Are you searching for Earth Day ideas that seamlessly blend into your classroom or occupational therapy sessions with minimal prep time? Look no further! In this blog post, I’ve curated a collection of engaging and time-saving activities specifically designed for occupational therapy students and elementary school teachers.
These Earth Day-inspired suggestions cover a spectrum of essential areas, including gross motor, social-emotional, fine motor, visual perception, writing/keyboarding, craft, and game activities.
Whether you’re an occupational therapist seeking innovative ways to address therapeutic goals or an elementary school teacher aiming to incorporate meaningful Earth Day experiences, these low-prep ideas are tailored to enhance the learning journey.
Check out this array of creative and effective approaches to celebrate Earth Day while optimizing engagement and skill development for your students.
I love sorting activities. I made a simple recycle and trash sorting resource you will find in my free resource library. To add a little fun I found small desk trash and recycling cans on Amazon. You can have your students sort the pictures into the correct cans. I also love having my students sort stickers and sort objects by color. I found great stickers to sort, as well as, mini plastic recycle bins to sort into. I use legos, pom poms, and beads for sorting. You can also use the earth squish balls in a ball toss game or as fidget toys.
I also use crafts to work on a variety of foundation skills. Here are a few that incorporate fine motor, visual perception, executive function and sensory skills.
If you are looking for more ways to work on visual perception, fine motor, handwriting keyboarding or social-emotional learning check out all the Earth Day themed activities and worksheets in this bundle.
I have a lot of students working on improving their keyboarding skills. They love working on typing with my new series of build a sentence Boom Cards and Roll a Sentence Activities.
I hope you were able to find a few ideas for your classroom or therapy weekly themes. Follow my store to get 50% off my new resources for the first 48 hours.
About the Author
I am a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) and have been working in a public school system for more than 25 years. My resources can be found on TPT, BOOM Learning, Made by Teachers, Classful, and Your Therapy Source. I appreciate your interest wherever you wish to shop.
My mission is to help you find creative ideas to incorporate fine motor, visual perception, gross motor, and social-emotional learning into your lessons.
I hope you consider signing up for my Free Resource Library with your Email. I send out emails about once a week and share resources, tips, and planning ideas for your classroom or occupational therapy needs. Hopefully, these help your students work on building their skills in a fun and engaging way.
