The following list consists of the most popular and widely used environmental education programs for K-12 classrooms. Each program provides proven curricula, materials, and, in many cases, in-person training on how to use the program with students. These programs are national in focus, meet North American Association for Environmental Education guidelines and many align with state standards of learning.

Grades: K-6

Description: A Child's Place in the Environment is an integrated hands-on environmental education curriculum for grades K-6. This series of 6 curriculum guides integrates science, English-language arts, and selected children's literature into student projects to enhance and improve their environment...

Grades: 3-6, also adaptable for middle school students

Description: Audubon Adventures offers environmental education for grades 3-6 through a self-guiding Classroom Kit. Audubon Adventures was developed in 1984 by the National Audubon Society, a leading non-profit conservation organization...

Grades: 4-6

Description: The Habitat Ecology Learning Program offers environmental education for grades 4-6 through an exciting interdisciplinary curriculum consisting of a collection of six modules: How Nature Works, Rain Forests, Grasslands, Wetlands, Deserts, and Temperature Forests...

Grades: K-8

Description: Habitats Nature Scope Kit offers environmental education for grades K-8 through a unique self-guided Activity Guide and supplemental modules. Habitats Nature Scope Kit was created by the National Wildlife Federation and is based on the award-winning Ranger Rick Nature Scope...

Grades: 6-12

Description: Investigating & Evaluating Environmental Issues & Actions: Skill Development Program offers environmental education for grades 6-12 through a teacher's manual and student manual designed to teach students how to investigate and evaluate science-related social issues...

Grades: 4 Volume Program covering grades K-12

Description: Living Lightly in the City & Living Lightly on the Planet offer environmental education for grades K-12 through a set of curriculum materials that include four environmental education guidebooks that focus on different topics and grade levels...

Grades: K-12, with activities adaptable to specific grade levels.

Description: Project Learning Tree® (PLT) is an award winning, broad based environmental education program for grades PreK-12. PLT activity guides and supplemental modules provide the needed tools to bring the environment into classrooms - and students into the environment...

Grades: PreK-12, with activities adaptable to specific grade levels.

Description: Project Wet offers environmental education for grades PreK-12 through an attractive 500-page curriculum and activity guide. Project Wet was created in 1984 as part of Montana State University's water course program...

Grades: K-12, with activities adaptable to specific grade levels.

Description: Project WILD offers environmental education for grades K-12 through an attractive 500-page curriculum and activity guide focusing on wildlife. Project WILD was created in 1983 and is co-sponsored by the Council for Environmental Education, a national organization based in Houston, TX and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The curriculum and activity guide was designed in consultation with teachers and scientific experts nationwide. Over 900,000 teachers have been trained on and use the materials of Project WILD which has reached millions of students.

Grades: 5-8, with activities adaptable to other grade levels.

Description: Windows on the Wild is the environmental education curriculum developed in 1996 by the World Wildlife Fund, a leading international wildlife conservation organization. The curriculum includes a series of modules designed mainly for middle school, but is adaptable to other grade levels...