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Earth Day Resources, Activities, and Lessons for Classrooms

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Every day should be Earth Day, but we do get one special day to celebrate our amazing planet every year. April 22nd is the day that we can believe that everyone in the world is celebrating our incredible world. 

Today I wanted to share some resources my PLN has shared to engage students in explorations connected to Planet Earth and the Environment. 

Official Earth Day Page – Teacher Toolkits, Earth Day Quizzes, events, stories, and more to engage students. The site also has some great connections to additional resources from their partners.


Recommended Earth Day Resources and Activities
Earth Day 2022 – Exploring Our Planet Student ActivityExplore a Topic: Earth DayNSTA – Our Beautiful PlanetCreate a Slogan for Earth DayPear Deck Earth Day Resources 19 Virtual Earth Day Activities, Games & Ideas in 2022Explore Earth Day Google Doodles

Recommended Books Connected to Our Amazing Planet

Little People, BIG DREAMS: Earth Heroes: 3 books from the best-selling series! Jane Goodall – Greta Thunberg – David AttenboroughNational Geographic The Photo Ark Limited Earth Day Edition: One Man’s Quest to Document the World’s AnimalsNational Geographic Kids Photo Ark Limited Earth Day Edition: Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and PicturesI Am Earth: An Earth Day Book for KidsAmazing Earth: The Most Incredible Places From Around The World

Earth Day Games, Quizzes, and Fun Prizes for Students

Earth Day KahootEarth Day QuizzesGames, Quizzes, and Videos about the EnvironmentNational Geographic – Recycle RoundupSave The Earth Stickers for Kids (These are the stickers I bought for my class, but there are many others out there.)Fun Express Recycle Activity Kraft Paper Bookmarks

Additional Resources

Best Free Earth Day Lessons & Activities Google Earth – Where in the World ActivityTEDEd Earth School – 30 Video Quests for Students to Celebrate Our PlanetLegends of Learning – Earth Day Activities and Ideas

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