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Lesson 2: Caring for the environment

Learning about the environment and understanding how reusing things can benefit the environment.

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Learning objective

To understand how reusing items benefits the environment.

Non-statutory links

PSHE

Learning opportunities in Living in the Wider World

‘Pupils learn

L5. ways of carrying out shared responsibilities for protecting the environment in school and at home; how everyday choices can affect the environment (e.g. reducing, reusing, recycling; food choices) ‘

See: Programme of Study for PSHE education (KS1-5).

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support

Could use Activity: Reusing (support).

Pupils working at greater depth

Can be challenged to provide a greater range of benefits and ways to reuse things.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

In this unit

Created by:

Sarah Huggins,

RSE & PSHE specialist

Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in education. Starting as a Primary teacher, Sarah then moved into an advisory role that covered both PSHE education and Citizenship. She delivers courses for teachers, as well as sessions for children and young…

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