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Low-Prep Earth Day Activities for Middle School: Nonfiction, Webquest, Graphs
Low-Prep, print, copy, and go Earth Day Activities for middle school! There are a variety of activities, including informational texts, math tie-ins, graphing, Dandelion CER, and an infographic- they make great practice for standardized testing! Celebrate Earth Day officially on Wednesday, April 22, or celebrate all week by reading nonfiction texts and doing corresponding activities: The Plastic Problem, Water Wisdom, and Go Green! The Power of Renewable Energy. There is also a Recycling Facts
5th - 8th
Environment, Informational Text, Science
NGSS
MS-ESS3-3
Animal Classification Zoo Design Research Project
Are you looking for a fun, engaging research project to assess your unit on classifying animals? Download this Animal Classification Zoo Design Research Project to give your students a hands-on educational experience that they'll never forget! This project is not just another worksheet! Students will be able to use real-life knowledge of animal classifications and get the chance to bring their learning to life by constructing a zoo map. When complete, your students' maps will showcase their und
2nd - 5th
Environment, Science
Earth Day Recycling Sorting Mats – 54 Real Picture Cards for Sorting
Earth Day Recycling Sorting Mats – Teach Kids About Recycling with Real Pictures! Help students learn about recycling and environmental responsibility with these Earth Day Recycling Sorting Mats. This engaging educational resource helps children recognize different recyclable materials and categorize them correctly, all while promoting sustainability and hands-on learning. What’s Included?2 Types of Sorting Mats – One mat with 9 squares for sorting, and another larger mat to allow for flexible
PreK - 2nd
Environment, Other (ELA), Other (Math)
Sharks Task Cards: Fun Fact Activities with ELA & Math Enrichment - Shark Week™!
Use these 24 Shark Task Cards to add enrichment to your Ocean Unit or during Shark Week™! The tasks on these cards are designed to be done without extra help or extra materials other than paper and pencil. Each card includes a writing prompt, math challenge, or critical thinking activity. Most of the cards also include an interesting fact about sharks. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsResponse SheetsDIGITAL:Google Slide-ShowDIFFERENTIATI
2nd - 5th
Environment, Science
STEM Activities Spring Earth Day Project 2nd to 5th Grade Science Bird Feeder
Looking for an easy Spring or Earth Day STEM project for your 2nd through 5th grade students? This ready to go Bird Feeder Project is perfect for spring or for your wild animals unit! Challenge your students to design and build a bird feeder that can be refilled easily and can dispense bird seeds on its own. You can use plastic bottles, plastic plates, cardboard, wooden clothespins, and string to engineer this bird feeder. This activity comes in a print and digital version, so you can choose t
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Also included in: Holiday STEM Challenges BUNDLE
Fat Bear Week Data and Graph Analysis & CER Adaptations Hibernation
Bring the excitement of Fat Bear Week into your classroom! Students learn about hibernation, energy storage, and adaptations while analyzing data, voting for their favorite bear, and analyzing graphs. Perfect for teaching NGSS Science & Engineering Practices, students observe, compare, and use evidence just as real scientists do. Every October, Katmai National Park in Alaska hosts Fat Bear Week, a fun, student-friendly event where the public votes for the fattest brown bear preparing for hib
4th - 7th
Biology, Environment, Informational Text
NGSS
MS-LS2-1
, 5-PS3-1
Seasonal Sorting Cards & Control Chart
Using these Seasonal Sorting Cards benefits children by developing their cognitive and fine motor skills and their understanding of the natural world. It helps them learn to categorize, observe patterns, and develop critical thinking skills by relating objects to specific seasons. This also supports their practical life skills, such as choosing appropriate clothing for the weather. Identify and classify photographs of common seasonal items and scenes. This set includes: 4 category cards (Winter
PreK - K
Environment, General Science
Weather Hazard Flood STEM and STEAM Challenge
Studying natural hazards, weather or hurricanes? This Earth Science Weather STEM helps students design and create a model to prevent and reduce flooding during storms using the engineering design cycle. A Hurricane Maria leveled text and writing prompts round out this jammed packed set! Next Generation Science Standards: NGSS 3-ESS3-1, 4-ESS3-2 ☝ Click HERE to Save over 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM Challenges BUNDLE! ☝ (Currently: 16 NGSS Aligned Projects) ❤ All STEM Projects
3rd - 5th
Environment, Science
CCSS, NGSS
3.MD.B.4
, W.3.2
, W.3.7
+4
Also included in: Weather Unit
