4th - 8th Grade Earth Day English Language Arts 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.

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Give your students a chance to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt!

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

Learners will write an original song for planet Earth in this fun songwriting prompt.

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

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

For your budding environmentalist, here is an information sheet on a well-known endangered species, the Komodo dragon!

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.

Animal lovers, get acquainted with a very unique species, the okapi! Read this info-sheet to 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.

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.

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.

There are many animals around the world whose lives or homes are threatened. Read about an endangered species from Africa with this info-sheet

Introduce your student to an endangered species, Przewalski's horse, with this information sheet. They can color the illustration as they read.

Get to know one of the most unique and colorful monkeys, the red-shanked douc langur. Read about why they are an endangered species with this info-sheet.