Celebrating Earth Day with Student Activities

The beautiful blue sky, the trees swaying in the breeze, the warm cheerful sunshine. These are just a few things we can appreciate about the Earth, our wonderful home. Celebrating Earth Day every April, we take one day to celebrate our planet and all of the wonderful gifts it gives us. From a young age, it’s important to instill in children an appreciation for our planet, as well as a desire to take care of it.

So, how can continue celebrating Earth Day at school with this in mind?

Here are my best tips, resources, and ideas for making the most of Earth Day. 

Ideas Celebrating Earth Day

Celebrating Earth Day with your class can be fun and educational. Here are classroom activities to help teaching:

• Earth Day Flip Book: includes a reading activity to learn about earth day, writing prompts, an acrostic poem and more! Take a peek at it!
• Earth Day Writing Bulletin Board: This engaging bulletin board is perfect for a quick interactive celebration of earth day! Take a peek
• Holiday Quick Writes: this packet includes all holidays including Earth Day, make sure to grab it quickly you won’t regret having every holiday at your fingertips!

Learn About the Earth

The Earth is full of surprises, especially for children. From the heights of Mount Everest, to the deepest point under the ocean, there are lots of exciting and interesting things to learn about the Earth. You might also consider having students learn about endangered animals. With these lessons, children can learn more about our planet and develop curiosity to discover even more. 

Celebrate Earth Day by Going Outside

If possible, get outside for a while if it’s a nice day! Whether you go outside to read a story on the grass, go for a short nature walk, or simply observe the outdoors, getting outside can remind children what they appreciate about the Earth. You could even do a nature scavenger hunt to get kids looking for items like leaves, twigs, bugs, and more. 

Celebrating Earth Day by Caring for the Earth

An important component of Earth day is learning how to take care of the Earth. Our job as people is to take care of the Earth. However, people don’t always do a good job of caring for our planet. So, as a part of Earth Day, it’s important to show children some ways they can contribute to the care of our planet. From recycling to limiting water use, saving electricity, and more, there are many ways to care for the Earth. 

In addition to learning about it, you can also get practical. Encourage children to pick up trash around the school, or plan a neighborhood clean-up. You could also participate in the worldwide hour of using no electricity, raise money to sponsor an endangered animal, or create a compost pile at school.

Are you looking for an easy way to teach your students about the Earth and how to take care of it? Check out my Earth Day flip book! It features a fun facts page, a reading about Earth Day, information about caring for the Earth, and more. 

My Earth Day Favorite Books

I have a list of some of my favorite books here for you to check out! Take a peek at the entire list HERE!

• A DOLPHIN’S WISH
• ONE EARTH
• WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS
• Señorita Mariposa

Earth Day Freebie

Looking for a fun craft to add to your Earth Day plans? My Earth Day Crown Craft is now free! I hope you and your class enjoy it!

Grab it here!

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Earth Day is an important day in the year that should be clearly marked. With it, we can help children develop an interest in caring for our planet as well as help them appreciate the many gifts our planet gives us. 

Are you celebrating Earth Day this year? Share what you’ll be doing with your class in the comments below! I’d love to hear from you!

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