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Earth Day: Everything You Need
These tree-friendly lessons and activities help students build an awareness of our planet's needs and develop ways to meet them.
Another Take on Earth Day
Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Science | Social Studies
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Earth Day Around the WorldPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Early Reading From South Korea to Costa Rica, celebrate Earth Day all around the world in this environmental read-aloud that features words like parade,... Save To Organizer |
April Primary Poetry LibraryPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Lesson Plans | Early Science | Earth Day Poetry selections and related activities that correlate with Earth Day topics. Save To Organizer |
What Ever Happened to Global Warming?PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 Learn about the relationship between politics and climate change in this article from Upfront. Save To Organizer |
The Porpoises Are BackPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 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... Save To Organizer |
Rainforest at RiskPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 A new law in Brazil could put the Amazon rainforest in danger. Read more in this article from Scholastic News Interactive. Save To Organizer |
Hoppy Earth DayPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 Students use rhyming sentences to learn about ways to help the environment in this issue of Let’s Find Out. Save To Organizer |
Saving the AmazonPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 Read an article from Junior Scholastic about how Brazil’s growing industry is affecting the rainforest. Save To Organizer |
Don’t Be a LitterbugPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 Students learn why it’s important to keep our environment clean in this issue of Clifford Magazine. Save To Organizer |
A Skateboarder Goes GreenPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 Read an article from Action about Victor Davila and the Eco Ryders—skateboarders working to help the environment. Save To Organizer |
Get Rid of That Trash!PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Holidays Learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle with this video from Scholastic News Interactive. Save To Organizer |
Look Up! Look Down!PreK–K | Activities and Games | Unit Plans | Geology | Environmental Studies Illustrates a unit plan for teaching students about geology, landforms, the atmosphere and ecological environments. Students examine soil,... Save To Organizer |
Celebrate Earth Day!Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Earth Day | Real-World Science | Recycling Have you ever really wondered what Earth Day is, or have you thought of ways to celebrate the Earth? Well, come experience Earth Day -... Save To Organizer |
Endangered Ecosystems: A Scholastic Explorers ActivityGrades 6–8 | Grades 3–5 | Online Learning Activities | Research Skills | Forests and Rainforests By studying animals that live in three different endangered environments, students learn how ecosystems sustain wildlife. Save To Organizer |
Earth Day: A Math Hunt ActivityGrades 6–8 | Grades 3–5 | Content Area Reading | Independent Reading | Computer Lab Activities Find out how to help preserve the planet by solving these five environmentally-themed math questions on ratios, percentages, and basic... Save To Organizer |
Celebrate Earth Day by Teaching Kids to Make a DifferenceGrades 3–5 | Reading | Language Arts | Classroom Management | Teacher Tips and Strategies As we approach Earth Day, this Friday, April 22nd, join me in educating students on the impact we have on our environment with a Promethean... Save To Organizer |
Kids' Environmental Report CardGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Online Learning Activities | Habitats and Ecosystems | Animal Survival and Adaptation Make your voice heard by sending eCards to increase awareness about environmental issues. Save To Organizer |
Happy Earth Day!Grades 3–5 | Reading | Blog Posts | Science | Social Studies Hello! Happy Earth Day! Summer is steadily approaching, here in the desert we're hitting highs close to 100... Save To Organizer |
Earth Day is Just Around the Corner!Grades 3–5 | Language Arts | Classroom Management | Internet Activities | Parent-Teacher Communication Earth Day is just around the corner! Help your students learn more about the environment with these "green" classroom activities. Save To Organizer |
What it Means to be GreenPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Early Reading Young readers learn what it means to be green. Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Holiday SpecialGrades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans | Earth Day | Holidays 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.... Save To Organizer |

















