Looking After the Environment - Climate Change - FLEX Class

What can we do to understand and protect the environment?


- Did you know that humans use only about 1% of all available water?
- Almost 80% of marine animals are at risk from plastic pollution?
- More than 25 trillion styrofoam cups are thrown away every single year?

What can we do to contribute to making our environment better for ourselves and future generations?

 If your child is interested in the environment and how humans impact the environment - you have come to the right place! 

Have you ever wondered how we can  encourage our learners to care about the environment around us? This FLEX class  introduces the main environmental issues that children may have heard about in the news or at school. It explores this subject in an engaging way with the help of colorful photos, embedded videos, original artwork, speakers notes and activities. This resource helps children to access information about the environment and encourages them to contemplate about what impact we have made as humans and what changes they can make as individuals to show that they care about the wellbeing of our planet. 

LINKS TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS / LITERACY 

Comprehension skills are vital when trying to pass exams at schools.  Learners  will learn about environmental issues that are affecting our planet to supplement studies at school. It will enable children to be able to articulate their opinions when they encounter this subject in the classroom or in everyday life such as on the news.

My aim is for children to do more than decode information - I want them to understand and give their opinions. This will support learners to enjoy comprehension activities and feel a sense of achievement. I will be encouraging learners to use new vocabulary in their explanations, responses and when giving points of view. Look out for other topics that will be offered and feel free to sign up your child for all of the lessons or just one - whatever captivates their interest. The goal is to get children grow in confidence when answering comprehension and writing activities. Practice makes perfect.

I will share a colorful and engaging lessons about wetlands.  This subject is presented in an engaging and appealing way. 

Class One - Taking Care Of The Environment

What are some of the issues that our environment is facing?

Children will have a choice of homework that links to their style of learning:
- Make a video / radio report about the state of the environment - with  feedback and interaction from teacher and replies and interaction with fellow students. 
- Write a report (with scaffold) about the environment
- Foldable paper activities / vocabulary work 
- Comprehension questions relating to the environment


Class Two- Natural Disasters vs Environmental disasters caused by human impact
Hurricanes, droughts, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, oil spills, earthquakes, heatwaves and much more. 

Children will have a choice of homework that links to their style of learning:
- Make a video / radio report about the wetland environment - with  feedback and interaction from teacher and replies and interaction with fellow students. 
- Write a report (with scaffold) about different types of natural / non- natural disasters
- Foldables / vocabulary work 
- Comprehension questions relating to the lesson
- Pop quizzes - children to answer
- Natural disaster / human impact disaster art gallery - children to positively discuss each others art or collage work. 

Class 3 - Water and Air Pollution and water wastage
- Make a video / radio report about the water and air pollution - with  feedback and interaction from teacher and replies and interaction with fellow students. 
- Write a report (with scaffold) about different types of pollution and how it is causes
- Foldables / vocabulary work 
- Comprehension questions relating to pollution
- Nearpod activities
- Environment art gallery - children to positively discuss each others art or collage work. 

Class 4- Environments under threat

- Share research and information found  with teacher and other students 
- Make a video / radio report about environments that have been polluted or neglected - with  feedback and interaction from teacher and replies and interaction with fellow students. 
- Write a report (with scaffold) about environments that are not thriving
- Foldables / vocabulary work 
- Comprehension questions relating to the lesson
- Pop quizzes - children to answer
- Children to make a presentation an environment where the environment is under threat - past or present.

Class 5 - What is going on in the world today? What is happening in your local environment.

- A closer look at topical issues. 
- Reflecting on the environment we live in or vacation to. 

Class 6 - What we can do better - what positive impact can we make? - Looking at how world leaders are also trying to make an impact. 

- How do we get rid of waste? Exploring the issue of how much waste we produce and where it goes. 
- How can we do things better?
- Writing a diary about how much waste learners produce in a day and reflection about this. 
- Share research and information found  with teacher and other students 
- Make a video / audio report about changes we can make - with  feedback and interaction from teacher and replies and interaction with fellow students. 
- Write a report (with scaffold) about ways we can make a change
- What waste do we produce and how do we get rid of it?

Time frame / Schedule 

Monday 
-All information / lesson and activities for the week are posted as well as topics throughout the week as students interact with the classroom.

Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Thursday 
- I will respond to any questions relating to this week’s topic. Questions are answered in class and homework completed. 

Friday- 
-I will give feedback to the class as a whole and individual students. Students can also participate in peer-to-peer review and feedback and discuss how they felt they did and what they enjoyed including steps forward. This is a great time to share new facts discovered!

Saturday / Sunday 
- Learners can ask questions relating to the following week. 

Because of YouTube privacy and age requirements, all links to my lessons will be provided via the Outschool Platform.