Earth day is April 22. It is the celebration of the lovely Earth we live on and all children should learn about it. They especially should learn how to appreciate the Earth. An appreciation of this planet is needed to keep our water, air, plant life, and animal life healthy.
Whether you are teaching your own children, teaching a classroom at a school, or instructing a home school class, these free stories, activities, printables, coloring pages, games, and more will come in handy. There is a wide range of free resources to choose from. I suggest bookmarking them for later, as you will likely not have the chance to use them all in one day.
Happy Earth Day Printable Coloring and Activities Book
The EPA has generously provided this free e-book for kids. It’s a 12 page printable coloring and activity book with worksheets on Earth Day. Click Here for this fun-filled resource.
Printable Nature Coloring Books
LeeHansen.com has a cute selection of printable nature coloring books, including bugs, animals, flowers, and Earth Day. All would be appropriate for Earth Day. While there, you can also pick up some cute printable Earth Day stickers or posters. Click Here for all of these fun activities and color pages.
Printable Classroom Activities
Picadome offers plenty of fun and educational printable activities for the classroom, be it public school, home school, or otherwise. Even if you just want to use them with your children and perhaps a group of friends, you will likely find something here. Click Here for posters, crafts, printable books, and more.
Earth Day Bookmarks To Print and Color
KidsBooksCrafts has some bookmarks that are ready for printing to color and use on Earth Day. By using this Earth Day resource, you are not only teaching children to respect the Earth, but also to respect books. Click Here for this fun and educational craft.
Earth Day Lesson Plans: Fun, Free Earth Day Games
Associated Content Producer Angela LaFon teaches the reader how to play a fun game with small or large groups of children. Playing her variations on the ABC Game can be a great way to teach the children about Earth. Click Here for Angela’s Earth Day Game instructions.
Free Lesson Plans For Earth Day
Lenora Murdock, AC Content Producer, provides a wonderful resource guide for free Earth Day Lesson Plans around the web. Learn all about pollution, recycling, waste management, environmental vocabulary, and much more. Click Here for Lenora’s Earth Day guide.
Planet Earth Suncatchers
At Kaboose.com, you’ll find instructions for making some Planet Earth suncatchers for Earth Day. In this fun lesson, children will not only be having fun with a craft, but they will be learning about the shape of Earth as well. It can also be fun to name some fun Earth facts while doing this project. Click Here for instructions on the Planet Earth Suncatchers.
Free Earth Day Songs and Poems
CanTeach.ca has a great song and poem collection for Earth Day. Children will enjoy singing these tunes. Children seem to have a natural love for songs as well as the rhythm in poetry. These are sure to be a hit. Click Here for some fun Earth Day sings and poetry.
Free Printable Earth Day Book
TeacherVision is a great resource for parents and teachers alike. This fun and educational 38 page e-book style workbook is packed with printables, worksheets, activities, and stories for Earth Day. Click Here for this must-have Earth Day Resource.
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