How to Infiltrate Environmental Education into English Teaching in Primary Schools

English is a highly practical subject, which requires teachers not to confine themselves to language education, but to regard it as an organic part of social education. Therefore, as an English teacher, we should focus on the relationship between human beings and the environment, attach importance to environmental education, adopt an infiltration model according to the knowledge and characteristics of this subject, that is, "moisten things quietly" in the process of education implementation, be good at seizing every opportunity to spread relevant environmental knowledge to students, strengthen students' awareness of environmental protection, and help students establish a correct environment.

First, combine teaching materials, infiltrate environmental protection knowledge and stimulate students' environmental protection emotion

Infiltrating environmental protection education into English classroom teaching can make students understand the importance of environmental protection from many aspects, levels and angles, so that "environmental protection" can take root in students' hearts and be truly implemented in action.

1. In vocabulary teaching

Vocabulary teaching is one of the important parts of English teaching, so environmental protection education can be infiltrated into vocabulary teaching. For example, panda, bird, lion, elephant and other animal words appeared in the second volume of New Standard English. Can make students know that panda is our national treasure, and it is a precious animal that only lives in China. Some endangered animals, such as Bengal tiger and elephant, have taken effective protection measures all over the world. From these vocabulary teaching, students can be educated to love animals and protect the ecological environment.

2. In conversation teaching

In primary school English textbooks, conversation teaching plays an important role, which can also permeate the content of environmental education. For example, when I teach the seventh volume of the new standard English, there are some warning signs such as: Don't walk on the grass. This can also encourage students to tell some examples of caring for the environment that they often encounter in daily life, so that environmental protection knowledge can be harmoniously integrated into English classes.

3. In class exercises

In class exercises, in addition to consolidating the learned knowledge, environmental education can also be designed to infiltrate it. We have done this exercise, put these words in a picture, and let the students identify the colors. For example, when reviewing the words bird,sky,boat,plane,girl,boy, etc., I guide students to watch the picture carefully and color it: green trees and mountains in the distance, clear water rippling near; Some people are having a picnic on the beach and some people are swimming freely in the water. In the sky, children are flying kites and model airplanes. What a harmonious picture of man and animals, man and plants, man and nature! Guide students to analyze this picture, so that students can yearn for the beautiful scenery where man and nature are harmonious, and this kind of consciousness and emotion is exactly what our environmental education needs.

2. Infiltrating environmental education into classroom teaching

Infiltrating environmental education into English classroom teaching can enable students to understand the importance of environmental protection from various aspects, levels and angles, so that "environmental protection" can take root in students' hearts and be truly implemented in action.

1. Infiltrate environmental education into Let's learn teaching

Vocabulary is the basic material of language and one of the important components of English teaching, so environmental education can be infiltrated into vocabulary teaching. For example, when teaching Unit4 in the third grade of PEP primary school English, animal words such as monkey, panda, rabbit, elephant and bear appeared. I try to let students know that panda is a national treasure of our country, which only exists in China, and golden monkey is a first-class protected animal in our country. Countries all over the world have taken effective measures to protect some endangered animals, such as elephants and Bengal tigers. From these vocabulary teaching, students can be educated to love animals and protect the ecological environment. Another example is: when I was teaching Unit6 in grade three of PEP primary school English, when Throw the plane appeared, I presented Throw your trash in the trash bin, supplemented by actions to help students understand and guide them to develop good hygiene habits from an early age.

2. Infiltrate environmental education in story time teaching

For example, when teaching story time, I say "I can empty the trash." At this time, I ask a question: What do remember to do? Students have different opinions, but no one knows what else to do when taking out the garbage. Under my repeated guidance, a female classmate timidly said, "Is it a battery?" I praised her and told them that the used batteries should be put into the waste battery recycling box and should not be thrown away casually, otherwise it will pollute our environment. They looked at me suspiciously, as if to say: How is this possible? When the power is running out, we will put a bite in our mouth; When we run out of them, we will play with them or throw them in the ground or pond at will, and we don't see anything wrong. For this reason, I didn't give them the answer directly, but gave them an homework assignment: look up the information about used batteries on the Internet, and I'll tell you your views on used batteries next class. When I walked into the classroom in the second class, I was so excited that I was told about the harm of used batteries and made clear how I should deal with them in the future. But also vowed: after returning, we should tell our family about the relevant knowledge. Isn't that what we are after?

3. Infiltrate environmental protection education into Let's sing teaching

Children's songs and songs have the characteristics of beautiful melody, lively rhythm and catchy words, which are deeply loved by primary school students. Compiling environmental protection knowledge into children's songs or songs with actions not only helps students learn English knowledge, but also permeates environmental protection knowledge to students, killing two birds with one stone. Why not? For example, in teaching Cambridge English level Unit1 What's your name? Sometimes, after learning the original nursery rhyme, it is changed to: one two three, love each tree. Four five six, pick up the sticks. Seven eight nine ten, don't throw again. Through the rap of this nursery rhyme, let students know and know that they should take care of flowers and trees, starting from me. Another example is that when teaching Let's sing----Boy and girl of Unit1 under PEP, we should educate students to be United, friendly and be good friends, which leads to the conclusion that we humans should also be good friends with animals and plants (that is, nature). Therefore, teachers and students changed the lyrics to: I am a monkey, you are a boy/girl. Do you want to be my friend? I am a boy/girl, you are a monkey. Yes. I want to be your friend. For another example, when teaching the song Father and Mother, Replacing father and mother with plants and animals makes the original song become: I love plants. I love animals. They're good for me. They're good for me. By humming songs, students can learn to love and protect the nature on which we live.

3. Infiltrate environmental education in extracurricular activities

Extracurricular English activities are an extension of classroom teaching, which can apply English knowledge to practice, so that students can play while learning, which not only enhances their interest in learning English, but also cultivates their environmental awareness. For example, in the fifth and sixth grades, students can make English environmental protection slogans for campus flower beds, trees, pools, etc. by combining their book knowledge: Don't harm the flowers! Don't pick flowers! ）Don’t harm the trees! Don't climb trees! ） Keep clean! (Keep it clean! ）Be quiet! Please be quiet! ）No spitting! Please don't spit everywhere! ）Don’t throw paper! Don't litter! ）Love the fish! (care for small fish! ) and other English slogans. Make students learn and apply English while making slogans, and at the same time, educate them to cherish the environment where we live and study, start from small things and protect the ecology.

In a word, environmental pollution is a global problem, which cannot be solved by one person. It needs the attention of all mankind. As primary school English teachers, it is our unshirkable responsibility to strengthen the education of environmental awareness for students in the teaching process. Combine environmental education, carry out colorful English activities, improve yourself, and start from small things around you.