Kindergarten Climate Change For Kids Lesson Plan (Climate Change)

Topic: climate change

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to understand the causes and effects of climate change.

Materials

• Images of climate change-related events (e.g. flooding, droughts, wildfires)
• Handouts with information about climate change
• Posters or presentation slides with information about climate change

Warm-up

• Have students draw a picture of their hometown. Ask them to include any landmarks or important places in their drawing.
• Next, have students share their drawings with the class and talk about any landmarks or important places they included. Ask them if any of the landmarks or places are endangered or threatened by climate change.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of climate change to the students. Explain that climate change is when the climate (the weather patterns of an area) changes over time.
• Show the students pictures or videos of places that are affected by climate change. Ask them to identify any endangered or threatened landmarks or places they see in the pictures or videos.
• Explain that climate change is caused by human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, which release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and cause it to warm up.
• Discuss the effects of climate change on different parts of the world, and on different people and animals.

Guided Practice

• Have the students work in pairs or small groups to create a collage or a poster showing the effects of climate change on different parts of the world, and on different people and animals.
• As a class, discuss and share the different creations made by the students.

Independent Practice

• Have the students research and create a project about a specific aspect of climate change that they are interested in, such as how it is affecting a particular region or -species, or a method that can be used to reduce the impact.
• Encourage the students to be creative and use their own words to present their projects.

Closure

• Review the main points of the lesson, including the causes and effects of climate change and some ways that people can help to reduce their carbon footprint.
• Ask the students to share any thoughts or questions they have about climate change.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the independent practice activity and provide feedback on their understanding of climate change and their ability to reduce their carbon footprint.