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No-Prep Earth Day Activity Packet, Grades 1-5

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Why We Have Earth Day reading passage on the Industrial Revolution, fossil fuels, factory pollution and smog in cities
Background reading to open an Earth Day lesson
Earth Day reading response: students answer 4 questions on fossil fuels, Industrial Revolution pollution and air pollution
Comprehension check after the Why We Have Earth Day passage
The History of Earth Day passage: the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, Senator Gaylord Nelson, April 22, 1970 and the EPA
Nonfiction history text for read-aloud or partner reading
Read, Think, Respond: students circle the senator, box the agency, underline the first Earth Day date, explain its purpose
Text-marking practice with the Earth Day history story
Earth Day vocabulary: students write down 4 new words they learned from the readings and write a definition for each one
Wrap-up for collecting new words from the readings
I Can Help the Earth story about saving energy and water, recycling cans and jugs, and composting food and plant waste
Read-aloud on everyday ways kids can help at home
I Can Help the Earth reading response: students answer 4 questions on recycling, saving water and energy, and helping Earth
Follow-up questions for the helping-the-Earth story
Amy's Favorite Park story: Amy volunteers at an Earth Day park cleanup, picks up litter and helps plant oak saplings
Fiction passage about community service on Earth Day
Read, Think, Respond for Amy's Favorite Park: students circle the day, box the number of trees and underline the litter
Close-reading markup, then a written reply on caring for parks
Earth Day paired texts: students compare two stories and quote text evidence about tree planting and composting
Text-evidence task linking both Earth Day stories
Attributes
Grades

Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
KP Classroom
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About This Product

This " Earth Day Activity Packet " is no prep required - so the packet is a quick and fun way to teach about Earth Day with many printable worksheets.

Many of these activities are differentiated so there are options for kids at all levels between Grades 1 and 5. Please note that not all activities in this packet will meet your class' particular levels, but there should be enough variation in the resources from your high flyers to those that are more challenged.

This Earth Day packet covers the history behind Earth Day and many activities about recycling and helping our environment..

What's Included

This packet includes:

• Why We Have Earth Day

• Earth Day Reading Response

• The History of Earth Day

• Earth Day History - Read, Think, Respond (Close Read)

• Earth Day Vocabulary

• I Can Help the Earth

• I Can Help The Earth Reading Response

• Amy's Favorite Park

• Amy's Favorite Park - Read, Think, Respond (Close Read)

• Earth Day Paired Texts

• The Four "R's" of Earth Day

• Earth Day - the Four "R's" Reading Response

• Earth Day - the Four "R's" Write the Words

• Earth Day - Draw 4 Things

• Earth Day Draw and Write

• Earth Day Song

• Helping Out on Earth Day - 8 Things

• Anyone Who Plants a Tree Reading Response

• Earth Day Writing Prompts

• Earth Day Word Search

• Earth Day ABC Order

• Earth Day Words and Sentences

• Earth Day Acrostic Poem

• Earth Day - Senses

• Earth Day Word Link

• Making Words: Earth Day

• Earth Day Recycling

• Earth Day - How Many?

• Earth Day Numbers (largest and smallest)

• Earth Day Order - Recycling

• Earth Day Word Problems

• Earth Day Secret Code

• Earth Day Hidden Picture on a grid

• Earth Day Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division

• Earth Day Maze

• Green Certificate

• Earth Day KWL grid

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