A Style Story

Subject Areas: Climate Change, Fashion, Language Arts, SEL

Step by step instructions for this activity will also be available on the ROM Learning Portal, and are available on the Student Site.

• Note: This activity can be played on an individual, small group, or full class world. There is space for all students' books in the library. 

• Note: Remind students to sign their books and export a PDF copy to send to you before placing their books in the library, just in case their in-game book gets lost.

• Find personal connections in the immersive experience of Lifers.

• Reflect critically on the lifespan of our clothing and the impact the fashion industry has on water quality and climate change.

• Consider and understand the work that goes into the creation and transport of a piece of clothing, and the lives of the industry workers.

When Noelle is creating a Lifer, she thinks about the style of the clothing, how it was originally meant to be worn, how it was made, what the worn spots say about how its original owner wore it, and how it was decorated.

Noelle wants to remind us that every piece of clothing holds a story worth preserving, and Lifers help to tell that story. 

At the same time, Lifers also make us think about how the ways we make and use our clothes affects the Earth around us.

The effects of the fashion industry affect water, the climate, the workers involved, and the waste we produce. 

By researching and telling the story of a piece of clothing, we train ourselves to think about how our choices affect the people and the world around us, and inspire ourselves to make sustainable choices in the future.

Thought questions:

• • Has this activity changed the way you think about the clothes you wear?

  • What are important things to think about when choosing the clothes we buy?