Youth Social Action Resource Hub

This YSA starter pack contains the key resources needed to plan and deliver YSA in your setting.

This resource contains the following lessons: Lesson 1: Understanding the Meaning of Sustainability Young people to understand the meaning of sustainability and the skills and knowledge needed to make changes. Lesson 2: How does what we eat impact the environment? Young people to understand the impact our eating habits can have on the environment. Lesson 3: What is Biodiversity? The key objective of this lesson is to learn about biodiversity and importance Lesson 4: What do young people think about Climate Change? What do young people think about Climate Crisis? What are they doing about it? Let's meet some young people. Lesson 5: The role of the UN in supporting young people with change? The role of the UN in supporting young people to support change.

This resource contains the following lessons: Delivering Youth Social Action Lesson 1: The main purpose of this lesson is to be able to describe the biodiversity found in Antarctica and allow the young people to learn about different elements regulating the climate as well as the role of biodiversity in sustaining health and life. Lesson 2: The aim of the session is for young people to understand the role of the glaciers in the greenhouse effect and how greater CO2 emissions through the impact of human activities Lesson 3: In this session, young people will look at the effects that the melting of glaciers has on the Antarctic food web.
Lesson 4: The aim of this session is to develop the skills to present an argument for the protection of Antarctica.

This guide provides an overview of how social action projects can be delivered.

The passport supports the reflection process of #WeWill projects. Passports have been developed as a medium for pupils to record their journey through the social action process. It gives pupils tasks to be completed in class or as part of their home learning process. The passport allows pupils to record what they have learnt, learn more skills, and solve riddles through the use of their problem-solving skills.

This Overview provides background knowledge for staff to understand the context of climate change and how it affects pupils. The second part guides the approach of social action teaching on Climate Change.

This curriculum map provides links to integrate the topic of Climate Change within the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2. It can:
be read to obtain an overview of the connections made with the National Curriculum.
also inform the planning of activities that will teach social action skills or inform future social action planning.
 

Overview of KS1 Teaching Activities Lesson 1: Exploring nature and being able to name different elements: Young people will learn how to explore nature in a local area that is familiar to them. They can name some elements of it and explain why they like it. Lesson 2: How the wind helps plants to grow: This task will enable the young people to talk about the interrelationship between a flower, the wind, and the soil. Lesson 3: How can I plant a garden? This lesson explores how young people could plant gardens regardless of space. Lesson 4: How can I write instructions to grow and look after plants?
This task will enable the young people to write a set of instructions on how to look after plants.