1, 2, 3, answer to me

  • Respect
  • Caring
  • Defence
  • Conservation
  • Appreciation

The children must be behind a line parallel to the wall, about 10 metres away from it. The teacher leans on the wall looking at it, while saying "One, two, three, answer to me!" Quickly he/she turns round and stare at the children. While the teacher is looking to the wall the children must move towards him/her, and when he/she turns round they must keep still as statues. If the teacher sees any of them moving, that particular child will come back to the initial line and start the game again.

The teacher will ask some questions about preservation and caring of the environment to a child. If the answer is right, the child will give two steps forward. The first child who reaches the place in which the teacher is will be the winner of the game.

Questions the teacher can ask:
  • When we go to the forest, do we have to walk out of the paths?
  • Is it a good thing to pick the stones we find in the forests or in the countryside?
  • As we are young, can we take young fish?
  • Do we have to root out the grass that sprout around the plants in our orchard?
  • When we go to the countryside with our parents and prepare a barbecue, do we have to extinguish the fire completely or only partially?
  • If we go to a forest and see a nest on the ground, do we have to take the small bird and bring it home or on the contrary we will put up the nest in its correct place again?
  • Some animals think empty cans, empty glasses and plastic bags are food for them; but we know they can be really dangerous for them. What do we have to do when we finish using these containers?
  • Etc

 

P.S.: the teacher has to be sure that these questions have been talked about in the classroom. According to the level of the children, questions will be more or less difficult. With the youngest children, instead of asking them questions, we can ask them to give us some ideas about what to do to take care of the forests, beaches, countryside, etc.

 

 

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