Lisa Greenwood

K-2 Teacher

I’m a lifelong learner with nine years of teaching experience in New York City elementary schools. Previous to my time as a teacher, I enjoyed writing about music and art for magazines in the US and the UK. I am excited to combine my experience in education and writing to help create engaging, age appropriate lessons about climate change for students in grades K – 2.

Lesson Plans

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Nature in Cities: Design Thinking Lesson
In this lesson, students learn about the benefits of having nature in cities and design a nature city of their own.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students listen and respond to the picture book The Extraordinary Gardener by Sam Boughton.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students investigate the problem of heat islands in cities and learn about the benefits of having nature in cities.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students design their own nature cities to prevent heat islands and share their ideas about including nature in their own classroom and school.
Grade k-2
Subject Engineering
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Protecting Bees: An Interdisciplinary Lesson
Students learn about the importance of bees and how humans can impact their survival.

Inquire: Students watch a video to learn about the mason bee and work together to match new vocabulary words about bees.

Investigate: Students read about the importance of bees and the threats they face.

Inspire: Students solve story math problems, create a mason bee house, and use vocabulary words to write a “Grand Opening” sign inviting local bees to stay.
Grade k-2
Subject Science,Mathematics
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How Clothes Are Made: Language Arts Lesson

Students learn about clothing production and teach others about the process.


Inquire: Students make predictions about clothing production and participate in a read aloud of Where Did My Clothes Come From? by Christine Butterworth to learn about different methods.


Investigate: Students explore clothing production in art centers.


Inspire: Students learn about the resources needed to make clothes and teach others about how their clothes were made.

Grade k-2
Subject English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
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Research about Bats: A Reading Lesson
Students learn about the importance of bats and the threats they face.

Inquire: Students recall what they know about bats and learn more about them through a read aloud of Amara and the Bats by Emma Reynold.

Investigate: Students research bats and threats to their survival by participating in a read and write the room activity.

Inspire: Students make bat boxes to display and teach others about bats.
Grade k-2
Subject English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts,Engineering
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Clothing Cycle: Listening and Speaking Lesson
Students learn about the problems caused by clothing waste and then repurpose an item of clothing.

Inquire: Students do an open-ended picture sort to explore how t-shirts are made.
Investigate: Students learn about the problems of clothing overproduction and certain types of consumer behavior as they act out how a t-shirt is made.
Inspire: Students consider ways of addressing the problem and experiment with repurposing an item of clothing.
Grade k-2
Subject Science,Social Studies,English Language Arts
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