1.3.5 Creative writing
Students’ own creative writing can be an insightful way of incorporating climate education into the curriculum for learners of all ages. Using tools such as the Our Story app [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] , even very young children can be supported to write and share their own stories. You’ll see examples of people of all ages sharing their writing in relation to the climate emergency in the Letters to the Earth project, which you’ll explore in the next activity.
Activity 3 Letters to the Earth
Timing: Allow about 20 minutes
- Explore the Letters to the Earth project website and find at least one example of a letter that might interest the learners in your own context. Make a note of the URL, so that you can easily find it again and note the reasons for your choice.
- Consider how you might invite the learners in your setting to write a letter to the earth. Make some notes about the support that they would need to do this, and how you could incorporate this activity into the curriculum.
- If you have more time available, you might like to write your own letter to the earth.
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