4th and 5th 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

There are many endangered species all around the world. Read about the Amur leopard and why it's endangered with this information page.

In this worksheet, children learn about the role art plays in the celebration and messaging of Earth Day, which begain in 1970 to heighten awarness of environmental crises around the world.

Get in tune with nature, and read a bit about an endangered species of animal, the Black-footed Ferret. Your child can color an illustration as he reads.

Help your child understand why it's so important to take care of the environment with this info-sheet about an endangered species: the spectacled bear.

Introduce your child to a fascinating new animal, the Baird's tapir. This is just one of many endangered species around the world.

Help your child read this page about the Sumatran rhinoceros, where they can color an illustration as they learn about why this animal is endangered.

Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. They can color as they read some interesting facts.

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