Explore Earth Day

Explore Earth Day is a 26-page PDF teaching resource to help students learn about Earth Day. It begins with activating prior knowledge about Earth Day through discussion questions. A lesson follows with vocabulary words and photos to introduce key Earth Day concepts like recycling and planting trees. Students then apply knowledge through sorting activities and answering comprehension questions. Additional activities allow students to illustrate vocabulary, practice writing skills, comprehend a reading passage, use flashcards, write stories, and create comics about Earth Day. This versatile resource can be used for whole-group, small-group, or individual assignments. Implementation ideas include pre-teaching vocabulary, modeling a read-aloud story, facilitating a sorting activity, or assigning the comics as a creative Earth Day project. Overall, Explore Earth Day provides educators diverse materials to teach students about environmental conservation in engaging ways.