Earth Day Worksheets

Solve this word search puzzle by finding all of the Earth Day words. Words in this puzzle include: volunteer, recycle, oxygen, nature, conserve, and clean.

Teach or remind students about important terms related to Earth Day with this fun crossword puzzle.

Make a smiling planet Earth with arms and legs that move. Color the Earth. Then cut out the arms and legs and attach them to the Earth with brass paper fasteners.

Kids can color and make this neat Earth Day hat. Color it in, put it together, and wear it around the school. It features a picture of the Earth and the words, "Happy Earth Day!"

Hide these cards around your classroom to give your students a fun Earth-day themed activity to complete. They'll have to find all the cards to be able to answer all of the questions on the worksheet.

Create a mini-book with ways to be kind to the Earth.

Picture of a plant. Label all of the plant parts - roots, stem, flower, and leaves. Older kids can label parts and describe their functions.

It's a beautiful day and all Miranda can think about is riding her bike in the park with her best friend Meredith, but Meredith has plans to plant trees for Earth Day. Can Meredith help Miranda see the importance of Earth Day?

This non-fiction article describes the importance of recycling. Students will also learn how the recycling process works.
[Approx. Reading Level: 3-5]

Students will enjoy this cute poem about different species of trees. The poem is written at a fourth grade reading level.

Find out how energy from the sun can create electricity. This passage is written at a 3rd grade reading level.

Read the article about Wonderful Walnuts and answer the reading comprehension questions that follow. This article is written at a 4th grade reading level.

This worksheet has a picture of a boy planting a tree. Color the picture and write a creative story to go along with the illustration.

Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page and glue them each into the correct section of the chart depending on what type of material they are and how they should be sorted for recycling.

With this simple worksheet, students will look at a series of pictures and determine whether or not each item can be properly recycled.

Help students think about what they use and recycle with this assignment. At the beginning of the week, have them draw an item they think they will recycle in each category. As the week goes on, they should tally how many items they recycle in each group. Then they can answer questions about their week's recycling.

Have your students read this short passage on reducing what you use (or read it aloud while they follow along). Then have them think of a way to reduce something they use and draw it in the box.

To make this fun frog craft, students will reuse a cardboard tube from a roll of toilet paper or paper towels. The instructions and template are easy to follow for students of any level.

This worksheet is a fun way to be conscious of what you are recycling. Instruct students to keep track of items they throw in the recycling bin throughout the day (or week) by drawing them on this sheet.

With this worksheet, students can draw items they have thrown away. You may wish to use it as a brainstorming activity on how they could reduce, reuse, or recycle these items in the future, or simply to make them think about the amount of trash they are generating.

Solve to find the answers to the basic addition facts. Then color according to the key to reveal an Earth Day picture.

Find the sums of these three-digit addition problems. Graphics include a picture of the Earth. There's also an Earth Day word problem.

Add to find the sums, then use the answers to glue the picture puzzle together.

Solve to find the answers to the basic subtraction facts. Then color according to the key to reveal a picture of the planet Earth.

This 3-digit subtraction worksheet has Earth Day graphics and a word problem about planting trees.

Subtract the four-digit minus three digit subtraction problems. The complete the puzzle based on the answers.

Write the product for each basic multiplication fact. Then color according to the key to reveal a picture of the Earth.

Complete the three-digit by one-digit multiplication problems. Then complete the cut-and-glue puzzle.

Write the product for each basic division fact. Then color according to the key to create a fun Earth Day picture.

Find the quotients for each three-digit long division problem, then finish the cut-and-glue Earth Day puzzle.

Solve these recycling word problems with your knowledge of decimal multiplication and division.

Students will love this color-by-number Earth Day picture.