Looking for fun Earth Day activities and craft for your first and second grade students? You’ll find an Earth Day challenge project, writing prompts and topics, a recycling bin craft booklet, graphic organizers, booklets, and an information poster. Use the printables in April at a thematic social studies or science center. The resource includes: Earth Day – information poster about Earth Day {color and black and white versions}. Earth Day KWL chart - write what they know, want to learn, and have learned as students learn about Earth Day. Learning About Earth Day - write, illustrate, and share facts about Earth Day. Recycle It!, Reduce It!, and Reuse It! - draw and write about each topic. Earth Day Web - complete a web graphic organizer with words and/or pictures that describe Earth Day. Earth Day Main Idea/Details graphic organizer – write details for the main idea: “People celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd each year.” Write a List! – draw pictures and write a list of Earth Day writing ideas. How many words can you make from the letters in EARTH DAY? – cut the letters out and use them to make words from the letters in “Earth Day.” Save the Earth – write about ways that people can save the earth. Illustrate the writing. Earth Day Booklet – read and color a booklet about Earth Day. Earth Day Sort – read, cut, sort, and glue the sentences into two groups: “Things that Help the Earth” and “Things that Harm the Earth.” Earth Day Word Search Earth Day Acrostic Poem - write a word or phrase that starts with each of the letters in EARTH DAY and describes Earth Day. Earth Day Sentences – put words in order to form sentences about Earth Day {includes word cards}. Drawing About Earth Day – read the Earth Day sentences. Draw pictures to illustrate the sentences. Celebrating Earth Day Poster – complete a poster about Earth Day with words and pictures. Earth Day Challenge – students complete as many earth friendly activities that they can from a grid of Earth Day ideas. Recycle Craft Booklet – make a Recycle booklet. Construct recycle bin craft booklet covers. Includes open-ended writing pages. View the Preview for a detailed look at what's included in the packet. For Earth Day math centers see: Earth Day Math Centers First Grade You may also like these SPRING activities: Spring Literacy Centers Spring Literacy and Math Spring into Math Story Problems Addition Spring into Math Story Problems Subtraction Spring Writing for Kinders Spring Writing for Firsties Spring Writing for Second Graders April Showers Math Centers Spring Word Cards Click HERE to follow First Grade Schoolhouse for updates, freebies, and notifications of new products. Thank you ♥♥♥ for visiting my store! First Grade Schoolhouse Terms of Use © Copyright First Grade Schoolhouse All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for commercial use. Not for public display.
