Date of awareness Day: 22nd April 2024
Earth Day
Earth Day has been held annually for over 50 years. It is based around raising awareness and education of environmental issues around the world. Their mission: “EARTHDAY.ORG’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, EARTHDAY.ORG is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 150,000 partners in over 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet.”
It is never too early to teach children to think about the beauty of the natural world around them and what they can do to help care for it.
On this page we have compiled all of the resources from our website (‘Little Owls-Premium’) which you may find useful when engaging your EARLY YEARS children in learning about taking care of our planet.
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Please note that both Editable (docx file) and non-editable (pdf file) versions are available for the following resources. (Editable files require Microsoft Word to work at optimum level and Non-Editable files require a pdf viewer.)
FREE SAMPLE RESOURCEs!
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Help children to recognise…
we live on the planet earth
You may also find some of our SPACE resources useful!
Recycling
- This is a part of our daily lives and so children can start to become familiar with its importance. It’s also a great topic for observational and sorting skills! Why not also take the opportunity to explore different materials?
Endangered Animals topic
Water
Perhaps you would like to consider with your children how we all use water in our daily lives in order to shine a light on its vital importance.
Wetlands
Wetlands and the animals that populate wetlands are incredibly important. There are ongoing conservation efforts to preserve them. Wetlands are home to many different types of animals which makes them a great area of interest to children and adults alike!
More APRIL ‘Awareness Dates’ you may be interested in…
APRIL ‘Festivals and Celebrations’ you may be interested in…
Other pages which may interest you…
