How Compost Makes Soil Fact Sheet

Read it before starting a class compost bin or the Compost in a Bag experiment. Children can use it as a reference for writing about World Soil Day.

One page titled How Compost Makes Soil with a cutaway bin labeled from browns and greens down to finished compost. Boxes explain what compost is, greens, browns, what to leave out, how worms and microbes help and how long it takes. A tips box gives 4 tips for a healthy compost pile.

Yes. We made it for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

7 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 30 World Soil Day resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our World Soil Day activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade to 5th Grade students, roughly ages 8-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade to 5th Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.