Week 33 of Learning Inside Out - At-Home & At-School Education Resources from LSF

This week's LIO is all about UN SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals. All of the goals outlined in the SDGs can only be realized when there are strong global partnerships and cooperation between governments, organizations, and institutions. In order to achieve sustainable development, there needs to be inclusive partnerships at the local, national, regional, and global levels that share the vision and goal of a sustainable future. Stronger international cooperation is now needed more than ever in order to achieve the SDGs!

The activities below introduce students to many concepts surrounding the global goals and taking action towards change.

Grades K-2

All Aboard for Global Goals

This series of videos introduces early childhood students to the Sustainable Development Goals through the animated children’s series Thomas & Friends. The videos present six of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals created by the United Nations. The video Life Lessons and activities aim to raise awareness of the SDGs to help teach younger children why achieving these goals is important for everyone in the world.

Activities

Watch Understanding Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals to learn more about SDG 17
Encourage students to think through problems facing the world today while connecting them to the SDGs with Introducing the Global Goals lesson plan
Use the Global Goals Posters or the Global Goals Jigsaw Poster as teaching tools to introduce the Global Goals or as a poster in the classroom
Have students make their own set of Global Goals Glasses. Have students imagine the world they would like to see in 2030
Write a postcard to a friend or family member telling them about your favourite global goal

What did you think of All Aboard for Global Goals?

This SDG board game helps students understand the Sustainable Development Goals, how the global goals impact their lives and what they can do every day to help achieve the 17 Goals by 2030.

Activities

Watch SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals to learn more about SDG 17
Have students play the Go Goals game to learn more about how the goals impact their lives and what they can do every day to help achieve goals
The Heroes for Change comic introduces the Global Goals and invites children to become superheroes themselves by taking action
Watch Take Action on Goal 17 to learn what action students can take to support SDG 17
Working Together to Achieve the Global Goals helps students devise ways in which they can contribute to the Global Goals and work together to achieve the goals

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Grades 4-8

What World Do You Want in 2030?

This resource has students envision a world where the Global Goals have been achieved. The resource begins with an activity designed to provide an entry point to the goals. Students turn their learning into action by taking a personal pledge and sharing it with the class and family.

Activities

Watch SDG 17 Partnerships to learn more about the goals and targets of SDG 17
Learn to identify creative ways of implementing the SDGs with What to do with the Global Goals in my Daily Life? After the activity, have students look at the list of the potential projects they have generated and choose one to put into action
Check out the United Nations’ Lazy Person’s Guide to Changing the World and challenge your students to pick two things that they can do at home or school to help change the world
Watch Take Action on Goal 17 to learn what action you can take to support SDG 17
Teach your students about the interconnectedness of the SDGs with this easy to implement Global Goals string activity
Get outside and play for SDG 17. After the game, discuss what partnership means and how students can support or promote SDG 17 in their community

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Grades 9-12

Stepping Stones for the Sustainable Development Goals

The purpose of this resource is to provide a tool for students to understand the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to take meaningful action on those goals. The workbook is structured to provide teachers and students an introduction to the SDGs along with some background inforamtion for each of the goals. The resource offers a diversity of learning activities and project ideas and links the local with the global.

Activities

Watch Understanding Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals to learn more about SDG 17
Survey your local community to identify needs and challenges linked to the SDGs. Go on a walk around your locality and take photographs or draw rough sketches. Discuss and decide what the priorities for your community are before considering possible approaches for making positive changes
Turn your ideas into action with Guide to Action: Simple Steps Towards Change; it provides the information you need to devise an action plan
Register your actions and initiatives on the SDGs Partnerships Platform to inform, educate, network and be inspired!
Who’s Responsible is a short activity to help students understand and debate who is responsible for ensuring the SDGs are achieved, including themselves

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About Learning Inside Out

Above you will find a selection of activities, broken down by various grade levels. These guides will be released weekly and archived on our Learning Inside Out page, so you can always access the full catalogue.

All activities have been modified from resources on our R4R database, simplified and adapted for both outdoor learning in the school yard or at-home as needed. The activity descriptions above should contain all the information and links that you need!

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