Earth Day Pledge Writing and Craft
📝 This post, Earth Day Pledge, was originally published in 2015 and has been updated with new information and resources.
Looking for an easy Earth Day activity for your first or second grade classroom? This Earth Day pledge craft is simple to prep, easy to use, and makes a beautiful display! Students love showing five ways they can help the Earth — and you’ll love how little prep it takes!
What is the Earth Day Pledge Craft?
This activity combines writing, art and environmental awareness in one engaging project! Students trace their hands, write actions they can take to help the Earth on each finger, and put it all together into a beautiful “The Earth is in My Hands” display.
Materials Needed:
✔️ Free “Give Me Five” template
✔️watercolors
✔️glue
✔️pencils
✔️black markers
✔️scissors
✔️construction paper
How to Make the Earth Day Pledge Craft
✔️ Print and distribute the free Earth template
✔️ Have students paint or color the Earth — watercolors work best because you can still see the writing through the paint!
✔️ Set aside to dry then cut out
✔️ While drying, discuss what “The Earth is in My Hands” means
✔️ Brainstorm actions students can take to help the Earth — recycling, composting, walking to school, taking shorter showers, planting trees
✔️ Have students trace each other’s hands and cut them out
✔️ Write one Earth-helping action on each finger in pencil first, then trace with black marke
✔️ Complete the “Give Me ___!” paper by filling in the number of pledged actions
✔️ Assemble and display!
Tips for Success
Use watercolors so writing shows through the paint and allow extra drying time before cutting.
Let students do more or fewer than five actions based on their needs.
This project makes a beautiful bulletin board display!
Click here for the free Earth Day pledge template!
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I do love this mam, today’s earth day and I am going to do this kind of activity to my 5th grade students, thanks a lot for the idea.
Hello! I did this activity last year with my 5th grade students and they loved it. I would like to do this again, but when I click on the link above to download it it is not loading. Would you be able to please email to me? I would really appreciate it! Thank you and Happy Earth Day!
I sent along the older version just now, but have just downloaded an updated version to the site. The link is working now!
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I love this!
Would you be able to send this to me? It is such a great idea!
Brittany,
Simply click the image above to download!
Stephanie
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I would love a copy of this Earth Day project to do with my own kids and my students too. Thank you
Hi Holly,
I need your email address! Can you please send it st*******@****************ma.com or PM on Facebook.
I tried sending you an email for the templates, but it didnt go through. I love this activity and would love to do it with my kids.
Hi Brooke,
If you try again I can send it along. st*******@****************ma.com
I would like a copy of your Earth day download. I could not find a valid email address to send request to. thanks
I love this Earth Day Activity. I would like to invite you to link up this post on my Money Saving Monday Link Up.
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Looks like you didn’t. At least that one came up!
Um, I said that this post is brilliant and that I love it ( you would obviously know that already) . I also wrote that I loved how you made children think critically about how they can help the planet. Brilliant. Off to share, everywhere!
Thank you dear! 🙂
Did you get my last comment? It keep disappearing on me 🙁