In 1960, there were 3.9 million chickens in the whole world. In 2014, we had 21.41 billion. Crazy right? Teaching about Earth Day and the environment isn’t just something that should occur in Science class. French class is most fun when the learning is relevant to real-world issues. Here are 6 French Earth Day activities and resources for Core French & French Immersion teachers.
French Earth Day Infographics & Research Project
The following project is one I created myself! I am very passionate about informing my students about the harmful effects of our habits. For example, the fast fashion industry is one of the most harmful industries in the world. However, most students do not know how or why that is.
This resource includes 5 infographics on the following topics :
- Fast fashion
- Overconsumption of meat
- Banana and avocado farming
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- The harmful effects of consumption during Christmas
Finally, for their final assignment, students will conduct research on one or many harmful consumption habits. They will then create a booklet presenting their research.
French Earth Day trivia game for intermediate to advanced students
Le jour de la terre isn’t just an opportunity for cute crafts. It’s an opportunity to engage your Core French and French Immersion students in critically thinking about all of our behaviours as a society and how harmful they are for the planet. This French Earth Day resource is a French reading comprehension game to be completed with the whole class.
What kinds of topics do you cover?
This French game touches on fast fashion, deforestation, heating/air conditioning, Himalaya glaciers, polar bears, recycling (what really happens to it), polyester, food packaging, and more!
Free French Earth Day printables
Looking for an engaging and meaningful French Earth Day resource for your Core French or French Immersion students? The goal of this jour de la terre activité is to engage your students in vocabulary-building and reflective activities regarding les changements climatiques. This activity can be used hand in hand with my other French Earth day activities that teach students about the harmful consequences of our habits as consumers and as a society.
What does this Jour de la terre freebie include?
- Mots-cachés
- coloriage par code
- 10 faits importants
- 4 changements que je vais faire dans ma vie à partir de maintenant
French Earth Day Resource #1 – Fiches pédagogiques sur l’environnement – Le Réseau In-Terre-Actif
First off is Reseau In-Terre-Actif. This is an awesome website where you can find reading comprehension activities on many different subjects.
You can find French Earth Day resources on the following topics :
- Déforestation planétaire
- L’accès universel à l’eau-potable
- La surpêche
- Désertification
- Les énergies renouvelables
- Cuba ; les énergies renouvelables au service du développement international
- Sri Lanka ; les fours solaires
- Bolivie ; l’eau, bien commun de l’humanité
- Mali ; lutte contre la désertification
- Cuba ; l’impact de l’éléctrification par l’énergie solaire
YouTube Playlist – videos & documentaries on écologie
Next is a YouTube playlist of some of my favourite videos and documentaries on climate change. You can find videos on topics such as :
- l’impact de la viande sur l’environnement
- le Nord face aux changements climatiques
- 4 conséquences inattendues du réchauffement de l’Arctique
- Norvège : Svalbard, sentinelle du climat
- Découverte | Le Gulf Stream, ce système régulateur du climat
For now, I will leave you with my favourite video on fast fashion!
Bio Genus
This next resource is an awesome, interactive French Earth Day resource on Quebec’s fauna & flora. The website is friendly for beginner French language learners and it is all written in the first person! The website is divided into :
- Animaux
- Végétaux
- Champignons
- Habitaux
Drôle de planète
Lastly, Drôle de planète is a fantastic French Earth Day resource from Belgium. It comprises of printable websites, onsite reading comprehension and even a web series you can watch! How cool is that? They even have really detailed labs and experiments to try in the classroom!
You should for sure bookmark this French Earth Day resource!
Consequently, I hope that you found these French Earth Day resources to be helpful! I would love to hear in the comments French Earth Day resources you’ve tried and loved!
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