World Environment Day Activities
World Environment Day is celebrated each year on June 5. Like Earth Day and World Ocean Day, this day is dedicated to bringing awareness to environmental issues. In addition, it offers an opportunity for all people to learn about and honor the value and beauty of the natural world.
The main goal of this day is to promote and encourage actions and behaviors that can protect the environment. Small actions can make a big difference.
In many classrooms across the globe, nature is celebrated in books, projects, and activities that allow young people to build their respect for and knowledge of the earth’s environment. Many children study different climates, animals, and current challenges that exist.
As you plan your World Environment Day lesson plans for the month of June, be sure to use our variety of printable lesson plans and activities. Use student projects to decorate World Environment Day bulletin boards and show off rich and colorful evidence of their learning.
We’ve created several reading comprehension passages about World Environment Day and World Ocean Day. These can be used as standalone lessons, complement existing work, or serve as review. Students can learn all about the history of World Environment Day, the benefits of recycling, and composting and demonstrate their close reading and comprehension skills.
Use our collection of World Environment Day presentations to help students understand the impact humans have on the environment. These colorful World Environment Day presentations will help all learners make plans for the future. Best of all, these presentations provide flexibility. For example, our gardening presentation helps students see that whether they have a small stoop, patio, or a large backyard, they can envision and map their dream garden just as they’d want it to be!
Each presentation has a coordinating World Environment Day activity. Activities range in challenge and appeal to different types of learners, so feel free to use or adapt them based on your classroom or learner’s needs.
Reading Vine’s World Environment Day activities and World Environment Day lesson plan ideas promote literacy development and are aligned to NGLS and CCSS standards. Whether you’re interested in improving students skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, our resources will encourage students to grow independently and collaboratively. Happy World Environment Day!
World Environment Day Printable Activities (PDFs)
This one-page reading on the history of World Environment Day and coordinating questions can be used for independent or whole-class activities and discussion. This resource is packed with opportunities to use close reading skills, write short responses, and reflect on the importance of sustainable practices that can preserve the earth’s precious resources.
In this reading passage, students will understand the basics of recycling and have a chance to reflect on what the text says as well as make plans for committing to recycling and sustainable practices. Promote both literacy skills and environmental awareness with this recycling lesson plan as a World Environment Day activity.
Whether a garden exists in a small patch next to a home or in a hanging plan above a kitchen sink, gardens require people to use planning, patience, and dedication. This is a great opportunity for young learners of all ages. Use our “What is a Garden?” presentation to introduce students to the colorful world of gardening. They’ll learn about gardening supplies and tools as well as what can be grown in a garden. In the activity that pairs with this presentation, Students will draw, color, and design their own dream garden!
As a part of this activity, students will map a garden that will grow specific flowers, plants, and vegetables. They can share what they’ll do with what they grow. Will they eat, share, or sell? Why? Find out by using this gardening activity for elementary school learners!
Use this presentation to explain what composting is, the supplies you need, and how it all works. For those students who love to understand how parts fit together, this is a wonderful opportunity to explore what happens when food, oxygen, and water join forces.
For our composting activity, provide students with the opportunity to understand what belongs in a compost bin and what needs to stay out. Finally, students will have a chance to determine the perfect place for a compost bin at school or home.