Earth Day Craft and Writing Activity

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Do you celebrate Earth Day with your students? If you do, and you are looking for a fun and easy Earth Day activity, you are in the right place. Grab our free Earth Day Craft and Writing Activity to use with your students this spring and celebrate all the ways we can help the earth!

*Pair this with our Spring Centers and Activities for Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Earth Day Craft and Writing Activity

To celebrate Earth Day this year, I paired this super fun painting craft with the engaging writing prompt that says, “I can help the earth by: _______.”

These marble painted “earths in space” were a huge hit with my kindergarteners! After all, who doesn’t love marble painting?

How to Make the Earth Day Craft

To begin the craft, you’ll need white, blue, and green paint. You also need a tray to hold the paper and marbles in for the students to roll and shake. Copy paper lids work great!

Place the circle template (included at the end of this post) FACE DOWN in the tray. This ensures that the students can see the circle to cut out once it dries. If you paint on top of the circle – they can’t see it (I did that for the first one on accident!).

I also recommend taping down the paper to the tray so that it doesn’t slip around or lift up.

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Put a few squirts of each color on top of the paper and about 4-5 marbles in the tray. Let the students roll away!

Take the paper out of the tray and let it dry. By the next day, the students can easily cut out the circle (remember it is on the other side!).

Glue the “earth” on a piece of 12×18 black construction paper near the top.

Time to Write!

We start with the writing part of this Earth Day activity by discussing as a whole group all of the ways we can help the earth. The kids love sharing their ideas!

We write our responses on the whiteboard so everyone can see them. After we have talked about helping the earth the students get to write down their favorite choice on the Earth Day printable.

When we are done writing, I glue the writing printable to the bottom half of the construction paper underneath our Earth Day craft!

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Ready to celebrate Earth Day with your students? Get your free copy of the Earth Day craft template and writing printable by clicking the large, yellow download button at the end of the post!

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Alex is a Transitional Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a former night owl turned early bird and playful learning enthusiast. Alex lives with her husband and their beloved and high-energy cat, Fitz.

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