Earth Day Unit Study

Earth Day {and really the month of April} is the perfect time to teach your children about the importance of caring for the world around them.

But don’t forget that you can teach your children about respecting God’s creation everyday!

Earth Day Unit Study

Books to Read

• Earth Day Every Day (Cloverleaf Books: Planet Protectors)
• How to Help the Earth-by the Lorax (Step into Reading)
• Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth
• The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
• The Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle (What Do You Know About? Books)
• 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse: Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew (1000 Series)

Crafts

• I’d love a whole window of these Stained Glass Planet Earths.
• This Simple Earth Day Sun Catcher is perfect for preschoolers!
• We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands Globe Craft is too sweet for words!
• And this Lorax Earth Day Slime is perfect for kids who like to get messy.

Videos

• To My Old Brown Earth with Pete Seeger {We’ve been singing this beautiful song in our community choir.}
• Reading Rainbow: How Trash is Recycled
• The American Recycling Center Tour
• Build a Worm Farm

Music

• Make an Outdoor Music Station for your younger kids and they will love you forever.
• The Planet Earth Song would be fun to sing with little ones!
• Pete Seeger’s To My Old Brown Earth song is just beautiful – especially when he sings it!

Snack Ideas & Recipes

• Healthy Earth Day Snack
• Heart Tree Snack
• Flower Pot Cupcakes
• Earth Day Dirt Cups
• Earth Day Cookies
• Cocoa Krispie Dirt Cake

Activities for Learning

• Earth Day: A Christian Perspective
• Earth Day Word Search
• Earth Day Learning Pack {55 pages}
• Mini Earth Day Pack
• Ultimate Earth Day Education Guide
• Celebrating Earth Day in Preschool
• Coloring Pages for Earth Day
• Planting Trees Sensory Bin
• Earth Day Tin Can Herb Pots
• Earth Day Play Dough
• Free Earth Day Lap Book
• Amazing Tree Maze
• All About Earth Day: 10 Pages
• Planting Seeds for Spring
• Night Time Science for Kids
• DIY Terrariums for Earth Day
• Earth Day Water Pollution Activity
• Earth Day Graphic Organizer
• Plant Water Filtration Experiment
• DIY Mini Greenhouses

Field Trip Ideas & Activities

• Take a nature walk and pick up litter along the way.
• Visit a local recycling center.
• Visit a local landfill.
• Spend the afternoon at the lake and look for signs of pollution.
• Plant a tree.

There are so many ways to celebrate Earth Day every day! How do you teach your children to care for our world? Remember, the best teacher shows by example!