EARTH DAY FOR KIDS In ancient India, over 2,003 years ago, as annual public works projects, kings and emperors planted trees along the roads to provide shade for weary travelers. 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 Visit Eddy the Eco Dog    Nature's Recycler Coloring Book Play Games  The Great Plant Escape (shockwave)   Quest of the Ring Leaders  Toxic Waste River Rafting Game   Miss Maggie's Earth Adventures  Ace on the Case   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 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Lesson Plans & Activities Recycling - Math lesson plan Recycle, Reuse, Reduce (Unit) 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 Ecosystems UNIT (6th-grade) 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 In the Forest Online Story Maker Just for Kids - A Walk in the Woods, The Great Plant Escape, more!  Logging and Forests - Links Idaho Forests Kids Page Plants Lesson Plans & Activities Plants UNITS (for 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st) Spring UNIT (K) Plants - Presentations, Fruits and Veggies, Gardening, games Free Clip Art  All Rights Reserved    Clip Art Credit: Phillip Martin Have a great year!