outdoor activities for earth day
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This Earth Day, take the day’s lesson outside of your classroom’s four walls. Here are six activities that will get your kids excited about doing their part.TRANSCRIPT
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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