Helping the Planet for 3rd-5th Grade at Home

6 Activities

Overview

This Playlist allows younger students to go outside and learn about ways to help the environment.

A Call to Service (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

A Call to Service (Grades 3-5)

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students research ideas for service projects, choose a service project, and present it to the group, explaining why it is worthy of their time. Students then vote to determine which service project they will potentially do.

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A Call to Service (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades K - 2

Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children learn how to help underwater animals and plants by listening to a teacher read a picture book on the subject and then creating posters illustrating what they learned.

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Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades K - 2

How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn about ways they can help animals and plants that live on land through various books and websites, and then they have a contest to come up with ideas for protecting them.

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How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Helping the Planet

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Helping the Planet

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students explore some of the problems of our planet and connect them to the United Nations Sustainable Development Global Goals. Then students design a poster that explains the problem and encourages others to work together to help solve it.

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Helping the Planet

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades K - 2

How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn about endangered animals and plants, decide on a conservation service project, and then design a poster to advertise the project.

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How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades K - 2

Draw an Animal Habitat

Arts, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 5

Draw an Animal Habitat

3 - 5

45 Minutes

An animal's habitat suits its specific needs for food, water, and shelter. In this activity, students investigate and study the animals that live on plains, ice floes, and other habitats. They draw an environment to show some of the animals that live there.

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Draw an Animal Habitat

Arts, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 5

Helping the Planet for 3rd-5th Grade at Home

Grades 3 - 5

5 Hours 15 Minutes

Overview

A Call to Service (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

A Call to Service (Grades 3-5)

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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A Call to Service (Grades 3-5)

Social and Emotional Awareness, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades K - 2

Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children learn how to help underwater animals and plants by listening to a teacher read a picture book on the subject and then creating posters illustrating what they learned.

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Help Underwater Animals and Plants (Grades K-2)

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades K - 2

How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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How Can We Help Land Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Helping the Planet

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

Helping the Planet

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Helping the Planet

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades 3 - 5

How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades K - 2

How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn about endangered animals and plants, decide on a conservation service project, and then design a poster to advertise the project.

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How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

Nature and Wildlife, History and Society

Grades K - 2

Draw an Animal Habitat

Arts, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 5

Draw an Animal Habitat

3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Draw an Animal Habitat