5th Grade Earth’s Systems Spheres Interactions Slides for Google NGSS 5-ESS2-1
This lesson is compatible with Google Slides™. Your students will be required to use their powers of observation to analyze photographs of phenomena. Using the interactive features of slides for google, they must identify which of Earth’s spheres are interacting in the photo, and then drag and drop the system icons in the correct location. They must then type an explanation of how the systems are interacting with each other. We have included an answer key to cover the major interactions in th
4th - 9th
Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.5.7
, 5-ESS2-1
Nature Arts and Crafts Printable Pack
Whether you’re brand new to the concept of nature play or a seasoned nature crafter and supporter of forest schools, this Nature Art and Craft Printable pack will provide hours of fun, learning and creativity for you and your children. As mothers and educators, many of us know it’s important to limit our children’s screen time. Yet, on average, children spend up to 4 hours a day in front of the TV, iPad or our phones. It is now more important than ever that we allow our children to grow and lear
PreK - 3rd
Environment
Rock Cycle / Rocks and Minerals Unit
Rock Cycle / Rocks and Minerals UnitThis unit includes the following resources for exploring the types, composition, and cycle of rocks & minerals: Rocks & Minerals K-W-L ChartBackground Knowledge Writing PromptVocabulary Wall CardsVocabulary Graphic OrganizerRock & Mineral Identification Charts/PostersIgneous RocksMetamorphic RocksSedimentary RocksMineralsRocks & Minerals (mixes)Types of Rocks (Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary) Descriptive Writing ActivityMohs Hardness Scale Poster ChartMos
2nd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Science
Also included in: A Year of Science | Elementary Science Curriculum | Science Unit Bundle
Color by Number Multiplication and Division Rainforest Theme Workheets Free
Free Sample Rainforest Color by Number Multiplication and Division - No Prep Printables contains 4 student pages and 4 answer pages. 5x Newts ÷4 Angelfish ÷3 Turtle x9 Missing Factors These related products make differentiation of instruction easy: Click here for a Bundle that includes this Resourse and other resources for around the year Multiplication and Division Practice.For other science resources follow this link. For all my MATH FACT Learning Resources, Multiplication, Division, Addition
2nd - 4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Environment
CCSS
3.OA.A.4
, 3.OA.C.7
Also included in: Color by Multiplication and Division Facts Bundle No Prep Worksheets
Animal Habitats Clip Cards – Match Animals to Biomes for Science Centers
Animal Habitat Clip Cards – Match Animals to Their Environments Explore the natural world with this colorful, hands-on Animal Habitat Clip Card Set! With 107 clip cards featuring animals and related items, students will match each one to the correct habitat: Desert, Rainforest, Ocean, Wetland, or Polar. This interactive science activity is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary learners, helping them build science vocabulary, critical thinking, and fine motor skills in one en
PreK - 1st
Environment, Other (ELA)
Types of Pollution - Information, Sorting Cards & Control Charts
Understanding different Types of Pollution is essential for promoting environmental awareness, responsibility, and critical thinking skills. This knowledge ultimately empowers children to become informed and engaged citizens who are capable of tackling real-world environmental challenges. Identify, sort, and classify six types of pollution: noise, air, water, land, thermal, and radioactive. Use the control chart to verify the classifications. Includes: 6 category cards6 information cards36 labe
1st - 4th
Environment, General Science
Sun Safety STEM
Summer STEM - Building a Shade - This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills. Oh no! The children want to play in the sandbox, but the sun is making it too hot! The sand is too hot to play in and the children will get a sunburn. they need a shade built over the sandbox. What will your students come up with to solve the problem? This Sun Safety STEM will get your students using their critical thinking skills to solve th
1st - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Ecology Task Cards - 24 Fun Earth Day Activities for Environmental Enrichment
Use these 24 Ecology Task Cards to add enrichment to your Earth Day activities or your Ecology unit. The activities on these cards are designed to be done without extra help or extra materials other than paper and pencil. However, a basic knowledge of some ecology concepts is required (food chains, adaptations, etc.) Most of the cards are writing-based, and a few also require illustrations. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorResponse SheetsRecording She
4th - 7th
Environment, Science
Biomes of the World Animal Sorting Cards and Graphing Activities
