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.
Promise to the Earth Craftivity
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. .
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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:
- List 10 things that make our Earth happy
- What are some things you do everyday to protect the Earth?
- List 10 things you love about our Earth.
- I help keep our Earth clean by…
- Give our Earth a bear hug!
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:
- Spring themed word wall
- Activity sheets: ABC Order, Word Search & Scrambled Words
- Bean Sprout Observation Project
- Plant Labels
- Plant Needs Activity
- April Showers Bring May Flowers picture book
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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