The climate game
A lesson plan for 9 to 11-year-olds that introduces climate justice, using an interactive role-play game, to explore how inequality shapes people’s experiences of climate change.
Last reviewed: 23 October 2025
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About this resource
This Oxfam lesson helps pupils explore how climate change affects people and communities around the world. Through real-life case studies, pupils learn about the unequal impacts of the climate emergency and how individuals and communities are taking action to adapt and respond.
This is Session 4 of Oxfam’s Human Impact of Climate Change series, which supports teaching about climate justice across different curriculum areas including citizenship, English, geography and PSHE.
The lesson plan is supported by a teacher guide which includes a resource outline, curriculum links and background information about climate justice. A slideshow is also provided to accompany the classroom activities.
By taking part in the lesson, pupils will:
- develop empathy for people living with the effects of climate change
- explore how climate change influences lives and communities worldwide
- learn about positive local and global responses to the crisis.
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education staff working with pupils aged 9 to 11.
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