ESR Themes

Use this three-lesson Year 3/4 ESR scheme of work to explore each word in the phrase: reduce, reuse, recycle.   #TheCompleteSeries3lessons Teach yo...

What is climate change, and how is human activity causing it? These lessons begin to delve into this complex topic, including straightforward infor...

This three-lesson ESR scheme of work continues the theme of ethical trading by teaching children about fair trade and its importance to farmers and...

This three-lesson ESR scheme of work helps your class identify different ways we can be kind to one another and the effects that this kindness has ...

Empower children to use their voices in the fight against climate change in this ‘Know Better, Do Better’ ESR scheme of work for Year 3/4. Children...

Use this three-lesson ESR (Education of Social Responsibility) scheme of work to introduce your class to the topic of climate change. Begin by expl...

Challenge your children to define what happiness is and identify the things in their lives that make them happy with this ‘What is Happiness?’ sche...

This three-lesson ESR scheme of work continues children’s learning about ethical trade by considering the human and environmental impacts of the fa...

Teach and learn about the importance of saving the finite resource of water in this three-lesson scheme of work for Year 3 and 4. Discover the virt...

Drawing inspiration from The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, these ecosystems lessons explore the causes and effects of deforestation, starting by thinking abo...

What are some of the ethical and environmental problems associated with the bottled water industry? What are the alternatives to using bottled wate...

Explore the balance that biodiversity gives an ecosystem and how higher and lower levels of biodiversity can affect the plants and animals that liv...

This 'Where Does This Come From?' scheme of work for Year 1 and 2 begins by encouraging your class to think about whether they are using resources ...

This ESR scheme of work for Year 3 and Year 4 begins by exploring what biodiversity is and why it is important, through the example of the coral re...

This ‘Why is Nature Special?’ scheme of work for Year 1/2 begins by encouraging your children to think about nature – what it means to them, and ho...

This three-lesson ESR scheme of work helps your class identify different ways the ocean and other ecosystems provide services for us.   #TheComplet...

Challenge your class to examine the concept of wealth, and how money and possessions should not be the only indicators of a successful, fulfilled l...

This ‘Where is Water?’ scheme of work for Year 1/2 begins by encouraging your class to think about where water comes from. They will then explore t...