Educational Empowerment:

Resources for Teachers to Support Young People's Learning

Lesson Plans

Assembly Presentations

Climate Change Assembly

An assembly about climate change

Aged 13+

Rainforests Assembly

An assembly presentation complete with presenter's notes.

Aged 5 - 12

Sustainable Living Assembly

An assembly presentation and accompanying presenter notes about sustainable living.

Aged 13+

Farming and the Environment Assembly

An assembly presentation with accompanying presenter notes.

Aged 5 - 12

Food waste assembly

An assembly covering the topic of food waste. Includes a PowerPoint presentation and presenter's script.

Aged 5 - 12

Plastic Pollution Assembly

Presentation and presenter notes for an assembly on the topic of plastic pollution.

Aged 13+

Bees Assembly

An assembly on bees for use in primary schools.

Aged 5 - 12

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Factsheets

Soil

Aged 13+

Seed Saving

Aged 5 - 12

Fast Fashion

Aged 13+

Rio+20

Aged 13+

Turtle (Green)

Aged 13+

Albatross (Wandering)

Aged 13+

Camel

Aged 13+

Recycling

Aged 13+

Conservation

Aged 13+

Climate Change for Parents: What you can do at home

Aged 13+

Climate Change for Parents: The Facts

Aged 13+

Slow worm

Aged 13+

Grass snake

Aged 13+

Common lizard

Aged 13+

Sand lizard

Aged 13+

Adder

Aged 13+

Electric Cars

Aged 5 - 12

Composting

Aged 5 - 12

Snowflakes

Aged 5 - 12

Trade in Endangered Species

Aged 5 - 12

Sustainability

Aged 5 - 12

Seashore

Aged 5 - 12

Sea Pollution

Aged 5 - 12

Save The Plants

Aged 5 - 12

Tsunami

Aged 13+

Using a Quadrat

Aged 13+

Vivisection

Aged 13+

Rivers

Aged 13+

River Pollution

Aged 13+

Rainforests

Aged 13+

Renewable Energy: Solar Energy

Aged 13+

Whales - Saving the Whales

Aged 13+

Renewable Energy: Biomass Energy

Aged 13+

Wildlife Areas for Schools

Aged 13+

Renewable Energy

Aged 13+

Quarrying and Mineral Extraction

Aged 13+

Rainforest Animals

Aged 13+

Indigenous People of the Rainforest

Aged 13+

Rainbow

Aged 13+

Ponds

Aged 13+

Pollution

Aged 13+

Wildlife in the Garden

Aged 13+

Palm Oil

Aged 13+

Ozone Layer

Aged 13+

Wildlife ID

Aged 13+

Overfishing

Aged 13+

Overpopulation

Aged 13+

Biosphere

Aged 13+

Wildlife in Winter

Aged 13+

Nestboxes for Birds

Aged 13+

Oil Pollution Case Study

Aged 13+

Survival at the Poles

Aged 13+

Mirage

Aged 13+

Migration

Aged 13+

Meat Free Mondays

Aged 13+

Zoos

Aged 13+

World Conservation Problems

Aged 13+

Making a Pond

Aged 13+

Leaves

Aged 13+

Hunter-Gatherers

Aged 13+

Hibernation

Aged 13+

Heathland

Aged 13+

Global Warming

Aged 13+

Endangered Animals of the World

Aged 13+

Genetically Modified Foods

Aged 13+

Fukushima

Aged 13+

Food of the Future

Aged 13+

Environment

Aged 13+

Feeding Garden Birds

Aged 13+

Extinction

Aged 5 - 12

Earth Summit 2002

Aged 13+

Energy

Aged 13+

Ecocide

Aged 13+

El Nino and Indonesia

Aged 13+

Hedges

Aged 13+

Desert Regions

Aged 13+

Desertification

Aged 13+

Copenhagen Climate Conference

Aged 13+

Communication in Animals

Aged 13+

Climate Change and Animals

Aged 13+

Climate Change

Aged 13+

British Butterflies in Danger

Aged 13+

Britain's Rare Flowers

Aged 13+

Britain's Disappearing Wildlife

Aged 13+

Britain's Disappearing Habitats

Aged 13+

Rabbit

Aged 13+

Boats

Aged 13+

Puffin

Aged 13+

Polecat (European)

