KS1/P1-3 lesson plans

Generation Green is a cross-curricular resource, with an emphasis on Active Citizenship and Personal Responsibility. It also supports the NFSS and Eco-Schools initiatives. The tabs below show how each lesson links into the Key Stage 1 and P1-3 curricula.

These 8 lessons and the assembly have the ultimate aim of making pupils aged 5-7 years old aware of where energy comes from and the effect its use has on the environment.

KS1/P1-3 Assembly Plan

The aim of this Assembly is to consolidate and share what the pupils have learned about energy.

Teaching resources

Primary lesson plans

Secondary lesson plans

Curriculum links

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In The Greenhouse

The aim of this lesson is to make 5-7 year olds about the greenhouse effect.

They will learn about coal-fired power stations and their emissions and also power stations that use wind and water power. Pupils will learn that some ways of producing power create fewer greenhouse gases than others and, therefore, contribute less to climate change.

Learning objectives

  • To understand the greenhouse effect.
  • To learn that some ways of producing power create fewer greenhouse gases than others.
Curriculum links
England (KS1) Science: Sc1 1, 2b
Geographical Enquiry 5a
Literacy: En1 4, 10, En2 7
Scotland (P1 – P3) 5-14 Guidelines

Environmental studies – level C
English Language: Talking – level C

3-18 Curriculum for Excellence

Science: Planet Earth: Sustainability, climate and earth sciences,
Energy in the environment: Energy transfer

Social studies: People, place and environment
Wales (KS1) Science: Nature of Science 1.1

Geography: Geographical Enquiry and Skills 1.1

English: Oracy, Range 1.5