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Assemble a flip book from templates, fill in fun facts about Earth Day, define/give examples of reduce/reuse/recycle, and write an acrostic poem using the letters of 'EARTH'.
Includes: Fun Facts About Earth Day page · 3 R's definitions with fill-in examples (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Select an Earth-Day-related research topic, develop project questions/ideas via a student directions handout, complete graphic organizers for 5 project steps, then present; a rubric and presentation rubric are provided for grading
Includes: student directions handout · project topic ideas (Animals, Pollution, Physical Geography, Fuel, Support) · graphic organizers for 5 project steps
Answer trivia questions about Earth Day history and endangered-species facts, assemble a reduce/reuse/recycle mini-book craft, and sort recyclable items by placing them in 'Ronny the Recycling Bin.'
Includes: Earth Day trivia cards (history and endangered-species facts) · Reduce/Reuse/Recycle mini-book craft with folding instructions · Earth Day posters (Reduce / Reuse / Recycle)
Provide an Earth Day themed hat/crown craft for classroom celebration and environmental awareness.
Includes: hat/crown/headband cut-and-assemble pieces with Earth Day slogans and graphics
Make words from the letters in Happy Earth Day.
Find environmental vocabulary words (e.g. renewable, forest, pollution, recycle, reusable, composte, smog) in a word search puzzle; write a response and draw an illustration about a personal commitment to protecting the planet for a classroom 'Earth Day Quilt' display; and in the 'Earth Day Math with Louise' activity, draw a tree in…
Includes: Earth Day word search puzzle with word bank (18 words) · 'Classroom Earth Day Quilt' writing + illustration prompt page · 'Earth Day Math with Louise' instructions page (tree = 89 trees)
Add handprints and personal decoration to an Earth Day art template.
Use dot-painting technique (e.g. q-tips/daubers) to fill in outlined pictures of Earth Day/recycling subjects.
Includes: 9-page PDF with individual dot-painting page labels: earth, tree, plants, recycling bin, recycling, clean trash, recycling truck
Write notes, ideas or research on Earth Day Thoughts stationery.
Assemble/customize a Earth Day recyclable-materials house image on the design-board slide using provided pieces, type their name, and write a descriptive paragraph about their Earth Day recyclable-materials house creation.
Includes: 1 editable PowerPoint design-board file (14 slides) · idea/brainstorm slide listing recyclable-material house parts (houses, windows, doors, chimneys, fences, trees, flowers, sun, bushes, dog house, clouds) · student example slide with worked paragraph
use a Q-tip (or finger) dipped in paint to fill in dot circles on each Earth Day themed image; optional variations include writing letters/numbers/shapes in the dots or using a different art medium
Includes: instructions/activity-ideas page · 5 color dot-art pages (garbage can, recycling sign, garbage truck, earth, forest) · 5 black-and-white dot-art pages (same images)
Sign and decorate an Earth Day pledge about caring for the planet.
A no-prep Earth Day-themed bingo game to reinforce environmental/Earth-Day vocabulary.
Includes: 30 unique bingo cards (5x5 grid with a free space) featuring Earth Day vocabulary/pictures · calling cards (picture + word) for roughly 25 items · 'How to Use' instructions page
Cut out an Earth figure and a writing section, write a response to a prompt ('I Can Save the Earth By...' or 'On Earth Day, I like to...'), then glue the pieces together and decorate/color the craft.
Includes: Earth cut-out craft template with 2 writing-prompt variants ('I Can Save the Earth By...' / 'On Earth Day, I like to...') · name line
On each slide, choose between two presented options (e.g., 'Visit a recycling center' vs 'Visit a National Park') and discuss/explain the choice.
Includes: 7 would-you-rather slide pairs (e.g. superhero vs ninja, recycling center vs national park, save birds vs save ocean animals)
Add handprints and personal decoration to an Earth Day art template.
Cover five squares in a row or diagonally on a bingo card as called words/images match; must cover the free space first.
Includes: 6 unique bingo cards (5x5 grid with free space) using a shared 24-word Earth Day word bank
Develop creative and sequential writing skills through an Earth-Day/plant-themed writing activity.
Includes: story-elements graphic organizer (characters, setting, problem, solution) -- appears twice · 'How to plant a seed' sequential writing page (First/Next/Then/Last)
This resource is an interactive game for the history of Earth Day. Students will work to plant a tree for Earth Day by reading short passages and then answering questions.
Color and add handprints to an Earth Day keepsake template.
Students discuss what they know about Earth Day, learn key vocabulary, watch a video, complete a comprehension worksheet, match words to pictures and definitions, fill in blanks, discuss ways to celebrate Earth Day with sentence starters, and write a short paragraph on how they can help the Earth.
Includes: 90-minute lesson plan with sample discussion answers and timed activities · printable student worksheet (picture-word matching, vocabulary matching, video comprehension questions, fill-in-the-blank, short writing activity)
Learn key vocabulary terms (biodiversity, carbon dioxide, ecosystems, fossil fuels, pollution), read informational passages about human impact on the planet (burning fossil fuels, deforestation, greenhouse effect, climate change), and complete close-reading/summarizing activities.
Includes: 12-slide digital deck · key vocabulary terms with definitions · informational text on human impact (fossil fuels, deforestation, greenhouse effect)
for each slide, vote for one of two options by holding up 1 or 2 fingers (or standing) to indicate preference
Includes: how-to-play instructions slide · 8 'this or that' option-pair slides (e.g. plant a tree/plant flowers, collect recycling/pick up litter, climb a mountain/go on a hike, swim in the ocean/swim…