Teaching Tips

• Creating the "safe space" this resource asks for can sometimes be a challenge.
• Consider what the classroom norms are for communication and discussion before this activity and what is needed to ensure success.
• This lesson may require skillful classroom management to enable students to express vulnerability.

About the Content

• Facilitating discussions and creating solidarity are useful skills for students to develop for both social situations and multiple types of work.
• This lesson does not include background on what climate change is, which is necessary knowledge for this lesson.
• Teachers can find this background in the CLEAN teaching climate pages- https://cleanet.org/clean/literacy/climate/index.html
• Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.

About the Pedagogy

• After ensuring students are ready to engage in a potentially vulnerable discussion, allow time for sharing to occur organically.
• This may mean that the lesson will take additional time or require some processing after students share.
• Consider teaching the Emotions Wheel and Active Listening activities from this lesson set before this lesson.

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