Taking action for the rainforest

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Rainforests - NEW LOOK The Rainforest under Threat

Objectives

Geography

  • To identify possible actions that people can take to help protect the rainforest.
  • To participate actively in collaborative conversations and decision-making.
  • To plan an action to help protect the rainforest.

Enquiry question
What action can we take to help protect the rainforest?

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Identify some possible actions that could be taken to help protect the rainforest.
  • Consider and rank different actions according to their relative ease and impact.
  • Plan an action that we could take to help protect the rainforest.

You Will Also Need

Sticky notes or small pieces of paper
Coloured paper for cutting out fruits and leaves (optional)

Weblinks
10 things children can do to help save the rainforests (Rainforest Alliance)
Resources from the charity, Size of Wales, which brings people in Wales and beyond together to take action to protect the world’s tropical forests