Aged 13+

Razorbill

Aged 13+

Penguin (Emperor)

Aged 13+

Polar Bear

Aged 13+

Pine Marten

Aged 13+

Reptiles (British)

Aged 13+

Peregrine Falcon

Aged 13+

Penguins

Aged 13+

Rhinoceros

Aged 13+

Panda (Giant)

Aged 13+

Robin

Aged 13+

Owl (Short-Eared)

Aged 13+

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Activities

Home Learning Activity: Milk bottle elephants

Aged 5 - 12

Home Learning Activity: Make a bird feeder

Aged 5 - 12

Home Learning Activity: Making a wildflower meadow

Aged 13+

Home Learning Activity: Make a bug hotel

Aged 5 - 12

Home Learning Activity: Make your own bioplastic

Aged 13+

Home Learning Activity: Making a vertical garden

Aged 13+

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Other Useful Downloads

Guides for young people for having a green Christmas and Halloween, writing to their local MP, green fundraising ideas and lots of old issues of our publications from when Better Planet Education was YPTE...

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Tools for Educators

We have a range of programmes and services that are specifically designed to help teachers.

Book a School Talk

Our free, live and interactive online talks via Zoom, Teams or or Google Meetings are available to schools anywhere in the UK. In-person talks are available to schools located close to Better Planet Education's headquarters in Yeovil, Somerset.‍

School Schemes

Find out more about Better Planet Schools, our year-round online environmental education platform for UK primary schools, and other schemes for schools.

Our initiatives

Find out about Young People's Voices, our Young Trustees programme and more - all designed to engage and involve young people with taking care of our world.

Learning Hub

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You can use the 'Search' function to find items by topic or by type. It's easy to use for both teachers and young people.

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Lesson Plans

What is the FSC?

Seashore: Plants and animals of the rocky shore

African Savanna: Plants and animals

Local environment: Plants and animals

Rainforests

Plants: Year 1 & Year 2 (Key Stage 1)

Animals, including humans: Year 3

Plants: Year 3

Animals: Year 1 & Year 2 (Key Stage 1)

Living things and their habitats: Year 5 (Plant reproduction)

Living things and their habitats: Year 6 (Classification)

Living things and their habitats: Year 4

Living things and their habitats: Year 5 (Animal life cycles & reproduction)

Evolution and inheritance: Year 6

Food: Farming and the Environment

Food: Packaging and Recycling

Food: Food Waste

Food: Fairtrade

Cold Areas: The Arctic

Bees

Sussex: The Weald

Food: Food Miles

Cold Areas: Antarctica

Plastic Pollution

Hot Areas: The Sahara

Sussex: Birds

Sussex: The Coastal Plain

Sussex: The South Downs

Climate change

Water Cycle

Seasonal Changes (Key Stage 1)

Sustainable Living

Fuels and Energy Resources

Food Chains and Keystone Species

Sustainable Development

Transport

Heatwaves

Solar Energy Activity Pack

Science Cross-Curricular Pack

Assembly Presentations

Climate Change Assembly

Rainforests Assembly

Sustainable Living Assembly

Farming and the Environment Assembly

Food waste assembly

Plastic Pollution Assembly

Bees Assembly

Factsheets

Soil

Seed Saving

Fast Fashion

Rio+20

Turtle (Green)

Albatross (Wandering)

Camel

Recycling

Conservation

Climate Change for Parents: What you can do at home

Climate Change for Parents: The Facts

Slow worm

Grass snake

Common lizard

Sand lizard

Adder

Electric Cars

Composting

Snowflakes

Trade in Endangered Species

Sustainability

Seashore

Sea Pollution

Save The Plants

Tsunami

Using a Quadrat

Vivisection

Rivers

River Pollution

Rainforests

Renewable Energy: Solar Energy