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World Naked Gardening Day

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/world-naked-gardening-day

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the observance timing?
2. What is the global participation?
3. When is World Naked Gardening Day celebrated?
4. Why do people choose to garden without clothes on this day?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Embodied Environmentalism
Societal Norms
Body Autonomy

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the observance timing?Annually on the first Saturday of May
2. What is the global participation?An international event celebrated across various countries
3. When is World Naked Gardening Day celebrated?It happens every year on the first Saturday of May.
4. Why do people choose to garden without clothes on this day?They want to feel the earth more directly, learn about nature, and practice body positivity and environmental awareness.

Embodied Environmentalism: An approach to environmentalism that emphasizes direct physical experience and connection with nature.
Societal Norms: Expected or standard behaviors within a particular society or group.
Body Autonomy: The right of an individual to control their own body and make decisions about it.