SAVING THE EARTH
CONTENT
MAIN SUBJECT THEME
NATURAL SCIENCES: Saving the Earth and pollution
Types of pollution.
Recycle.
different materials and how to recycle them.
beneficious and healty habits for ourselves and for the environment.
Greenhouse effect.
sciencetific vocabulary, content and materials.
MULTIPLE FOCUS
ENGLISH: vocabulary about pollution, grammar structures, communication with others, write a letter to the mayor of the city...
MATHS: quantity and amount, comparisons, estimations.
ARTS & CRAFTS: creationf of murals, create an item with recycled materials
MUSIC: saving Earth promise song
RELEVANT
There is a global project in the school and they do activities around the theme in Tutoring classes. Besides, pollution is a theme that children hear a lot at home, in television... so it is familiar for them and they are aware about its danger.
CROSS CURRICULAR ELEMENTS
AUDIOVISUAL AIDS: video explaining types of pollution, the song, another videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cygAkWUWq48 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcEEGIwhNt0)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: learn to learn. Students will have the freedom to create and promote their own ideas; for example, creating an item with recycled materials, creating the mural...
CIVIC EDUCATION: how to keep the environment clean and safe, respect among others and places...
RESPECT: other students, their ideas and contributions and the environment too.
ICT: searching for information, some online activities...
LINGUISTIC SKILLS: learning Englsih through the theme, creating a poem, writing a letter, the lyrics of the song, communication with other schools...
KEY COMPETENCES
COMPETENCE IN LINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION.
COMPETENCE IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL COMPETENCE
LEARNING TO LEARN
SOCIAL AND CIVIC COMPETENCES
SENSE OF INITIATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CULTURE & COMMUNITY
CULTURAL AWARENESS
take care of the environment (the nearest one and in general).
COMMUNITY LINKS
exploring our surroundings (school, the nearest parks and the streets)
talk with a naturalist
writing a letter to the mayor
speak with children of other schools
show our project to the families
Mother Earth Day, 22nd April
CULTURAL LINKS
Documentaries about pollution
The Mother Earth Day (22nd April)
Song: saving Earth promise song.
writing poems: put vertically the word "EARTH" and write a poem using the letters of the word. For example (see the note added beside)
COGNITION
HOTs & LOTs
THINKING GAMES
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS