Celebrate Earth Day in Spanish: Vocabulary for Kids
Earth Day has celebrated the world’s natural resources since 1970. In 2022, it continues to be a reminder of how important it is to protect and restore our planet.
This special day is the perfect opportunity to practice Spanish using our Printable Earth Day Worksheets PDF! Teach your children about the impact we each have individually and as a society when everyone does their part.
Keep reading for Spanish-English vocabulary lists, coloring pages, scavenger hunts, memory games, books, and more meaningful activities.
Do these Earth Day activities in Spanish to teach your kids valuable ecological lessons this April 22—or any day!
¡Feliz día de la Tierra en español!
Happy Earth Day in Spanish!
Table of Contents:
- Earth Day Resources and Games
- Meaningful Earth Day Videos and Books
- Earth Day in Spanish – Writing Prompts
- Earth Day in Spanish – Vocabulary Lists
- Continue to Celebrate Earth Day in Spanish
Earth Day Resources and Games
This lesson is designed to include indoor and outdoor activities. Enjoy celebrating Earth Day with your kids!
Earth Week Coloring Pages
It’s fun for kids to relate ideas with objects, and coloring pages like these do wonders for their imagination, creativity, and memory. This activity is perfect for practicing the colors with them while you commemorate Earth Day in Spanish!
| English | Spanish |
| black | negro |
| blue | azul |
| brown | café |
| green | verde |
| orange | naranja |
| pink | rosa |
| purple | morado |
| red | rojo |
| white | blanco |
| yellow | amarillo |
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Color-by-Number Resources for Kids
Learning about the Earth Day in Spanish has never been so easy and fun! Use these coloring pages to continue practicing colors and memory skills with your little one.
Earth Day in Spanish – Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Earth in Spanish has never been so entertaining! Let your children play scavenger hunt looking for this items they can find in a garden or park:
| English | Spanish |
| birds | los pájaros, las aves |
| butterfly | la mariposa |
| flowers | las flores |
| green leaf | la hoja verde |
| mushrooms | los hongos |
| petals | los pétalos |
| plant | la planta |
| stones | las piedras |
| roots | las raíces |
| water | el agua |
| wood | la madera |
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Memory Game
This activity is enjoyable for kids of all ages. Memory games are extraordinary if you are looking for brain stimulation. When you add that on top of language learning, you get the whole package. Besides matching images, your children have to match words and their translations.
| English | Spanish |
| air | el aire |
| clouds | la nube |
| hail | el granizo |
| moon | la luna |
| rain | la lluvia |
| rainbow | el arcoiris |
| snow | la nieve |
| sun | el sol |
| umbrella | el paraguas, la sombrilla |
| wind | el viento |
Meaningful Earth Day Videos and Books
Videos and books are helpful when introducing Earth Day in Spanish to children.
1. YouTube Video and Song
Read the lyrics of this Earth Day song in Spanish and English. With enough practice, your children will eventually be able to sing along!
| English | Spanish |
| This Earth is ill because no one cares for itcars, factories, planes that polluterivers, forests, jungles, seas, and their animalsan elephant with big earsa crocodile that swims in the rivera snake, be careful it can bite you!a giraffe with a long neck and legslet’s go together to take care of rivers, forests, jungles, seas, animalslet’s go together to clean rivers, forests, jungles, seas, animals | Esta Tierra está malita porque nadie la cuidacoches, fábricas, aviones que contaminanríos, bosques, selvas, mares y sus animalesun elefante con orejas grandesun cocodrilo que nada por el ríouna serpiente, ¡cuidado que te muerde!una jirafa con cuello y piernas largasvamos juntos a, a cuidar ríos, bosques, selvas, mares, animalesvamos juntos a limpiar ríos, bosques, selvas, mares, animales |
2. YouTube Lesson
In this lesson, kids repeat the words they hear and read in the video while viewing landscape images.
3. Read Earth Day Books
Reading books is a memorable way to connect with information.
Commemorate Earth Day in Spanish with these books in Spanish and English about nature.
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Earth Day in Spanish – Writing Prompts
What to say on Earth Day? Here’s a list of writing prompts you can say on this special day!
