fact-filled reading comprehension presents the purpose of Earth Day, the problems facing the Earth, and some actions students can take to prevent those problems.
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Use this Earth Day-related Venn diagram to compare things related to Earth Day and the environment.
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Use this three-part Venn diagram to compare the concepts of REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE.
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Make as many words as you can from EARTH DAY.
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Lined paper with a cartoon illustration of the Earth at the top. (elementary) (20 pt. line, 1.25 spaces between lines)
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In color, with Earth illustration.
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This easy reader booklet is great for Earth Day or any time.
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From "litter" to "world".
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Use the poem form for your diamante poem related to recycling and Earth Day.
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A great tool for organizing reports. Answer the targeted questions to help organize thoughts for a report on Earth Day. Includes a KWL and paper for writing a report.
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Use this Venn to compare various Earth Day issues. Suggestions included.
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Use this Venn diagram to compare items that can be recycled.
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Write about Earth Day using this acrostic form.
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"The recycling bin was as full as..." Develop writing skills and imagination with these simile prompts for elementary/ upper elementary students.
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"Recycling is as easy as..." Help develop writing skills and imagination with these simile prompts for primary students.
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From "hazardous" to "recycling bin".
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From "bin" to "reuse". Primary.
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"Write about ways you can help." Lined paper with an Earth Day illustration at the top and a writing prompt.
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from "landfill" to "reduce"
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3. Across: ______ Day is a day to remember to protect our earth.
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Use this simple bar graph to determine how many trash items (categorized by type) were picked up.
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Two pages of lined paper with illustrations of recycling and the earth in the left-hand border, and at the top, respectively. Use for reports,poem, or stories. Great for final drafts.
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Children can learn this "rap" song as it's written or can substitute their own words about items that can be reduced, reused, or recycled.
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A one page reading comprehension selection introducing and explaining the terms "reduce" "reuse" and "recycle" and their importance to Earth. It is followed by 4 multiple choice questions, 3 vocabulary matching questions, and 4 questions requiring short written responses.
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"Do your part!" A story of things children can do in order to participate in Earth Day. Does not include questions.
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A very simple introduction to Earth Day.
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