Learning Outcomes

• Identify and discuss local, national and environmental issues
• Realise that there is a personal and community responsibility for taking care and conserving the environment

Introduction

Activities include:

• sorting activity bag with some items that can and cannot be recycled – include items such as straws, pizza boxes, toothbrush, one off plastic bottles, newspapers etc etc

Development

• class discussion @ the meaning of the words – reduce, reuse, recycle as well as discussing practical ways that we can reduce, reuse and recycle and how do we get rid of items that we no longer need/want.
• Children complete an activity under the four headings in LT workbook / handout
• Design a poster to improve the environment
• Video on line about protecting the environment / global warming
• Discuss overuse of plastic and damage it is causing including oceans
• Link to care for classroom including correct bin usage

Plenary

Key points from lesson – look at posters and messages on same