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Free Earth Day Craft and Writing Activity

Need an Earth Day craft to do with your students? Look no further! I’ve teamed up with Astrobrights Papers to bring you a simple project and writing activity that is so sweetly perfect for young children. This paper plate mosaic is simple to prep, looks so vibrant and the FREE Earth Day Promise writing page easily integrates science (or social studies) with language arts. And the fact that it looks so stinkin’ cute is just the icing on the cake!

This is a sponsored post. I received payment, trade and/or products from Astrobrights in exchange for promoting. However, all opinions stated are my own and I only promote brands and products that I love. This post also contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission each time someone makes a purchase through one of my links, which helps to support the blog.

Gather and Prepare Materials

Before you begin this craft with your students, you will want to gather a few basic materials.

black paper dinner plates
Martian Green Astrobrights paper
Lunar Blue Astrobrights paper
glue sticks
scissors
ribbon
crayons
pencils
Martian Green Astrobrights cardstock (optional)

kindergarten earth day writing page that says "My Earth Day Promise" across the top attached to a paper plate mosaic craft of the earth

The bulk of the prep involves cutting the green and blue paper into squares for the mosaic. I used .75″ paper squares for this kindergarten project, but it could easily be differentiated for other age groups. Preschool students could use 1″ paper squares and .5″ squares would make a suitable challenge for first graders.

You will also want to copy the “Earth Day Promise” cards onto Martian Green paper or cardstock. (I prefer the durability of cardstock.) You can find a link to download the “Earth Day Promise” cards for free at the end of this post.

Paper Plate Mosaic Earth Day Craft

Once the project is prepped, the fun can begin! Provide each student with a black paper plate, the pre-cut paper squares, and a glue stick. A little bit of glue is all it takes on each square, then the squares can be placed onto the paper plate.

child gluing blue and green squares onto a black paper plate to create a simple earth day craft for kids
kindergarten student gluing blue and green paper squares onto a black paper plate earth day craft

The nice thing about this project is that there is no right or wrong way to place the mosaic tiles. I gave my young friend, Zoe, a little guidance and explained that it might look nice if the pieces of paper were really close together without actually touching. I also had her visualize the globe in her classroom and how there were big areas of land (continents) with water around them so it might be cool if she put big areas of land on her plate and just put water all around all of those green land areas. But ultimately, it was her project.

Every child learns at their own rate and if someone isn’t developmentally about to recreate a “perfect” Earth mosaic, that’s just fine!

Gradually, Zoe was able to fill her paper plate with paper mosaic tiles. She even trimmed a few of the squares so they would fit better. You can see the scraps from the trimmings on the table around her plate.

young child glueing blue and green squares to create a simple earth day mosaic craft

"My Earth Day Promise" Writing Response

As much as I love an excuse to make a cute craft with my students, I realize the importance of Earth Day and my responsibility to educate them about ecology. After reading some favorite Earth Day books, it’s important to ask students to reflect on what they can do right now to care for the Earth. After brainstorming some ways that everyone can make a difference, have each child write their own Earth Day promise.

child writing earth day promise

Zoe’s promise: to pick up litter.

kindergarten student writing earth day promise that says "I promise to pick up litter"

Zoe’s “Earth Day Promise” sign featured an image of a little girl holding the world in her hands. The free download for this resource contains a boy version and a girl version. (You can find the freebie at the bottom of this post.)

"My Earth day Promise" writing pages with images of a boy and girl holding the earth

Students can personalize the promise by coloring in the graphic on their writing sheet.

kindergarten student coloring picture on her Earth Day Promise writing worksheet

Completing the Earth Day Craft

Once the writing response and Earth Day mosaic are complete, punch a hole in the the plate and at the top of the “Earth Day Promise” page and attach the two items with a ribbon.

The completed project so vibrant. I love how the colors of the Martian Green and Lunar Blue papers just POP against the black paper plate. Astrobrights does it again!

kindergarten student holding up a paper plate mosiac craft with "My Earth Day Promise" writing sheet attached in kindergarten classroom

Free "Earth Day Promise" Writing Page

I’m thrilled to share the “Earth Day Promise” writing page with you for FREE. It’s the perfect, simple writing activity for your Earth Day studies. Just enter your email below and both versions of the printable will be delivered to your inbox.

Interactive Sight Word Readers to Celebrate Earth Day

Need a few more resources to enhance your Earth Day lesson plans? You will love my Interactive Sight Word Readers! They provide hands-on practice as students cut, unscramble and glue sight words to complete each repetitive sentence in the emergent reader. Once complete, all students will have a simple book for their personal libraries that they can read independently. 

The following sight word books are the perfect addition to your Earth Day lesson plans! Click the shopping buttons below to learn more and add them to your cart!

Have a wonderful Earth Day with your students. Together, I know we really can save the Earth.

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Maria Gavin

Maria is a former kindergarten and first grade teacher, with 13 years of teaching experience. Her love and passion for all things early childhood is now fulfilled as a mom to two amazing kids. She loves sharing practical and creative tips and ideas that are perfect for young learners – in the classroom or at home!

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4 Responses

  1. I absolutely LOVE this but I am having trouble getting the link direct me to the freebie. Can you re-post the link?

    1. Hi Whitney,
      I just tested the freebie and it seems to be working fine. Just click the box, enter your email address, then check your email inbox. If you can’t see it, you may need to check your spam folder.

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Hi, I'm Maria.

I’m a former kindergarten teacher turned work-from-home mom. I still love sharing ideas and resources to make teaching easier, so you can focus on what really matters in the classroom. When I’m not working on the blog, you’ll find me chasing kids around the house with a cold cup of coffee in my hand (some things never change even once you’re out of the classroom!)

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