The Lorax Activities on Earth Day

Title: Earth Day Activities
Suitable For: Educators, parents, environmental enthusiasts, students
Purpose: Teach students about environmental stewardship through engaging activities inspired by “The Lorax.” Promotes environmental awareness, literacy, and creativity.

Activity:

• Cut-and-Paste Pages: Sort adjectives to describe the Lorax, the Once-ler, and the changing setting in the story.
• Story Problems: Solve addition, subtraction, and place value story problems.
• Venn Diagram: Use the diagram to explore the story’s setting.
• Truffula Tree Design: Get creative by designing your own Truffula Tree on a designated page.
• Reflective Writing: Write about what you would do if given the last Truffula seed.
• Speak for the Trees: Describe how you can contribute to Earth’s well-being, just like the Lorax.
• Environmental Pledges: Have students write and share their pledges to protect the environment.
• Recycling Crafts: Create art projects using recycled materials.
• Earth Day Posters: Design posters to promote Earth Day awareness and conservation tips.

Tools Needed: Pencils, crayons, markers, glue, scissors, imagination
Page Size: 8.5″x 11″ (Letter Size)

User Instructions:

• Cut-and-Paste Pages: Sort adjectives to describe the Lorax, the Once-ler, and the changing setting in the story.
• Story Problems: Solve addition, subtraction, and place value story problems.
• Venn Diagram: Use the diagram to explore the story’s setting.
• Truffula Tree Design: Get creative by designing your own Truffula Tree on a designated page.
• Reflective Writing: Write about what you would do if given the last Truffula seed.
• Speak for the Trees: Describe how you can contribute to Earth’s well-being, just like the Lorax.
• Environmental Pledges: Have students write and share their pledges to protect the environment.
• Recycling Crafts: Create art projects using recycled materials.
• Earth Day Posters: Design posters to promote Earth Day awareness and conservation tips.