Earth Kids: Kindergarteners Taking Care of the Earth

Earth is sick and needs our help! Read the children's book Planet Earth Gets Well to explain the various problems facing the planet, discussing what young conservationists can do to heal the planet along the way. A great Earth Day...

Here is another in the interesting series of lessons that use the special State Quarters as a learning tool. This one uses the California State Quarter. During this lesson, pupils learn the many ways they can conserve natural resources...

Add a touch of Dr. Seuss whimsy to your Earth Day celebration with six pages consisting of Earth-friendly, inspiring, and engaging activities designed to enhance the beauty of your school campus and showcase the famous story, The Lorax. 

Make a splash with young scientists as you teach them all about water using this activity packet. Thirstin, a cartoon glass of water, walks children through the water treatment process, teaches them about different sources of water, and...

Introduce the topic of water conservation with a little drama. Dressed as snowflakes, hail stones, or rain drops class members dramatize the events in a narration of the water cycle. The series of lessons that follow focus on...

Trying to plan an engaging elementary science unit on natural resources? Conserve your energy! This five-part series of lessons and hands-on activities has exactly what you need to teach young scholars about the importance of conservation.

It doesn't matter how old you are or where you live, you can help protect the environment. Created in 2005 for World Environment Day, the agreement shows that the simple steps one can take to make a change have stayed the same, despite...

Students recognize the causes of pollution and how they can help prevent them. In this pollution/conservation lesson, students listen to the story of The Lorax and read a booklet on pollution. Students research and create a multimedia...

Students discover how things grow and how they can take better care of the environment in this Earth Day activity for the elementary classroom. The activity can be accomplished in one day and left in the sun until the "beans" begin...

Students study ways to take care of the environment as part of an Earth Day activity. In this environment activity, student listen to a read aloud of Barbara Cooney's, Miss Rumphius, before discussing how she works alone but is part of...