Teaching Climate Change in Primary Schools

Name: Teaching Climate Change in Primary Schools
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780367631673
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An Interdisciplinary Approach

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Teaching Climate Change in Primary Schools offers a vital and timely guide for educators on incorporating climate change education into primary education. Focusing on children aged 3 to 13, the book explores cross-curricular teaching methods centred on climate justice, supported by practical lesson plans and online resources. It balances scientific accuracy with age-appropriate pedagogy, covering topics such as interdisciplinary strategies, early childhood engagement, hopeful teaching approaches, and reflective practice across subjects including literacy, geography, science, history, and the arts.
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This book is ideal for primary school teachers, student teachers, geography specialists, and anyone interested in climate change education. It suits educators seeking to develop their understanding and skills in delivering climate-related content in a holistic and age-appropriate manner.

This important and timely book provides an overview of climate change and highlights the importance of including climate change education in primary schools. It emphasises the importance of cross-curricular pedagogical approaches with a focus on climate justice, providing in-depth assistance for teaching children aged 3 -13 years.

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Informed by up-to-date research, the book helps teachers to remain faithful to climate change science whilst not overwhelming children. Accompanied by online resources, this book includes practical and easy-to-follow ideas and lesson plans that will help teachers to include climate change education in their classrooms in a holistic, cross-curricular manner. Specific chapters address the following topics:

Inter-disciplinary approaches to climate change
Early childhood education
Pedagogies of hope
The importance of reflective practice
Ideas for including climate change education in curricular areas such as literacy, geography, science, history and the arts

Designed to promote climate change education in primary schools, Teaching Climate Change in Primary Schools will help primary teachers, student teachers, geography specialists, and all those interested in climate change education develop their own conceptual knowledge and that of the children in their class.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367631673

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 44 Tables, black and white; 31 Line drawings, black and white; 72 Halftones, black and white; 103 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Anne M. Dolan

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 830g

Pages: 364

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Anne M. Dolan is a lecturer in primary geography with the Department of Learning, Society and Religious Education in Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.