CommonLit
Common Lit: Earth Day Birthday
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Think Green: Earth Day Project Ideas: Grades 6 8 [Pdf]
Give your students the tools to live and think green with these fun educational projects and art activities. Projects are useful for helping students learn to make good environmental decisions. [PDF]
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Environmental Education: Art and Crafts
A collection of arts and crafts activities to support environmental education or celebrate Earth Day.
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Earth Day Network: Conserving Water Through Art [Pdf]
A lesson challenging students to develop ways to conserve water in their homes after understanding the impact of water scarcity. A promise will be made by each student and a reminder craft created to help them keep the promises.
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Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Recycle for Wildlife
We throw away so many things on a daily basis. Why not find creative ways to recycle and reuse them? 45 ways you can make different items by using recycled materials are provided here.
Read Works
Read Works: A Day to Celebrate Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Earth Day and ways students can help the Earth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.