Today, people all over the world are working hard to keep our planet green. Earth Day (sometimes called Earth Week) is a time put aside each year to remind us all how important it is to accomplish this goal. These sites explain why it's so important to keep our planet green, and what we can do to help.

Have fun learning about Earth Day!

• Meet the Greens
  

• Explore Recycle City and play the Dumptown Game
  

• Dive into Garbage

• Flash - Reduce, Reuse Recycle
  

• Games for Kids! Reduce Reuse Recycle
  

•  Nature's Recycler Coloring Book

• The Great Plant Escape (shockwave)  
  

For Teachers
Earth Day Lessons & Activities

On Earth Day, paint a pot and plant a seed. For Mother's Day, take it home!

Earth Day Mini-Units

Our Environment

Create a classroom job: Environmentalist
Job Responsibilities. Issue "tickets" to students who litter their work space.
To "pay" the ticket, this space must be cleaned up. If it is not, a zero is assigned by the teacher. A "green" act can wipe out this zero.

Lesson Plans & Activities

Environment Modules (lessons & activities)

The Leafy Greens Lesson Plans Thematic

Free Materials!

Energy Plug! (K-12 Energy Educational Resources) order by email

Trees, Forests, Arbor Day

Arbor Day

National Arbor Day Foundation

Lesson Plans & Activities

Smokey the Bear (lessons, games, playlet, activities) Donn

Forestry Fun, Smokey the Bear

Just for Kids - A Walk in the Woods, The Great Plant Escape, more! 

Plants

Free Powerpoints

Free Clip Art