The theme for Earth Day 2023 is Invest in our Planet.
Here are some resources that may inspire and support your work if you are thinking of doing something in your classroom or home.
StoryLinks has a list of Environmental Fiction:A selection for readers in Years 5-9. Topics include animal conservation, tree conservation, Australian landscape, ecosystems, mangroves & wetlands, overfishing, reefs, seasons, trees, forests & rainforests and non-fiction.
StoryLinks has also done longer reviews of resources that have environmental themes. These include Dear Gretaby Yvette Poshoglian, Egg by Clare Atkins, Sunny the Shark: Surviving the Wild 3 by Remy Lai, Wild Australian Lifeby Leonard Cronin, Devils in Danger by Samantha Wheeler and many more. To find these resources and more type in environmentor earth or your preferred search term in the search field, (it’s a little box to the right of your screen marked with a little magnifying glass) and a list or reviewed titles will come up.
Other resources include Earth Day 2023, more Earth Day reading, and Twinkl, a UK based organisation started by teachers, offering many free resources on this topic.