Schools are vital for teaching children about nature and their impact on the world around them to help tackle climate change and the ecological emergency.
That’s why our Green Team offers their know-how and resources for free to support primary school teachers in giving their pupils the skills and knowledge about climate change and nature that they’ll need for the future.
To do this, the team comes into primary schools to lead free, interactive and engaging classroom activities and assemblies about our planet and nature. The sessions have all been created with the national curriculum in mind.
Our Green Team staff are DBS checked and, as sustainability experts, confident in answering almost any unexpected or tricky question about our planet, nature and climate change that your pupils may ask.
Free classroom activities
Choose one of the following activities:
- Saving energy to save the planet
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Your pupils will:
- learn about the link between energy and climate change
- experiment with different materials and their insulating properties
- think about how we all use energy, how we can save it and why we should
- create plans for saving energy at home and at school
Our team will need:
- an hour’s lesson time
- a large classroom, big enough for 30 pupils
- four to six large tables for group activities
- a smart board or whiteboard with a projector (we can supply a projector on request to schools that do not have one available)
These activities were created with the following Key Stage 2 national curriculum points in mind:
- working scientifically
- living things and their habitats
- electricity
- properties and changes of materials
- design
- How to help hedgehogs (and other wildlife too)
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Your pupils will:
- think about what wildlife they see in their gardens or at school
- work together on ideas on how to be more wildlife friendly
- explore the challenges faced by creatures such as hedgehogs
- create resources for helping wildlife at home and at school
Our team will need:
- an hour’s lesson time
- a large classroom, big enough for 30 pupils
- four to six large tables for group activities
- a whiteboard or smart board
- an outdoor area (if weather is good)
- A3 paper (two sheets per table) and colouring pens or pencils
These activities were created with the following Key Stage 2 national curriculum points in mind:
- working scientifically
- living things and their habitats
- design
To find out more or book a free classroom activity, teachers can get in touch with our Green Team.
Free assemblies
Choose one of the following assemblies:
- Saving energy to save the planet
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Your pupils will:
- learn about the link between energy and climate change
- explore how humans can cause and help tackle climate change
- think about how we all use energy, how we can save it and why we should
- be inspired to save energy at home and at school
Our team will need:
- 20 minutes
- the school hall
- a projector and projector screen (our team can supply a projector on request to schools that do not have one available)
This assembly was created with the following Key Stage 2 national curriculum points in mind:
- working scientifically
- living things and their habitats
- electricity
- How to help hedgehogs (and other wildlife too)
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Your pupils will:
- think about what wildlife they see in their gardens or at school
- explore the challenges faced by creatures due to human activity
- suggest ideas about how we can all help animals and insects thrive
- be inspired to help wildlife at home and at school
Our team will need:
- 20 minutes
- the school hall
- a projector and projector screen (our team can supply a projector on request to schools that do not have one available)
This assembly was created with the following Key Stage 2 national curriculum points in mind:
- working scientifically
- living things and their habitats
- Wasting less with the ‘new’ three Rs: reduce, reuse, repair
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Your pupils will:
- think about what waste is and why it is a problem, particularly food waste
- explore how they can help create less waste with the ‘new’ three Rs
- suggest ideas on how we can make simple changes at home or school to waste less
- be inspired to get creative and reduce waste at home and at school
Our team will need:
- 20 minutes
- the school hall
- a projector and projector screen (we can supply a projector on request to schools that do not have one available)
This assembly was created with the following Key Stage 2 national curriculum points in mind:
- working scientifically
- living things and their habitats
To find out more or book a free assembly, teachers can get in touch with our Green Team.