Teaching Themes
Earth Day and the Environment: Everything You Need
Lesson and activities for Earth Day and beyond that help students build an awareness of our planet’s needs and develop ways to meet them.
Earth Day Activities
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
Teachers share their favorite tips and recommendations for celebrating Earth Day in the classroom.
Another Take on Earth Day
Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
A celebration that began in the 1970’s is bigger and better than ever. While raising awareness as to the importance of protecting our environment, Earth Day also provides our schools the opportunity to enlist our student in engaging and meaningful project-based learning.
Community Beautification
Grades: 1–2, 3–5
Inspire your students with a free digital storybook and lessons on community gardens, litter prevention, community beautification, and more. Keep America Beautiful is a proud sponsor of this Everything You Need page.
 Earth Day Around the WorldGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 From South Korea to Costa Rica, celebrate Earth Day all around the world in this environmental read-aloud that features words like parade, trees,... |
 Lesson Plans April Primary Poetry LibraryGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Poetry selections and related activities that correlate with Earth Day topics. |
 What Ever Happened to Global Warming?Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Learn about the relationship between politics and climate change in this article from Upfront. |
 The Porpoises Are BackGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Read about the environmental policy that cleaned up San Francisco Bay’s pollution enough for harbor porpoises to return after a 60-year absence in... |
 Rainforest at RiskGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 A new law in Brazil could put the Amazon rainforest in danger. Read more in this article from Scholastic News Interactive. |
 Hoppy Earth DayGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students use rhyming sentences to learn about ways to help the environment in this issue of Let’s Find Out. |
 Saving the AmazonGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Read an article from Junior Scholastic about how Brazil’s growing industry is affecting the rainforest. |
 Don’t Be a LitterbugGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students learn why it’s important to keep our environment clean in this issue of Clifford Magazine. |
 A Skateboarder Goes GreenGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Read an article from Action about Victor Davila and the Eco Ryders—skateboarders working to help the environment. |
 Get Rid of That Trash!Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle with this video from Scholastic News Interactive. |
 Activities and Games, Unit Plans Look Up! Look Down!Grades: PreK–K Students examine soil, create a prism, and make their own landforms in this environmental unit plan about geology, landforms, and the atmosphere... |
 Celebrate Earth Day!Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Have you ever really wondered what Earth Day is, or have you thought of ways to celebrate the Earth? Well, come experience Earth Day - Alexandria... |
 Online Learning Activities Endangered Ecosystems: A Scholastic Explorers ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 By studying animals that live in three different endangered environments, students learn how ecosystems sustain wildlife. |
 Computer Lab Activities Earth Day: A Math Hunt ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Find out how to help preserve the planet by solving these five environmentally-themed math questions on ratios, percentages, and basic operations. |
 Online Learning Activities Kids' Environmental Report CardGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Make your voice heard by sending eCards to increase awareness about environmental issues. |
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 Earth Day is Just Around the Corner!Grades: 3–5 Earth Day is just around the corner! Help your students learn more about the environment with these "green" classroom activities. |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Holiday SpecialGrades: 3–5 Wanda's favorite doll is chopped into plastic pellets! She's crushed until she discovers the pellets can be recycled to make a new doll. Your kids... |
