3rd - 6th Grade Earth Day Educational Resources

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

Celebrate Earth Day with an engaging word search activity that reinforces spelling skills!

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

Take an Earth Day-themed adventure through this figurative language maze!

Sparks students' creative thinking with this Earth Day-themed reflective writing prompt.

Encourage your child to take a nature walk, using the prompts on this worksheet to write and draw their observations of plants, animals, sounds, and more.

Introduce students to the ecological benefits of terracing with this middle grades science worksheet!

Children learn how the internet travels across the ocean through cables to create a giant, global information network in this engaging, hands-on worksheet.

Inspire creative thinking this Earth Day with a nature-themed reflective writing prompt.

Learners write an argumentative response with this Earth Day-themed writing prompt about plastic bags. 

Children match animals to their ecosystems in this life sciences worksheet.

Learn the vocab you need to save the planet with this Earth Day word search! Talk about how these words relate to the planet and make this Earth Day a success.

It's easy being green when you have our Earth Day game for a guide. Just print out this Earth Day game and get ready to score one for the planet.

This Earth Day quiz family and friends with this true or false questionnaire. It's all in good, informative, fun!

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Practice argumentative writing with this prompt about making Earth Day a national holiday. 

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun writing prompt about an Earth Day discovery!

Got a kid who's crazy for crosswords and the planet? Check out our Earth Day crossword puzzle, full of fun facts about the Earth and its many inhabitants.

Invite students to think creatively—and eco-consciously!—this Earth Day with this writing prompt.

Teach your child how to respect the ecosystem with a science worksheet that doubles as a coloring page. Can they identify the sources of pollution in the scene?

Practice argumentative writing with this Earth Day-themed prompt about tourism's impact on the environment. 

Meet the red wolf, an endangered species of animal that was once very common, but in the past 50 year nearly became extinct!

A fun challenge for kids, this Earth Day crossword puzzle is a great way to review facts about the Earth and get a reminder on how to live green.

The silverback gorilla is a special animal. This magnificent male is part of an endangered species. Complete this sheet to learn all about this gentle giant.