Why Storytelling Matters in Climate Education Climate change can be a difficult subject to explain to young children. Stories can help make it easier to understand by showing how climate change affects real people, places and the natural world. Film is particularly powerful in the classroom. By combining story, images and emotion, it can bring complex issues to life and help children connect what they are learning with the world around them. Bring climate storytelling into your classroom Vanishing Fireflies is an award-winning animated short film for children aged 5–11, created by Filipino filmmakers with input from climate advocates. Through an engaging and accessible story, the film explores climate change, biodiversity loss, extreme weather and resilience through the experiences of a young girl and her community in the Philippines. The film has been screened at more than *10 international film festivals *and has received six awards, including Best Animation and Best Film for Children. It has also been used in schools and community screenings across the Philippines. Ready to use in the classroom To make it easy for teachers to use the film, **Vanishing Fireflies comes with a free, five-page classroom resource. ** **It includes: a film screening and tree-planting activity** guided questions to encourage classroom discussion simple activities to help students explore the themes of the film additional climate change resources for teachers and students Simply screen the film and use the activities that work best for your class. The resources can help you start conversations about climate change, encourage children to share their ideas and explore positive actions they can take in their own school, home or community. Bring Vanishing Fireflies into your classroom and use the power of storytelling to help young learners understand climate change and see that they can be part of the solution.