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45. Easy Earth Day Activities For First Grade: Simple Ideas Your Students Will Love
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- Apr 8, 2026
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Easy Earth Day Activities For First Grade: Simple Ideas Your Students Will Love In this episode of The Firstieland Podcast for Elementary Teachers, your host Molly Schwab shares some of her favorite Earth Day activities that she used year after year with her first grade students. From simple writing ideas to hands-on science activities: these easy ideas will help you teach Earth Day in a way that actually makes sense for little learners. If you’re looking for Earth Day activities for kindergarten and first grade, this episode is full of simple, engaging ideas that help students understand how to take care of our planet. You’ll get practical ways to incorporate science, writing, and real-life connections into your lesson plans using activities like recycling projects, Earth Day crafts, and easy experiments your students will never forget. In this episode, you’ll learn: ✔️ Easy prep Earth Day Ideas for K-2 ✔️ How to teach reduce, reuse, and recycle in a way kids understand ✔️ Hands-on science ideas to show students how to help the Earth ✔️ Easy writing and craft activities that connect to your Earth Day lessons By the end of this episode, you’ll have a collection of easy Earth Day classroom activities you can use right away that keep your students engaged while still covering important science and writing standards. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Earth Day Unit – https://firstieland.com/earthday Book - It’s Earth Day by Mercer Mayer - https://amzn.to/4dx9rU2 Book - The Earth Book by Todd Parr - https://amzn.to/41i8aJa Book - The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle by Alison Inches - https://amzn.to/47LdJUh Let’s Stay Connected Visit the website: www.firstieland.com Watch On YouTube: https://firstieland.com/youtube Need classroom resources? Visit the TPT store: https://fi…