Circle time
Aim:
To introduce the conceptof sustainability to younger children.
You will need:
A group of people.
Duration:
15 minutes
Introduce a discussion about sustainability with younger children. These are some suggested questions to ask:
- Do you think we take good care or our environment?
- Why are trees important?
- Is it ok to keep catching fish, even though they will eventually all be caught?
- What is pollution? What things can cause pollution?
- Do we have enough resources (e.g. water, trees, fish) on the planet for us to use as much as we want?
- Is it possible for us to reduce our damage to the environment? How?
Explain that 'sustainability' means balancing the needs of people, business and the environment. At the moment we are not taking good care of our planet. We need to improve our habits to have less impact on the planet, and make sure there is still enough left for our grandchildren.