How to Save the Planet: Teaching the Climate Emergency in Primary Schools

Paul Turner - Climate crisis communicator and environmental campaigner, UK
Meryl Batchelder - Climate and sustainability educator, UK
How to Save the Planet: Teaching the Climate Emergency in Primary Schools
September 2026 | 184 pages | Sage UK
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Description

This is the comprehensive guide for primary teachers looking to deepen their knowledge about climate change and how to effectively use this in teaching across the primary curriculum.

Bursting with accessible information about the climate crisis and the actions we can take to live more sustainably, this book sets out how primary teachers can engage with this urgent issue in ways that are professionally appropriate and curriculum-aware.

  • Themed chapters offer a deep dive into very teachable topics such as food, nature, waste and energy.
  • Case studies highlight how individual schools have developed their own environmental education projects.
  • Classroom activities translate important environmental concerns into engaging and flexible learning opportunities.

Contents

Chapter 1: What is the climate emergency?

Chapter 1: What is the climate emergency?

Chapter 2: How are we affecting nature?

Chapter 2: How are we affecting nature?

Chapter 3: How can teachers help?

Chapter 3: How can teachers help?

Chapter 4: How can we communicate effectively?

Chapter 4: How can we communicate effectively?

Chapter 5: Society

Chapter 5: Society

Chapter 6: Energy

Chapter 6: Energy

Chapter 7: Food

Chapter 7: Food

Chapter 8: Water

Chapter 8: Water

Chapter 9: Transport

Chapter 9: Transport

Chapter 10: Waste

Chapter 10: Waste

Chapter 11: Nature

Chapter 11: Nature

Chapter 12: What next?

Chapter 12: What next?

Additional materials

Description

This is the comprehensive guide for primary teachers looking to deepen their knowledge about climate change and how to effectively use this in teaching across the primary curriculum.

Bursting with accessible information about the climate crisis and the actions we can take to live more sustainably, this book sets out how primary teachers can engage with this urgent issue in ways that are professionally appropriate and curriculum-aware.

  • Themed chapters offer a deep dive into very teachable topics such as food, nature, waste and energy.
  • Case studies highlight how individual schools have developed their own environmental education projects.
  • Classroom activities translate important environmental concerns into engaging and flexible learning opportunities.

Contents

Chapter 1: What is the climate emergency?

Chapter 1: What is the climate emergency?

Chapter 2: How are we affecting nature?

Chapter 2: How are we affecting nature?

Chapter 3: How can teachers help?

Chapter 3: How can teachers help?

Chapter 4: How can we communicate effectively?

Chapter 4: How can we communicate effectively?

Chapter 5: Society

Chapter 5: Society

Chapter 6: Energy

Chapter 6: Energy

Chapter 7: Food

Chapter 7: Food

Chapter 8: Water

Chapter 8: Water

Chapter 9: Transport

Chapter 9: Transport

Chapter 10: Waste

Chapter 10: Waste

Chapter 11: Nature

Chapter 11: Nature

Chapter 12: What next?

Chapter 12: What next?

Additional materials

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How to Save the Planet: Teaching the Climate Emergency in Primary Schools


September 2026 | 184 pages | Sage UK

Format Published Date ISBN Price
Paperback 06/01/2026 9781529612196 $33.00
Hardcover 06/01/2026 9781529612202 $104.00
180 Day Ebook 27/02/2026 9781529678970 $19.00
Lifetime 27/02/2026 9781529678970 $28.00

This is the comprehensive guide for primary teachers looking to deepen their knowledge about climate change and how to effectively use this in teaching across the primary curriculum.

Bursting with accessible information about the climate crisis and the actions we can take to live more sustainably, this book sets out how primary teachers can engage with this urgent issue in ways that are professionally appropriate and curriculum-aware.

  • Themed chapters offer a deep dive into very teachable topics such as food, nature, waste and energy.
  • Case studies highlight how individual schools have developed their own environmental education projects.
  • Classroom activities translate important environmental concerns into engaging and flexible learning opportunities.

Table Of Contents:

  • Chapter 1: What is the climate emergency?
  • Chapter 2: How are we affecting nature?
  • Chapter 3: How can teachers help?
  • Chapter 4: How can we communicate effectively?
  • Chapter 5: Society
  • Chapter 6: Energy
  • Chapter 7: Food
  • Chapter 8: Water
  • Chapter 9: Transport
  • Chapter 10: Waste
  • Chapter 11: Nature
  • Chapter 12: What next?

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