Teaching Young Learners About Endangered Animals

“We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generation” – Loretta Lynch

The Year 2 teachers have been expanding the knowledge of learners on endangered and extinct species during Global Perspectives. We hope for our learners to gain an understanding of the importance in protecting the animals around the world.

Teaching young learners about extinction and endangered animals creates natural curiosity and fascination about the world around them. They need to realise from a young age that every year a few species end up extinct and this is largely as the result of human activities. Teaching learners to care about and protect animals and their habitats is one of the best ways in which we can help prevent more species from becoming extinct as the children of today are the leaders of tomorrow.

As parents and teachers, we are familiar with the importance of how poaching, climate change, deforestation and urbanization have led to the decline in species. That is why it is of utmost importance and our responsibility as adults to teach our children lessons about endangered and extinct species.

“Animals should not require our permission to live on earth. Animals were given the right to be here long before we arrived.” – Anthony Douglas Williams

Erin Hierse
Year 2 Teacher