Creative Learning Initiative’s Earth Week Activities

AISD’s Creative Learning Initiative has paired Creative Teaching Strategies to go with the themes of Earth Week. In this presentation, you will find dance, visual art, drama, and music strategies with open-ended questions to inspire student engagement, participation and multi-modal responses all around our beautiful planet. These lessons can stand alone or support the read alouds below!

Engage in Earth Week Themes with Read Alouds

Attention Teachers! Engage your students in the beauty of nature and the importance of environmental stewardship with captivating read alouds during Earth Week! The Humanities Department has created a spreadsheet of K-5 read alouds in English and Spanish integrating each day’s theme. They include powerful HMH texts and open-ended questions to spark meaningful discussions and inspire action. Join us in celebrating Earth Week utilizing the power of literature! All AISD K-5 teachers have access to these materials. Remember, you must have an HMH Teacher’s Guide open for the links to work.

Celebrate National Poetry Month During Earth Week!

In honor of National Poetry Month and AISD Earth Week, we invite all K-12 classrooms to participate in Poetry for the Planet! This initiative merges environmental advocacy with Reading Language Arts TEKS through daily creative challenges.
From "Acrostic Nature Walks" in primary grades to "Environmental Persona Poems" in high school, these activities empower students to use their voices to protect our local ecosystem. Each prompt is designed to align with our daily themes—like Move it Monday and Veggie Viernes—making it easy for teachers to integrate sustainability into their existing curriculum. Join the movement: Let’s turn our environmental observations into powerful stanzas. Share your students' work on social media using #AISDGreen and #PoetryForThePlanet!

Bring sustainability and innovation into the classroom with EcoRise STEM Lessons & Student Innovation Grant funding!

Check out these Earth Week focused STEM lessons from EcoRise, in partnership with AISD STEM! AISD partners with EcoRise to provide all AISD teachers with OPEN-SOURCE access to the Sustainable Intelligence Program: TEKS-aligned, cross-curricular K-12 lesson plans, teacher training, and support. Teachers also have access to Green Building Lessons for a Sustainable Future, Intro to Environmental Justice, Design Studio for sustainability and more! Enroll here or access the lesson plans here if you are already enrolled.

Additionally, teachers can support students to apply for funding from the Student Innovation Fund! Students can apply for grants of up to $750 per project to make their green innovations a reality. Measure an eco-theme in your campus environment using an Eco-Audit and then apply for a grant to fund your sustainability-focused project-based learning. Check-out past student projects or email elizabeth@ecorise.org for support and to apply!