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Earth Day Theme for Preschool

Using the Weekly and Daily Planning FormsIn the weekly planning form, ALL of the boxes are editable! Simply print as they are OR move activities to the days you want them or replace activities with your own!You’ll find my standards listed under each activity. This is where you will enter YOUR program’s standards (that you added to the Conversion Chart) 1. Refer to the conversion chart you completed and look up my Standard Letter/Number.2. Replace that letter and number with YOUR program’s equivalent that you typed into

the Conversion Chart.3. Print!

The Weekly AND Daily Planning forms are both 100% editable so you can move the activities to the days you want to do them or even replace them with your own activities! (If you do that-be sure to change them on the daily planning forms as well AND replace the standards in that box with the correct standards for the activity you have replaced mine with!)NOTE: The blue areas will NOT print blue, don’t worry! Those areas are the “editable areas”. They will print with a white background when you print!

Using the Standards Conversion Chart

1. Type in each of your program’s equivalent standards next to mystandard.

2. Save to your computer.3. Refer to this chart each time you use a theme from Preschool Cubby

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This Earth Day Theme page has activities to help your young students learn to reduce, reuse and recycle through art activities, using blocks, through circle time discussions and more! Some of the clip art created by www.whimsyclips.com, Creative Clips Clipart by Krista Wallden

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WEEKLY PLANNER

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Shampoo Dough-Group¾ c (170 mg) flour 1/3 c (70 ml) white glue¼ c (60 ml) shampoo Food coloring

Mix shampoo, glue and food coloring together.Add flour and knead. Add more flour as needed (the thinner the shampoo, the more flour you will need).

I have asked parents to donate any shampoo they will not be using for this. It’s a great way to recycle/reuse!


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Directions:Encourage the children to use a variety of playdough to create their own planet and discuss what would be on their planet. Will there be water on their planet? What color playdough will they need for that? There are 2 planet pages. One has land masses that represent Earth. The other has not land masses to allow the children to create their own!

My Planet Activity Mat


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Directions:Print the board game on the next page.Have the children use recyclable items as playing pieces (bread ties, soda caps, etc.)The children will roll a die and move their marker that many spaces.

There are 4 gameboards for you to choose from:Basic board game in color.Basic board game in black and white (for you to color)Addition/subtraction game board in color.*Addition/subtraction game board in black and white (for you to color).*

*If using the addition/subtraction game board with your older children, when they land on a box with a number, explain what that means: The “+” means move that many more spaces. The “-“ means go back that many spaces.

Water Cycle Board Game


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The following images are the basic parts of the water cycle.

You can use these in several ways:

• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use to create patterns. Either you begin a pattern using 4-5 of these cards and encourage the children to continue the same pattern. Or, have the children create their own patterns using the cards.

• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use as a matching/memory game.

Patterns for Games and Activities


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Water Cycle Patterns for Games and Activities Earth Day Theme

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Song Card & Song PosterHow to use:• Print and laminate the song card below (it is 5” X 3”).• Place in a can or box with other cards of songs your children

love!• In transitional times (waiting to go outside or wash hands,

etc.), pull out your song box or song can (I use a decorated coffee can!).

• Shuffle the cards in your hands saying “Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle” and your children yell “STOP”!

• When they yell stop, whichever card is on top is the one you sing! The kids LOVE this!

Each month you’ll receive one of these cards that correspond with the song poster for the month to add to your Song Card Collection!On the next page, you’ll find the Song Poster! Print and laminate for use over the years!

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The Recycle SongSung to the tune of Frere Jacques

Save your bottles!

Save your bottles!

Save your cans!

Save your cans!

Bundle up your papers!

Bundle up your papers!

That's the plan.

That's the plan.

What else can we recycle to help save our Earth?

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The blank card below is to add the month you would like!

Simply cut out, laminate and print the month’s

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