Earth Day STEM & Environmental Sustainability Activities: Recycling Worksheets..

Earth Day is EVERY day. These no prep worksheets, STEM recycling projects, outdoor activities, art projects, the 4 Rs (reduce reuse recycle repair), lessons and discussions surrounding sustainability, sustainable practices, and hands on activities are great not just for the month of April but for an environmental science unit any time of the year!

Want to make Earth Day truly MEANINGFUL for your students? Looking for a fun, light-hearted way to teach students about sustainability without all the fluff? SAME. HERE.

Terms like zero waste, low impact living, minimalism, and sustainability are being used more frequently as awareness-raising buzzwords, yet often without straight-forward, practical, simple, attainable, and FUN resources to back those well-intentioned trends.

So I created this product not only out of a deeply personal love of our beautiful planet, but also for the lack of engaging and meaningful resources that truly inspire and make positive change attainable. It is jam packed with well-researched information, book recommendations, and hands-on experiential learning for adults and kids alike!

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INCLUDED:

• Product Introduction

• Vocabulary cards with pictures & optional definition cards

• BONUS RESOURCE! Cumulative Learning Log (optional journal pages that function as a cumulative ”Learning Log” of information from throughout this unit. The purpose of the Learning Log is to provide students with a take-home resource that encourages them to share their learning with family in the hopes of further extending positive changes throughout homes and the community. Simply have students complete the corresponding page at the end of each Topic, either independently or as a class.)

TOPIC #1: We ARE Nature

Lesson #1: What is Nature?

• Lesson plan (with You Are Stardust by Elin Kelsey read aloud)
• Interactive anchor chart
• Optional experiential whole-class extension activity

Lesson #2: Do We Need Nature?

• Lesson plan
• interactive anchor chart
• guided meditation
• art activity

TOPIC #2: Building a Relationship With Nature

Lesson #1: Let’s Go Out!

• Lesson plan with interactive anchor chart
• optional experiential whole-class extension activity
• independent extension activity

TOPIC #3: Sustainable Materials, Processes,

and Actions

Lesson #1: Marvelous Materials!

• Lesson plan
• Interactive anchor chart
• collaborative art extension activity

Lesson #2: The Wonders of Plastic

• Interactive lesson
• poster
• group activity/game
• extension art activity + awareness-raising installation

Lesson #3: Sustainable Materials

• Lesson plan
• Interactive anchor chart
• Optional extension activity

Lesson #4: Making Sustainable Choices

• Lesson plan
• Interactive anchor chart
• Whole group or center game
• Optional extension activity

TOPIC #4: Healthy Planet = Healthy People

Lesson #1: Classroom Waste Audit

• Lesson plan
• Experiential whole-class extension activity

Lesson #2: Earth and Us

• Lesson plan (with The Lorax or Wall-E movie suggestions)
• Picture cards (deforestation, pollution, etc.)
• Poster
• Extension art activity

TOPIC #5: The Four R’s

Lesson #1: Reduce

• Lesson plan
• Poster
• Extension activity
• Optional daily practice with accompanying poster

Lesson #2: Reuse (& Repair)

• Lesson plan (with Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman read aloud)
• Cards for whole group activity
• Extension art activity

Lesson #3: Recycle

• Lesson plan (with Because of an Acorn by Lola M. Schaefer and Adam Schaefer read aloud)
• Experiential whole-class extension activity, detailed instructions with photo steps (making paper…it’s easier than you think!)

TOPIC #6: Little Changes, BIG Impact

Lesson #1: Every “Litter” Bit Counts

• Lesson plan
• Experiential whole-class activity

Lesson #2: Little Changes, Big Impact

• Lesson plan (with Belonging by Jeannie Baker read aloud)
• Picture cards for whole group activity
• Extension art activity

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Thank you for considering this resource and supporting a cause that I am so passionate about. Your actions and the actions of your students will make an immeasurable difference! Happy Teaching 🙂

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