Biomes of the World: Animal Sorting & Graphing Activities Make science and math come alive with this hands-on, cross-curricular resource that integrates geography, zoology, and data analysis in a fun and meaningful way! Perfect for your science centers, small group instruction, or as an extension to a biomes or animal unit, this engaging activity allows students to sort animals into their correct biomes, identify continents, and graph their findings using real-world data. What’s Incl
1st - 4th
Environment, Geography, Graphing
Monthly 1 Year Old Fall Preschool Curriculum Infant & Toddlers Activities Nature
This month-long curriculum plan includes everything you need to run an in-home daycare or school-based childcare center program for children 12-24 months old. Designed to be developmentally appropriate for one-year-old children, this resource includes teacher guides that provide information on attachment theory and typical development, explicit how-to-use instructions for the program, detailed lesson plans, multiple planning page templates, daily schedules, monthly calendars, a home connectio
PreK
Environment, For All Subjects, Social Emotional Learning
45 Animals of North America: Montessori 3-Part Cards and Information
45 Animals of North America – 3 Part Montessori Nomenclature Cards and Information Cards Enhance your Montessori classroom's continent boxes and continent study with these comprehensive and engaging 45 Animal Nomenclature Cards and Information Cards! These cards feature:* 45 Control Cards with animal names * 45 Picture Cards with beautiful photographs of each animal * 45 Label Cards * 45 Information Cards with: + Common name + Photograph of the animal + Habitat information + Diet details +
K - 2nd
Biology, Environment, Science
Biome Travel Brochure
Biome Travel Brochure | Ecosystem Research Project Take your students on a global adventure—without ever leaving the classroom! This Biome Travel Brochure project is the perfect way to wrap up your biomes, ecosystems, or habitats unit. Students research a biome of their choice and turn their findings into a creative, persuasive trifold travel brochure. What’s Included: ✈️ Printable tri-fold brochure template (print double-sided & fold along dotted lines) Lined sections for student writi
2nd - 4th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Writing
IB PYP Provocation Concept Story Mats | For Every Theme Grades K-3
LOOK and WONDER Discussion Mats for IB PYP | Inquiry-Based Provocations for Lower grades - a bundle for every IB PYP transdisciplinary theme! Looking for engaging IB PYP provocation tools that spark curiosity, support inquiry-based learning, and develop oral language and thinking skills in young learners? These LOOK and WONDER Discussion Mats are your ready-to-use solution! Perfect for Pre-K to Grade 3, these printable mats feature high-engagement images that help you introduce concept-base
K - 3rd
Character Education, Environment, Library Skills
FREE Earth Day Recycling Task Box | Recyclable vs Non Recyclable Sorting
Looking for free Earth Day activities that are hands on, engaging, and meaningful? This FREE Earth Day Recycling Task Box helps students learn the difference between recyclable and non recyclable items while building sorting, life skills, and environmental awareness. Perfect for special education, autism classrooms, life skills programs, and Earth Day lessons, this activity is simple to prep and easy for students to understand. What Students Do Students will:Look at each item cardDecide if t
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Environment, General Science
Lava Lamp Oil and Water Activity | Mixtures Density And Immiscible Chemistry Lab
Ignite your students’ curiosity with this mesmerizing lava lamp experiment — a hands-on, visual demonstration of oil and water, density, mixtures, and how immiscible substances behave. Using effervescent tablets, you will create lots of oohs and ahhs while they expand their knowledge on the properties of matter. It makes an excellent introductory lesson about oil spills for environmental science and Earth Day. This hands-on lab can be conducted in 30 minutes, uses simple supplies, and includes t
4th - 7th
Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment
NGSS
5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
Animals & Habitats Reading Comprehension Worksheet Short Passages PreK Grade 1-2
✅ Turn Animal Habitats into Reading + Science LessonsMake reading time exciting with this no-prep set of 30 short nonfiction animal passages—perfect for PreK–Grade 1–2 learners. Each passage takes children on a journey into the natural world—forests, deserts, jungles, oceans, ponds, mountains, and more—while teaching real science facts. Kids won’t just read; they’ll discover how animals move, eat, rest, and survive in their habitats. Ready to print. Ready to teach. No cutting, no laminating,
K - 2nd
Environment, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.1.1
, RF.1.4a
, RF.1.4b
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