What are some Earth Day activities for kids?

Earth Day activities for the classroom

• Connect with nature.
• Organize an Earth Day scavenger hunt.
• Hang birdseed ornaments.
• Build an insect hotel.
• Grow a love for plants with seed jars.
• Build a cardboard tube bird feeder.
• Clean up a science experiment.
• Teach students to recycle.

What activities can be done on Earth Day?

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• Plant a garden or add some green to your space.
• Take a walk (while social distancing) and discover native plants.
• Learn about recyclables.
• Shop sustainable brands online.
• Watch a documentary about the Earth.

Design It … Build It! Earth Day Activities (1–12) In this art activity, students learn how to take their ideas from paper to reality. They’ll use recyclable materials to design, draw, and build a creature, building, or whatever else they can imagine.

What to do for first graders on Earth Day?

After all, we only have one Earth!” I loved the Scholastic News issue for grade 1, “ Take Only Pictures, Leave Only Footprints .” It offered the perfect way to reinforce the importance of being a good friend to the Earth. Beyond the issue, there are so many awesome resources and ideas for extending the conversation.

When was the first year Earth Day was celebrated?

10. The First Earth Day (6–12) Students may think Earth Day began as a celebration. If they do, what they may not realize is that when it was first observed in 1970, it was a day of protest and demonstrations throughout the United States.

What to do with crayons on Earth Day?

Finally, we decided to use them to make Earth Day crayons. We got the idea from Scholastic News which has directions for making Earth Day crayons and a printable for this activity on their website. We started the activity by soaking the wrappers off of the crayons.