Classroom Resource

A Day to Celebrate Earth

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

1

Overview

This learning activity provides a reading passage about Earth Day, vocabulary support, and comprehension questions. The reading level is 2nd grade, so it is best to read the text aloud to the class instead of independent reading. This passage from ReadWorks will help students understand the meaning of Earth Day and why it is celebrated each year. Each year, Earth Day is celebrated in April. On Earth Day, millions of people will think of ways to stop pollution. They will talk about recycling and planting trees. People will look for ways to save energy and water.

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Content Standards

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 1

SS10.1.9
Differentiate between natural resources and human-made products.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

understand
identify
differentiate
natural resources
human-made
products
conserving
recycling
energy
Earth Day
Arbor Day

Knowledge

Students know:

The difference between natural resources and human-made products.
Techniques for protecting natural resources (for example, turning off lights when leaving a room, throwing trash away, recycling paper and plastic, etc.).
Techniques for promoting protection of resources by participating in Earth Day and Arbor Day.
Vocabulary: natural resources, human-made products, conserving, recycling, reduces, reuse, energy, Earth Day, Arbor Day

Skills

Students are able to:

Understand what natural resources and human-made resources are.
Describe ways to protect and conserve natural resources.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There is a difference between natural resources and human-made products.
We must protect and conserve natural resources.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://www.readworks.org/article/A-Day-to-Celebrate-Earth/b33adbba-a7f0-492a-b…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Resource Provider

Other

Resource Provider other

ReadWorks

Accessibility

Accessibility

Graphics: includes alt tags or long descriptions

License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.readworks.org/terms

Comments or Notes

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Approved Date

2022-04-06

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