See no litter, Hear no litter, Speak no litter

Intro

-Main focus

- Learning goals

Lesson

-       Questions

-       Recycling

Application

-       Bring in something from home that is recycled to be used as something else.

Intro

Approaching this lesson, we want to embrace the responsibility that we have as humans to take care of this world. We cannot learn, enjoy, or even exist if we don’t take care of mother earth. The children should be able to see the problem that litter causes and the solution that they can be. When explaining litter please be sure to emphasize that litter is anything that cannot go back into the earth after it was thrown away by a human being.

Lesson

Hey kiddos, I’m just a little curious about what you know about litter and recycling, so I have a few questions to ask you and we can work together to answer them. So here we go……..

What is litter? 

-Litter is misplaced garbage that people throw away in the environment.

What do you do when you see litter?

-You pick it up and take it to the nearest trash can.

How does litter hurt our world?

-Litter is made of stuff that cannot go back into the earth naturally like gum, candy wrappers, plastic bags, etc. Our litter hurts Plants, animals and  always hurts us.

Why do people litter?

-People litter because they don’t care about their environment and they think someone else will pick it up. And when they see litter, they also litter.

Recycling

-Recycling is taking something used and reusing it or broken down to make it into something new.

Three things you should remember…..

-Reduce: Use less water, turn off lights when your not using them, unplug electronics

-Reuse: Use things more than once, or use old containers for other uses.

-Recycle: Take in paper, plastic, and metals to the nearest recycling center to be broken down and made into something new.

Application
- As an exercise, choose a perfect time where you can take the class around the school to pick up litter or pick up things that can be recycled. Show them how easy it is to do and how much it helps our earth.