Earth Day Printable Worksheets

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Writing Prompt: Earth Day (elementary)

"Write about ways you can help." Lined paper with an Earth Day illustration at the top and a writing prompt.
Bar Graph: Earth Day

Use this simple bar graph to determine how many trash items (categorized by type) were picked up.
Award: Earth Day Every Day

"Earth Day Every Day" award, in color.
Brainstorm: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

This worksheet introduces the concept of "reduce, reuse, recycle". Students then brainstorm household items and decide in which category to place the items.
Word Game: Earth Day

Make as many words as you can from EARTH DAY.
Maze: Earth Day 3 (hard)

Put the bottle into the recycling bin.
Book: Mighty Tree (primary)

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.
Book: Just a Dream (elem/upper elem)

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.
Book: Something from Nothing (primary)

Reviews Phoebe Gilman's retelling of this Jewish folktale, with questions tying the story moral to the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle.
Desk Tag: Keep It Clean (foldable)

A space shuttle arm scrubs Earth from a distance, with the words "Keep It Clean" blasting off from the student name.
Flashcards: Recycling theme

Each picture is something that can be recycled. These flashcards match our bingo cards.
Coloring Page: Tree

Picture of a tree with hearts.
Large Poster: Think Green - Do your part!
Large Poster: Natural Resources (b/w)

This poster shows natural resources categorized as renewable, non-renewable, and cultivated.
Collage Art Project: Natural Resource theme (primary/elem)

Directions for making an art collage with a natural resources theme.
Activity: Natural Resources (elem)

This activity is designed to reinforce the relationship between natural resources, their uses, and the goods that are produced from them.
Worksheet: Matching - Natural Resources (primary/elem)

Match the natural resources to their products.
Coloring Worksheet: Natural Resource - Soil

Color the picture. Label the natural resource. On the lines below the picture, list some products for which this resource is used.
Bookmarks: Earth Day - Conservation (B/W)

Four b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("save our resources" etc.)
Bookmarks: Earth Day Theme (B/W)

Four b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Earth Day Every Day" etc.)
Bookmarks: Earth Day - Cute Earth (B/W)

Four cute b/w bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("Love Our Earth" etc.)
Bookmarks: Earth Day - Conservation (color)

Four colorful bookmarks with Earth Day-themed slogans ("save our resources" etc.)
Book List: Children's Books About the Environment

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!
Sign: Teach Green - Global Warming
Sign: Think Green - Keep Me Clean! (b/w)
Book: Miss Rumphius (primary/elem)

Writing and drawing prompts to review Barbara Cooney's popular story of a woman who wanted to make the world a more beautiful place. This ties in nicely with Earth Day or with a citizenship unit.
PowerPoint Presentation: Air Pollution (upper elem/middle)
PowerPoint Presentation: Earth Day, Every Day (elem/upper elem)
Puzzle: Soil Food Web (elem/upper elem)

A puzzle, created from abcteach's Soil-Food Web, that helps students understand the relationship of soil, soil nutrients, microbes and food.
How To: Make Your Own Dirt - Creating Compost (upper elem/middle)

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.
Lapbook: Composting (primary/elem)

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.
Early Reader: Composting is Fun (b/w) (primary)

A ten page booklet for early readers illustrating the steps of creating and using compost.
Early Reader: Composting is Fun (color) (primary)

A ten page booklet illustrating the steps of making and using compost.
Vocabulary: Glossary of Composting Terms (elem)

A page of 16 terms related to composting with definitions. Teacher's note included.
Vocabulary: Glossary of Composting Terms (upper elem/middle)

A two page glossary of 32 words related to composting. Teacher's Note included.
PowerPoint: Presentation with Audio: Composting is Fun!

PowerPoint with Audio: Early Reader version describing how to compost food, paper and yard waste to make rich soil. Great Earth Day material.
PowerPoint: Presentation with Audio: Soil 2: Dirt (multi-age)

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.
Color and Read: Earth Day (primary)

This informational fiction text with an Earth Day coloring illustration, includes three comprehension questions. (2 pages)
Crossword: Natural Features of the Earth (grades 6-8)

Use your knowledge and research skills to solve the puzzle.
Booklet: Earth Day (upper elem)

This booklet gives upper elementary students an opportunity to plan how they will observe Earth Day and how they can make the Earth a better place.