World Environment Day: How We Can Help the Environment Worksheets is a meaningful and creative resource designed to help students explore the everyday actions people can take to protect and care for the planet. Perfect for use on World Environment Day, this task encourages students to connect environmental ideas with real-world behaviours while developing their literacy and visual expression skills.

Whether students are drawing, writing or doing both, this activity promotes reflection and awareness around issues like pollution, conservation and sustainability. It provides an opportunity for students to share what they know, extend their thinking, and build a sense of responsibility for the environment in a fun and age-appropriate way.

This resource includes differentiated line widths (24mm, 18mm and 14mm) and is suitable for a range of year levels. The finished worksheets can be used to create an inspiring class display when paired with our World Environment Day banner or poster.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Reflect on how people can protect the environment through everyday actions
• ✅ Express ideas through drawing and/or writing
• ✅ Build vocabulary and comprehension around sustainability topics
• ✅ Foster environmental awareness and a sense of responsibility

What’s Included:

• Printable worksheet with the prompt: “People can help protect the environment by…”
• Options for writing only, drawing only, or combined responses
• Available in three line widths: 24mm, 18mm and 14mm

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets
• Pencils, crayons or coloured markers

How to Use:

• Begin with a class brainstorm about how people can help the planet
• Provide students with the worksheet and discuss the meaning of the prompt
• Students complete the task by drawing, writing or both, depending on the template
• Display the finished work in the classroom or hallway using our World Environment Day banner or poster

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during your World Environment Day lesson as a whole-class reflection activity
• 💡 Include as part of a writing or visual arts rotation during your sustainability unit
• 💡 Use in conjunction with the other resources in our World Environment Day collection

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Support younger students by brainstorming and writing ideas on the board
• 💛 Encourage students to share their work and explain the reasoning behind their drawings or sentences
• 💛 Pair this worksheet with a picture book or video about environmental care for added context

World Environment Day: How We Can Help the Environment Worksheets is a simple yet powerful way to build students’ awareness of environmental issues while celebrating their ideas and creativity.