Ivy: What's the problem with the forests again?
Posey: Well, we are using more and more of our woodland to create new houses, roads and motorways, new shops and factories and rubbish tips. Soon we won't have any forest left at all!
Ivy: Is there anything we can do to help? Could we share our houses with the animals…
Posey: Well, we don't have to do that. There are other things we can do.
Ivy: Really? Oh thank goodness.
Posey: It's just that it needs everyone to take responsibility and play their part. What sorts of things could we do to make sure that we are maintaining the right amount of plants in our world and encouraging animals to build their homes?
Ivy: We could attract them to local areas using stickers and sweets as a reward!
Posey: Plants and animals don't care about stickers or sweets.
Ivy: Why not? Stickers are the best. I once got a sticker when I won a rap battle!
Posey: I'm not even gonna ask… We need to create and take care of nature reserves. These protect plants and wildlife inside them. They guarantee that their habitats are undisturbed by humans.
Ivy: Does that mean we can do what we want with the rest of the land that isn't part of the nature reserve?
Posey: Well not really. We have to make sure we keep our world clean, don't drop litter and recycle as much as possible.Ivy Want to be green? Keep the earth clean!
Posey: Then in our towns and cities we have to create Ecologically Planned Parks to increase the number of green spaces with plants and trees and animals inside.
Ivy: What about the fish and the amphibians?
Posey: We can put ponds in our gardens and open spaces. That provides good homes for those sorts of animals.
Ivy: So if I grow plants in my home, and support nature reserves and ecologically planned parks… All I have to do now is dig a hole!
Posey: Are we going to make a pond right now?!
Ivy: Those fishies have got to have a home! Remember, always check with an adult before you dig a pond!
Posey: Alright then!
Ivy: Ooh, yeah.
Posey: Well, that's what it could look like… Let's get back to digging our pond.
Video summary
An entertaining overview of some of the ways we can help to protect plants and nature.
This film looks at ecology, nature reserves and conservation, while also refreshing some of the topics covered in the rest of the series.
This is from the series: Ivy's Plant Shop
Teacher Notes
You could ask your pupils to come up with a list of things that humans do that have both a positive and negative impact on the environment.
For example: pollution, littering, deforestation, animal conservation, growing vegetables.
They could then make a poster highlighting the things the school can do to protect plants and nature.
This film will be relevant for teaching Science/Biology at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 in England, Wales and Early and 1st and 2nd Level in Scotland.
Also at Foundation, KS1 and KS2 in Northern Ireland.
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