¡Feliz día de la Tierra!
Happy Earth Day!
Reduce, recicla, reutiliza.
Reduce, recycle, reuse.
¡Salvemos al planeta!
Let’s save the planet!
¡No tires basura!
Do not litter!
Todos tenemos que poner nuestro granito de arena.
We have to do our bit.
Earth Day in Spanish – Vocabulary Lists
This section features vocabulary lists to celebrate Earth Day in Spanish:
- Perfect words for kindergarten children
- Terms and concepts ideal for older kids
- Nature words that start with “e” and “t”
- Verbs
Earth Day Vocabulary for Kindergarten
| English | Spanish |
| Earth | La Tierra |
| animals | los animales |
| coasts | las costas |
| forests | los bosques |
| insects | los insectos |
| jungle | la selva |
| nests | los nidos |
| oceans | los océanos |
| seas | los mares |
| trees | los arboles |
Earth Day in Spanish – Vocabulary for Older Kids
| English | Spanish |
| cloth diapers | los pañales de tela |
| contamination, pollution | la contaminación |
| garbage | la basura |
| glaciers | los glaciares |
| global warming | el calentamiento global |
| greenhouse effect | el efecto invernadero |
| inorganic waste | la basura inorgánica |
| natural fibers | las fibras naturales |
| organic waste | la basura orgánica |
| photosynthesis | la fotosíntesis |
| plastic | el plástico |
| renewable energy | la energía renovable |
| wind energy | la energía del viento |
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Earth Day Words That Start with E
| English | Spanish |
| Earth Day | el día de la Tierra |
| ecological | ecológico/a |
| ecology | la ecología |
| ecosystem | el ecosistema |
| efficient | eficiente |
| electricity | la electricidad |
| electronic devices | los aparatos electrónicos |
| emissions | las emisiones |
| energy | la energía |
| endangered | en peligro |
| environment | el ambiente |
| erosion | la erosión |
| evaporation | la evaporación |
| extinction | la extinción |
| extreme | extremo/a |
Earth Day Words That Start with T
| English | Spanish |
| technology | la tecnología |
| temperature | la temperatura |
| terrain | el terreno |
| toxic | tóxico/a |
| toxin | la toxina |
| traffic | el tráfico |
| trash | la basura |
| tree | el árbol |
| tropical | tropical |
Earth Day in Spanish – Verbs
| English | Spanish |
| to breathe | respirar |
| to conserve | conservar |
| to drink water | tomar agua, beber agua |
| to prevent | prevenir |
| to recycle | reciclar |
| to reduce | reducir |
| to reuse | reutilizar |
| to save energy | ahorrar energía |
| to take care of | cuidar de |
| to turn off | apagar |
| to unplug | desenchufar |
| to waste | desperdiciar |
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¡Deberíamos empezar a hacer composta y a plantar árboles!
We should start making compost and planting trees!
Tengo un popote de metal extra en mi bolsa de tela, ¿lo quieres?
I have a spare metal straw in my cloth bag, do you want it?
Es importante comprar productos ecológicos y pilas recargables.
It’s important to buy ecological products and rechargeable batteries.
Mi mamá usa un tendedero y deja que el viento y el sol sequen todo.
My mom uses a clothesline and lets the wind and sun dry everything.
Sólo utilizo el metro y otras formas de transporte público.
I only use the subway and other forms of public transportation.
Do These Actions and Use These Products Less
¡Es urgente que dejemos de comprar productos con aceite de palma! Eso contribuye a la deforestación y deja animales sin casa.
It is urgent that we stop buying products with palm oil! It contributes to deforestation and leaves animals with no home.
Los fertilizantes químicas, combustibles fósiles y bolsas de plástico están destruyendo nuestro planeta.
Chemical fertilizers, fossil fuels, and plastic bags are destroying our planet.
Nunca dejes correr el agua mientras te lavas los dientes.
Never leave the water running while you brush your teeth.
No está bien contaminar las calles.
It’s not good to litter the streets.
Continue to Celebrate Earth Day in Spanish
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