Below, you will find a wide range of ideas and resources to help you
when you are teaching children about the environment and recycling. If you have any relevant
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- Greener Schools - Some videos which have useful ideas for making your schools greener.
- Our Carbon Footprint
- A factsheet which explains what it meant by the term 'Carbon Footprint'. Contributed by Perry Day. - Carbon's Mysterious Footprint - A story which helps children to understand what is meant by the term 'Carbon Footprint'. Contributed by Perry Day.
- Earth
Day - Trees (Year 1) -
A lesson plan, originally created for use on Earth Day, which
helps children to think about why trees are important.
- Earth
Day - Carbon Footprint (Year 2) -
A lesson plan, originally created for use on Earth Day, which
encourages children to think about their own carbon footprint.
- Earth
Day - Extreme Weather (Year 3) -
A lesson plan, originally created for use on Earth Day, which
helps children to think about how to stay safe in extreme weather.
- Earth
Day - Recycling (Year 4) -
A lesson plan, originally created for use on Earth Day, which
asks why recycling is important.
- Earth
Day - Recycling (Year 5) -
A lesson plan, originally created for use on Earth Day, which
gets children to investigate the effect that recycling has on
the planet.
- Earth
Day - Trees (Year 6) -
A lesson plan, originally created for use on Earth Day, which
encourages pupils to think about the effects of chopping down
trees and replanting them.
- Wind
Power Challenge -
An activity which involves designing a wind turbine using classroom
objects. Contributed by Practical
Action.
- Wind
Turbine Images -
A set of images showing different designs of wind turbines.
Contributed by Practical
Action.
- Renewable
Energy Notes -
Some useful notes which explain why renewable energy is cool.
Contributed by Practical
Action.
- Renewable
Energy Wordsearch -
A wordsearch using words linked to renewable energy. Contributed
by Practical
Action.
- Green Classroom Lesson Plans - Teach pupils about water conservation with these lesson plans. Contributed by Yorkshire Water.
- Green Classroom Workbook - A set of activities and worksheets, linked to the Green Classroom lesson plans. Contributed by Yorkshire Water.
- Green Classroom Certificate - Celebrate your pupils' understanding of water conservation with this certificate. Contributed by Yorkshire Water.
- Eco Tales Lesson Plans
- A set of lesson plans that encourage people to reduce the use of plastic. - Eco
Week Ideas -
A wonderful collection of ideas for having an
Eco Week at your school. Contributed by Margaret
Kunzer.
 Recycling Vocabulary |
 Compost Bin |
 Endangered Animals |
 Eco-Star Certificate |
 Environment Inspiration Posters Use our inspirational posters to encourage discussion about environmental issues. |
 'Save the Planet' Banner |
 'The Environment' Banner |
 'Look after our World' Banner |
 Renewable Energy |
 Recycling Symbol Poster |
 Recycling Bin Poster |
 Panda Poster |
Find ideas and resources linked to popular environmental books!
 Christopher Nibble |
 Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish |
 Hey! What's That Nasty Whiff? |
 Michael Recycle |
 Supermoo |
 The Lorax |
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