Article 3: Everyone that works with children should do what is best for them
Article 32: Governments must protect children from economic exploitation and work that is dangerous or might harm their health, development or education.
Article 13: Your right to information.
Fairtrade Fortnight 2022
The focus this year is climate - Choose the World you Want.
During Fairtrade Fortnight 2022, we are highlighting the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities Fairtrade works with.
There are plenty of resources, lesson plans, videos, virtual speakers and stories on the Fairtrade website link below:
Teaching Resources - Fairtrade Schools
Climate, Fairtrade and You - Education Pack for Early Years (Early Years)
A Fair Future Episode 1 - The Climate Crisis Isn't Fair! - Fairtrade Schools (A new series of films that explain the climate crisis)
The suggested activities for your classes:
Year Group | Activity |
Nursery | Fairtrade foods, where do they come from ? Matching and colouring activity and messy play – Please see ideas from the early years link above |
Reception | Fairtrade banana journey - Please see ideas from the early years link |
Year 1 | Role play and order how chocolate is made - Please see ideas from the early years link |
Year 2 | Storyboard how chocolate is made - Please see ideas from the early years link |
Year 3 | Find out about the cocoa climate of West Africa – Please see Climate Education Pack |
Year 4 | Choices and Consequences - Please see Climate Education Pack |
Year 5 | Wants and Needs - Please see Climate Education Pack |
Year 6 | Cocoa and climate extension task, create Google Slides to show their understanding of the effects of the climate crisis on the farmers. Please see Climate Education Pack. |
Please use the following for Twitter:
@FairtradeUKed. #FairtradeFortnight #ChooseTheWorldYouWant