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6 Fun Ways to Celebrate Earth Day in 1st Grade

Earth Day on April 22nd is a great chance to teach your students about caring for our planet. Here are six fun, hands-on activities to celebrate Earth Day in 1st grade.

Bear Hug Craftivity

Earth Day Writing

Plant & Flower Activities

Trash Sorting

Promise to the Earth Craftivity

Earth Day Chit Chat Slides

Bear Hug Craftivity

This simple Give the World a Bear Hug craftivity is an adorable way to celebrate Earth Day. Kids can enjoy a little art time, all while learning more about the importance of Earth Day.

With fun and engaging writing prompts, this is a favorite for a lot of teachers looking for the right way to teach about Earth Day in 1st grade. . 

Extend the fun with:

Get Your Students Reading And Writing About Earth Day

Writing about Earth Day helps students think about how they can make a difference. Download these differentiated writing pages and mini reader to reinforce key Earth Day vocabulary.

The prompts include:

A Happy Earth Day booklet and crown.
Download Here: Mini Reader or Crown

Plant & Flower Activities

Earth Day is the perfect time to teach students about plants, flowers, and how they help our planet. These engaging activities help kids explore how plants grow, what they need to thrive, and why they’re so important for our planet!

Plant & Flower activity options:

Trash Sorting

It’s not Earth Day in 1st grade without talking about recycling! Help students understand recycling with this hands-on sorting activity. Kids will cut out everyday items and decide if they belong in the trash or recycling bin. It’s a great way to help kids think about waste and how they can help the planet.

Promise to the Earth Craftivity

This fun and simple craft lets kids celebrate Earth Day while thinking about ways to care for our planet! Students will create a craft of the Earth and humans working together. They will also write a personal promise to the planet.

The easy-to-use templates can be used to create a colorful keepsake and make a promise to help the Earth.

Earth Day Chit Chat Slides

Get your students discussing all things Earth and environment with these thought provoking teaching slides. Project these slides for a whole class discussion, print them out for writing journal prompts or send home for family discussions.

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