World Environment Day
Resource type: Event
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5
Region(s): All of UK
World Environment Day takes place annually on June 5th. First celebrated in 1973, World Environment Day is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as a global platform to encourage action to protect and restore our planet. The theme for World Environment Day 2023 is #BeatPlasticPollution.
Cost: Free
About UNEP: The United Nations Environment Programme was set up to serve as a global advocate for the environment, providing leadership and encouraging partnership amongst member states of the United Nations. Its mission is to raise awareness and advocate for effective environmental action.
Further resources:
- Schools can sign up for the Earth School Programme from TED-Ed and UNEP with quizzes and videos that explore how our planet works and the action needed to protect it.
- Find curriculum linked resources and real-world activities that explore environmental issues for KS2 and KS3 pupils on the WWF website.
- Oxfam provides a range of free teaching resources covering environmental issues for ages 7-14. Explore them here.
- Explore the different resources available from The Regenerators initiative from BBC Bitesize.
- Ensure your pupils can keep up to date with environmental issues by taking out a school subscription to a junior newspaper or nature magazine. Find a selection here.
- Topical Talk provides free resources to encourage and stimulate discussion about current affairs and the news for KS2 pupils. Find a selection of their climate-related resources here.
- The Climate Fiction Writers League is a group of writers from around the world whose work aims to raise awareness of climate change. Their books include pictures books, middle grade and young adult fiction. You can find them here.
- Find recordings of authors Vashti Hardy, Gill Lewis and Hannah Gold talking about their environmentally-themed books in the ReadingZone Bookclub archive.
- Books for Topics have an Awesome Planet Earth booklist as well as recommendations to cover environmental sustainability and plastic pollution.
- Find a selection of author videos, recommended booklists and activities themed around the environment from Scottish Book Trust.
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