Environmental Education

Education Resource Library

Resources for classroom, at-home and community learning

Browse our resources to guide your environmental education lessons and stewardship activities on Earth Day and throughout the year. These resources can be adapted to a variety of ages and settings.


NEW! Restore Our Earth

Climate Education Week toolkit

Explore 5 days of activities on ecosystem services, the carbon cycle, food sustainability, ecosystem restoration and civic engagement. Use these activities to engage throughout Earth Week, or anytime throughout the year!


NEW! Advocacy Packets

This series of packets will walk students through the process of implementing change in their community. Created by students, for students, these packets are packed with background information, ideas and sample letters to send to stakeholders.


NEW! What is cop 26 and the Paris agreement?

Use this page to learn more about COP26, the Paris Agreement, and what EARTHDAY.ORG is working to accomplish with global leaders. Use this information to spark discussion and plan a Mock Cop event for your students.

Official COP26 Campaign poster

NEW! Host a Teach-In

The first Earth Day was a nationwide Teach-In. Host an event to address critical environmental and social issues in your community. Use our brand new Restore Our Earth grab bags to help plan your teach-in.


Climate Civics Toolkit

Explore 5 days of activities to learn about climate and environmental issues, the communities they impact and how to take civic action!


Environmental History Timelines

Use these resources to explore how environmental science, justice and activism has progressed through time. Edit the PowerPoint to add in local examples and add your plans to make history!


Lesson Plans

Use these Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced activities along with the Global Earth Challenge app to explore these environmental topics.


Pollinator Toolkits

Find out how pollinators shape the world around you and how you can protect them!


Climate Education Week Toolkits

Follow these daily activities to learn more and find out how to take action. Use them as a way to prepare for Earth Day, or any time during the year!


quizzes

Test your knowledge on biodiversity, climate change, plastic pollution, deforestation, clean energy and more.


Earth Day action menus

Whether you are planning activities on April 22nd or stewardship events throughout the year, these menus will give your organization ideas for events and action items on species protection, food sustainability, plastic pollution, climate change and more!


Resources from our partners

EARTHDAY.ORG™ is proud of partner with a number of organizations around the world who are as dedicated to science and climate literacy as we are! Explore their online lessons, activities, videos and games.

Higher Education Resources

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Reading list

Elementary

Front cover of Not for me, please!: I choose to act green Paperback by Maria Godsey

Not for me, please!: I choose to act green Paperback by Maria Godsey

Front cover of What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet (Protect the Planet) by Jess French

What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet (Protect the Planet) by Jess French

Front cover of The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling (Little Green Books) by Alison Inches

The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling (Little Green Books) by Alison Inches

Front cover of Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals

Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals

Front cover of Save the Scraps (Save the Earth) by Bethany Stahl

Save the Scraps (Save the Earth) by Bethany Stahl

Front cover of WE ARE ALL CONNECTED: CARING FOR EACH OTHER & THE EARTH by Gabi Garcia

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED: CARING FOR EACH OTHER & THE EARTH by Gabi Garcia

Front cover of Earth Ninja: A Children’s Book About Recycling, Reducing, and Reusing (Ninja Life Hacks) by Mary Nhin

Earth Ninja: A Children’s Book About Recycling, Reducing, and Reusing (Ninja Life Hacks) by Mary Nhin

Steve and Eve Save the Planet: I Can Hear Your Heart Beep (Book 1) by Paul Shore and Deborah Katz

Middle School

Front cover of Haven Jacobs

Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet by by Barbara Dee

World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky

The Incredible Ecosystems of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignotofsky

Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands by Cathryn Berger Kaye M.A. 

Our World Out of Balance: Understanding Climate Change and What We Can Do by Andrea Minoglio

Old Enough to Save the Planet (Changemakers) by Loll Kirby

The Green Teen: The Eco-Friendly Teen's Guide to Saving the Planet by Jenn Savedge

High School 

Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future By Mary Robinson

The Day the World Stops Shopping by J. B. MacKinnon

The Optimistic Environmentalist: Progressing Toward a Greener Future By David R. Boyd

Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River By David Owen

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Eat for the Planet: Saving the World One Bite at a Time by Nil Zacharias

Wild Hope: On the Front Lines of Conservation Success by Andrew Balmford