Lesson+3

=Organising ourselves=


 * TOPIC: ** RECYCLING
 * YEAR LEVEL: ** PREP- GRADE 1
 * LEARNING AREA: ** HUMANITIES
 * DURATION: ** 60mins

**__LEARNING FOCUS: __**Students will explore how and why natural factors and human activities (recycling) can affect their lives. They will participate in activities in groups about recycling to develop their awareness of environmental issues.

**__OBJECTIVES: __** Students will be able to:
 * Identify what is, and is not recyclable in their local area, through playing a recycling relay game.
 * Understanding why placing non-recyclable items in the recycling bin is a problem.
 * Know where to go for more information about recycling in their local area.

**__CLASS SURVEY: __**
 * **ACTIVITIES ** ||  **MATERIALS **  ||   ||
 * **__INTRODUCTION: __**
 * This lesson provides a fun and interactive way where students work in groups to participate in a relay to sort out items which can and cannot be recycled.
 * Attend prior knowledge by going over in simple terms what ‘recycling’ actually is. Ask students to raise their hands if they recycle at home. Get them to think about the materials they may see their family recycling.

**__CLASS RESEARCH __** **__CLASS DISCUSSION: __** Briefly discuss what would happen if items that are non-recyclable are put into the recycling bin? What problems would that cause? **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">(refer to topic information section) ** **__<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">GAME: RECYCLING RELAY: __** **__<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">CONCLUSION: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Have a list ready of all the recyclable and non-recyclable items. (This can be obtained from the website __RecyclingNearYou.com.au__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Have two columns drawn up on the board; one titles “recyclable” and the other “non-recyclable”. Then copy from the list of items into the columns on the board, but firstly getting the students to guess which column they belong.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Try not to use too many words in the list or students are unlikely to remember all these.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Go over the list a few times with the class so they can remember it for the next game.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Lay out on the table items from a mixture of the non-recyclable and recyclable lists.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Split class into 4 groups, each group standing in straight line. Place four small bins or boxes at the other end of the room, 2 labelled “recyclable” and the other “non-recyclable”.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The aim is to be the first group to get the most correct items in the bin.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">On the command ‘go’ the first person in each group grabs one of the items (eg cardboard) and runs to the bins where they must guess which bin it belongs to. They then run back and tag their next team member.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">This process is repeated until all items have gone.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The winner is the team that has the most items in the correct bin, and the first to finish.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Get students to recall the items which can and cannot be recycles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">What were some common mistakes? Discuss these. Then recap on what problems placing non-recyclable items in a recycling bin would cause. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Whiteboard, whiteboard marker, list of items.

<span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">4 bins/boxes <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">A bunch of items that are non-recyclable and recyclable. (eg paper, plastic, cardboard) ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">__**EVALUATION OF STUDENT'S LEARNING:**__ <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">At the conclusion of the lesson:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Gather students in a circle on the floor and hand out prompt cards with sentences such as "today I learnt....." "I thought it was interesting that..." "What I find difficult is..." Teacher will read out the prompt sentence and allocated students will respond relating to the lesson on recycling.
 * This is a good way for students to see what they have learnt, but also useful for the teacher to evaluate students learning, and knowing what students find difficult which can lead onto the next lesson.