Outdoor Activities for Earth Day

This Earth Day, take the day’s lesson outside of your

classroom’s four walls.

From pond sensory tubs to homemade bird feeders,

hands-on activities create memorable learning

experiences for young children.

Ready to spend some quality time with Mother Nature?

Let’s dig in …

Turning Playtime Into Progress

Using a few toy dinosaurs,

sticks, dirt, and a plastic

tub, you can create a

prehistoric world of

exploration and sensory

play.

Best for: Early Childhood

Development (ages 3 to 5)

Jurassic Park

“Dinosaur Sensory Play,” http://ow.ly/vUlOP ,Emma Craig, CC BY

Stimulate your students’ senses

of touch, sight and hearing with

this pond sensory table.

Kids will love getting wet – and

parents will love that their

child’s clothes are still clean.

Best for: Early Childhood

Development (ages 3 to 5)

Take a Dip

“Pond Sensory Table,” Emma Craig, CC BY

Walking the WalkTake art outside by asking

students to draw pictures of

how they can help the planet.

All you need to facilitate the

activity is some creativity and

sidewalk chalk.

Best for: Ages 5 - 7“This is Mr. Earth” (cropped),

A Forest Frolic, CC BY

Earth Day writing prompts can

open a child’s mind to the impact

he or she can make on the

planet.

Choose a writing prompt, like “I

take care of my planet by …”

and let your kids fill-in the

blanks.

Best for: Ages 7 - 10

Taking Care of Mother Earth

Earth & Endangered Species DayLily Dancy-Jones CC BY

Earth Day is about doing

our part to make the world

a better place.

Consider talking to your

principal about planting

trees or flowers in your

very own (school’s)

backyard.

Best for: Ages 7 - 10

Planting a Seed

Rain Garden, Rakendra Moore, CC BY

Build a classroom bird feeder by

recycling two old liter-sized soda

bottles, a piece of wire and using

a fallen branch for the perch.

The birds – and the kids – will

crave more lessons just like it.

Best for: Ages 8 - 10

Lunchtime!

“Homemade feeder” hyper7pro CC BY

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