Save the Earth Writing Prompts

With the push to be more environmentally conscious in the forefront of today’s media comes a plethora of “Save the Earth” writing prompts that can fire the imaginations of your homeschool students.  For younger students, an acrostic poem using some key words (such as “earth”, “environment”, or “green”) would be a great way to get them thinking of ways to help our environment.  Older children will respond well to “Save the Earth” writing prompts that require a little more thought.

One “Save the Earth” writing prompt I particularly like is to ask your students these questions:  If you could design your own house using renewable resources, what would your house be made of?  How would you heat and cool it and what would provide power for appliances? Do you think this could become the house of the future? If so, when do you think this futuristic house will be available to purchase?

If you have a mix of ages in your homeschool, a “Save the Earth” writing prompt on a subject that can be as simple or complex as you wish is a good choice.  An example is trees.  Younger students can read Joyce Kilmer’s famous poem “Trees” and explain what it means to them.  Older children can write an essay on the ways in which we can conserve trees (using digital forms instead of paper, for example) and stop deforestation. You can even let your homeschoolers propose some “Save the Earth” writing prompts of their own, as most children are very attuned to our need to be good stewards to our environment.