| Students profile/age of the student: | 10-12 years old… |
| Climate change topic | Storytelling to kids / Wildlife and climate change |
| Connected subject in the curriculum | Environment, school, teaching, activities, games |
| Skills and competencies to be developed | critical thinking, content knowledge, teamwork, listening skills, decision making… |
| Terminology, keywords | Environment, environmental, Climate Change |
| Teaching techniques and tools: | storytelling, warm-up activities, brainstorming, role games, case study… |
| Methodological recommendations for the implementation | Create a Schoolyard Butterfly Habitat Eco-Schools: – Free National Wildlife Federation program – Whole school, student-driven – Results in Certified Wildlife Habitat and a – Bronze Award – Can Purchase Signage – School addresses multiple “pathways” or themes – School can achieve a Bronze, Silver, or Green Flag Award 1. Start a Habitat Team 2. Choose a Site 3. Create a Work Plan 4. Involve the Community 5. Certify Your Schoolyard Habitat |
| Materials needed: | Paper Pencils Internet access |
| Materials offered | Reading, exercises, story to be told in class, topic of an essay … |
Activity description, instructions for teachers
Educators and students can work together to create a butterfly habitat on school, facility or community grounds. By planting the appropriate native host and nectar plants and providing water sources and other habitat features, you can turn your school grounds into a National Wildlife Federation certified Schoolyard Habitats site — it’s easy and fun! Schoolyard Habitats projects provide unique, hands-on, outdoor learning opportunities that cannot be duplicated in the traditional classroom setting and become an important part of your local ecosystem. Your new site will provide outdoor learning opportunities that are interdisciplinary, standards-based, and inexpensive — as well as beneficial to butterflies and other local wildlife. NWF’s Schoolyard Habitats program can provide resources, training and curriculum support to participating schools, institutions and community groups. Visit www.nwf.org/schoolyardhabitats for more information.
Since 1996, the National Wildlife Federation has worked to assist schools in the creation of Schoolyard Habitats®, which create and restore wildlife habitat on school grounds while providing outdoor classrooms for learning across the curriculum. There are currently over 5,000 schools and counting that have been certified through this program.
| Source: | https://www.nwf.org/schoolyardhabitats |
| Additional Links: | https://www.abca.ca/education/lessonplans/#grade-one |