Thinking about identities: climate

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A lesson plan for 9 to 11-year-olds that introduces identity and climate justice, encouraging discussion on how different identities can shape the way individuals and communities experience climate change.

Last reviewed: 23 October 2025

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This lesson from Oxfam helps education staff explore the links between identity and climate justice with primary pupils. It introduces how factors such as gender, age, nationality and where someone lives can influence experiences of climate change.

This is Session 3 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. There is also a slideshow to use with some of the activities.

By taking part in the lesson, pupils will: 

  • explore the different factors that shape who we are, both as individuals and as part of communities 

  • recognise that climate change can affect people differently depending on who they are and where they live 

  • begin to build their understanding of what climate justice means. 

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  • education staff working with pupils aged 9 to 11.

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