Teaching Climate Change in Primary Schools

This essential guide offers primary educators a comprehensive framework for integrating climate change education into their classrooms, blending scientific accuracy with age-appropriate teaching strategies for students from early years through age thirteen. The book stands out by prioritizing climate justice as a core pedagogical principle, ensuring that discussions about environmental challenges remain grounded in equity and real-world impact. Its cross-curricular approach demonstrates how climate concepts naturally connect across subject areas, from science to social studies, making the content both accessible and meaningful.

What makes this resource particularly valuable is its research-informed balance—it equips teachers to present the urgency of climate science without inducing anxiety in young learners. The inclusion of online supplemental materials provides practical, ready-to-use tools that translate theory into daily classroom practice. For educators seeking to foster environmental literacy and empower the next generation of climate-conscious citizens, this book delivers both the philosophical foundation and the concrete strategies needed to make climate education both truthful and hopeful.