Teaching Climate Change and Sustainability in the Primary Curriculum

This essential guide for elementary educators delivers practical strategies for integrating climate change education and sustainability principles into primary classrooms. Karin Doull provides teachers with the foundational knowledge and confidence-building techniques needed to address complex environmental topics with young learners. The book offers structured approaches to creating safe learning environments where children can process climate anxiety and express their concerns about planetary changes. Educators will find concrete methods for making sustainability education accessible and meaningful for elementary students.

What sets this resource apart is its focus on pedagogical safety and age-appropriate engagement with challenging environmental realities. New teachers particularly will benefit from the book's framework for turning climate anxiety into constructive learning opportunities through hands-on experiences and thoughtful discussion. The guidance helps educators move beyond simply teaching facts to fostering genuine environmental stewardship in their classrooms. This timely professional development tool effectively bridges the gap between climate science and elementary education practice.