• In this video, Arya, a seven-year-old girl, explains why Epping Forest is her favorite place and why trees and forests are so important for air quality. 
• Arya shares some ideas for what people can do to sustain forests and lessen human impacts on the natural world. 

Positives

• This sweet video provides a first-hand perspective of what a young child loves about the forest, how forests impact air quality, and what we need to do to save them. 
• Students will love hearing from someone their own age. 

Additional Prerequisites

• American students will need to know that petrol is gasoline. 
  

Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections can be made in social studies classes that are working on geography and the importance of green spaces.
• Language arts classes can pair this video with a fiction and nonfiction text on forests. 
• This video will help facilitate a great conversation with younger students about their favorite outdoor places. Teachers can ask students the following questions:
  • What makes the place so special?
  • Can you name some plants or animals that you have seen in your favorite place?
  • What steps can we take to make sure the place stays healthy?
• Other related resources include this tree cutting simulation game, this lesson plan on air pollution, and this video about what happens when trees are cut down. 

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