The Crayons Love Our Planet – World Environment Day

Description

The Crayons Love Our Planet by DeWalt and Jeffers is a great book for exploring World Environment Day, Earth Day and/or Arbor Day.

Pre-Reading Prediction

• Predictions from the cover
• Predictions for what will happen after two pages
• Interactive Flap Page for recording predictions

Vocabulary Tasks

• Alphabet Key
• Word Wall
• Words to describe our planet

Summary templates

• What did the crayons draw?
• Recount Template

Print and Go templates include

• I see, I think, I wonder
• 3-2-1 facts-opinions-questions
• Plus, minus, and interesting parts
• Text to Text, Self, World
• Write a sequel
• Sequencing task with two options
• Wordfind – two options

Book Report

• Read the text and decide if you would recommend it to others.

Craft Idea

• Create a display with our Earth and choices for headers and footers

Related packs can be found here.

Blog post for World Environment Day

The Crayons Love Our Planet is a great book to share for World Environment Day

Connects Young Kids to Big Ideas

• The story uses friendly crayon characters to help children understand that everyone can care for the Earth in simple, age-appropriate ways.

🎨 Celebrates Nature Through Colour

• Each crayon talks about what they love in the world (like green trees, blue oceans, and yellow sunshine), helping kids see the beauty of the natural world through colour and creativity.

🧒 Encourages Environmental Awareness

• It gently introduces themes like protecting nature, reducing waste, and appreciating the Earth, all without being scary or overwhelming for young readers.

📚 Supports Early Learning

• It links well with literacy, art, and environmental studies, making it perfect for cross-curricular activities—reading, drawing, and discussing how to help the planet.

💚 Promotes Positive Action

• The message is hopeful and empowering: everyone—even crayons!—can make a difference. It invites children to think about what they love about Earth and how they can help take care of it.

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