Thematic Units - Earth Day

Earth Day Resources

Find various Earth Day Web Sites & Activities mixed within each other.
You will also find a collection of general Environment resources a little further down the page.
At the bottom of the page, you will find Books that you can order directly from Amazon.com!

This indicates resources located on The Teacher's Corner.

Earth Day

This indicates resources located on The Teacher's Corner.

Printable Earth Day Crossword Puzzle
Create your own Crossword or use our premade word/clue list.

Earth Day Word Search
Create your own or use our word list.

Earth Day Seasonal Activities
More activities in our Seasonal Activities section.

Printable Earth Day Match-up Worksheets
Create your printable worksheet from your own matchups or use our premade lists.

Printable Earth Day Word Scramble
Create your own or use our word list.

Earth Day Printable Worksheets
Check out our large selection of "make your own" and "premade" worksheets!

Celebrate Earth Day with The Lorax
Play the fun game and help save the trees.

Celebrating Earth Day With Kids Grades Various
Here is a great list of activities for you and your students.

Earth Day Online
Learn about Earth Day's history, find ideas to plan your celebration and much more!

Earth Day for Kids
This site was created several years ago, but students can take a fun quiz and learn how they can save energy.

Earth Day History
Learn about how this day got started.

Earth Day in Your Neighborhood
Learn ways to get your whole neighborhood involved in this special day.

Earth Day Network
Search for events, browse the Earth Day store, read today's environmental headlines, and much more!

Earth Day Projects
A great resource for ideas and activities.

Earth Day Unit at ABC Teach Grades K-6
A great set of lessons that cover all subject areas. Find printable pages and more.

Earth Force: Youth for a Challenge
A great site to learn how children can make a difference in their community.

Eddy the Eco-Dog
Eddy is a hip and fun dog who helps kids learn new and exciting things about the environment.

Energy Kids - For Teachers
This is a resource guide for K-12 teachers and students that lists low-cost or no-cost energy & conservation resources.

Garbage
Learn how waste is handled now and how some communities are doing it better. In the activities, you can test your knowledge about hazardous waste we generate in our homes and try to shrink a landfill.

Happy Earth Day
Download a free coloring and activity book.

Helpful Hints for Planet Earth
A class of 1st graders from Pocantico Hills School created this original, online book. Learn why every day is Earth Day!

The Imagination Factory Grades Various
Find great recycling lesson plans & activities.

International Earth Day Site
John McConnell, the founder of Earth Day, shares the origin of Earth Day. Find out how to become an Earth Trustee and read the Earth Magna Charta.

Paper Mache Planet Earth
Here is a great craft to help your students celebrate Earth Day.

Planet Pals
Learn about great activities and celebrations around the world.

Squigly's Earth Day Fun
Learn how to create things from recycled items, send a postcard, color pictures, and much more.

Superfund for Kids
This site is sponsored by the EPA and has a great collection of Earth Day Activities.

The Earth Day Grocery Bag Project
Have your class participate in one of the largest and oldest Earth Day Celebrations.

The National Wildlife Federation
This site is a great resource for environmental issues.

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General Environment

Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory
Search for any organization?

EcoKids Online
Cool site that teaches you all about the planet and its animals. Includes games, news and facts about animals, special guests, gallery of children's art, and a discussion area.

The Good Earth Tellers Grades 4-6
A Unit on Environmental Storytelling.

Kids @ nationalgeographic.com
Amazing facts, fun puzzles, cool crafts and fascinating stories.

National Wildlife Federation for Kids
Play games, go on cool tours of environmental habitats, even test your environmental savvy.

Power Posse Grades K-8
This Energy Awareness Program web site provides it's visitors with numerous interactive activities.

Project Wild Grades Various
An activity based, K-12 environmental education program from the Council for Environmental Education. Click on "Project WILD Activity Guides" for information on the K-12 or Aquatic programs.

Recycle City
Visit this city and play the Dumptown Game.

Recycling Lesson Plans Grades K-12
These lessons will help teach your students about the important issue of recycling.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Grades 1-12
The main objective of this teaching unit is to change students' personal behavior through awareness. The lesson plan includes helpful background information, links to resources, student activities, and lecture notes.

Waste Management Grades Middle School
There are four activities in this teaching unit in which students investigate household trash, biodegradability, packaging, and recycling.

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Books

101 Great Nature Experiments
by David Burnie

Air Is All Around You (Let's Read and Find Out Science Series)
by Franklyn Mansfield Branley

Backyard (One Small Square)
by Donald M. Silver

The Bag Book : Over 500 Great Uses and Reuses for Paper, Plastic and Other Bags to Organize and Enhance Your Life
by Vicki Lansky

Be a Friend to Trees (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out, Stage 2)
by Patricia Lauber

Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore)
by Stan Berenstain

The Big Book of Nature Projects
by Len Rubenstein

Call Him Father Nature : The Story of John Muir
by Patricia Topp

Celebrating Earth Day (Circle the Year With Holidays)
by Janet McDonnell
*This book is out-of-print so check your library.*

Color Me a Rhyme : Nature Poems for Young People
by Jane Yolen