Earth Day is in April, but it really needs to be observed throughout the year. Our earth needs us to take care of it, and we need to encourage our children to take care of it, too. Today, I’m sharing the links to free printables I’ve used to create Montessori-inspired Earth Day activities for preschoolers through first graders.
I show how I used the printables to prepare the Montessori-inspired activities. I also have links to other posts with additional ideas and presentations.
Free Printables Used in the Pictured Earth Day Activities for Preschoolers-Grade 1
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Earth Day Sensory Tub/Dig and Match-Up
For this activity, I used 2 sets of matching Earth Day cards from the Royal Baloo Earth Day Printable Packs sized to print on a 4×6 page. I used an inexpensive tray from the grocery store, child-size shovel, mini planter from the Dollar Tree, and black beans from the Dollar Tree. I hid the cards in the black beans to add interest and a sensory experience to the matching activity. A different type of Earth Day printable could be used, though, according to the child’s age and ability.
Land and Water Pom Pom Transfer
The land and water pom pom transfer would make a good extension to an introduction of land, air, and water or the land and water globe. The printable I used is no longer available, but you can find free Earth Day do-a-dot printables with an Earth do-a-dot printable at Gift of Curiosity. The tray is an inexpensive wooden tray from a hobby store. A child could use a sugar tongs or another type of tonging tool. Toddlers could even use this activity by transferring pom poms with their fingers.
Count the Trees Activity
This activity used another printable from Royal Baloo’s Earth Day Printable Packs. There are printable trees in the pack that can be used for the activity, although I prefer to use 3-D objects whenever possible.
Resource: Safari Ltd. Trees TOOB
I used the Safari Ltd. Trees TOOB with the printable to create a 3-dimensional hands-on counting activity. For older children, you could create a greater than/less than activity using the same printables along with the greater than/less than alligators from an earlier post of mine.
Write a Recycling Story
This activity for preschoolers with advanced skills through first graders uses another printable from Royal Baloo’s Earth Day Printable Packs. I just printed out the pages on printer paper and added a pencil and pencil sharpener to an inexpensive wooden tray from the hobby store.
Free Earth Day Printables for Preschoolers-Grade 1
Free Recycling Printables and Montessori-Inspired Recycling Activities
- 3-Part Recycle Cards from Living Montessori Now
- Make an Earth Ornament from PlanetPals
- Freebeez Page from PlanetPals
- Earth Day Play Dough Mat from The Preschool Toolbox
- Mini Earth Day Pack from 3 Dinosaurs
- Earth Day Place Mats by Erin from Royal Baloo at Kids Activities Blog
- Earth Day Activity from Boy Mama Teacher Mama
- Earth Day Pledge from Boy Mama Teacher Mama
- Earth Day Handwriting Sheets from Twisty Noodle
- Earth Day Mini Book from Teaching’s a Hoot
- Earth Day Book Report from 1st Grade Fantabulous
- Printable Earth Outlines and Shape Books from A to Z Teacher Stuff
- Earth Day Printables from DLTK’s Crafts for Kids
- Printable Earth Day Bookmarks from Living Locurto
- Earth Day Roll the Dice and Read from It’s Elementary
- Earth and Sun Unit from Mrs. Durning-Leander’s Fairytale
- Earth Day Printables from Free Kids Crafts
- Create a Mosaic Earth for Earth Day from Make and Takes
- Earth Day Vocabulary and Questions Printables from Live Speak Love, LLC
- Earth Day Bingo and Other Earth Day Printables from PediaStaff
- Earth Day Pledge from Babalisme
- Writing Paper with an Earth Day Theme from Elementary Matters
- Make the Right Choice Earth Day Freebie from Primary Inspiration
- Free Earth Day Printables from Teachers Pay Teachers
More Earth Day (Earth Day Every Day) Resources
- Free Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Unit
- Free Recycling Printables and Montessori-Inspired Recycling Activities
- Free Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Phonics Instant Download)
- Free 3-Part Recycle Cards
- Free Endangered Animal Songs and Educational Videos {Save the Animals}
- Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Activities for Earth Day Every Day
- More Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Lorax Activities
- Free Earth Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Arbor Day Activities
- Free Recycling Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Recycling Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Conservation Songs for Home or School {Character Education Resources}
- Free Earth Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Tree Activities
- Thank You for Planet Earth (or Thank You, Planet Earth) Mindfulness Cards and Booklet
- Kids’ Earth Day Every Day Pinterest Board
If you’d like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout April and May, see my April Themed Activities for Kids and May Themed Activities for Kids.
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I love the article especially the passion that is in creating writing the same. great work
Wow! What an amazing collection! Thank you for all your hard work, Deb!
This is a fantastic list! Pinning it to come back to!
Another wonderful round-up!! Thank you for sharing on Sharing Saturday!
Such a great list! Just wanted to mention that we also have a printable Earth Day Activity Guide available at http://GreenKidCrafts.com/Earth-Day. Happy Earth Day everyone!