Yolanda U. Trapp
TREE PICTURES:
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Drawings and painting of trees (see next page.)
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MATERIALS: Paints, paintbrushes, crayons, pencils, paper, paper clips
PROCEDURE:
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Paint a picture of a tree using just twelve brush strokes. Draw silhouettes of trees to show the typical shapes of the different kinds. Paint a picture to illustrate the concept that trees are nature's motels and restaurants. Cover a heavy paper with black crayoning. Straighten out a paper clip and scratch away the black to make a scene showing trees. Draw or paint different kinds of leaves as accurately as possible, do the same with tree flowers, fruits, seeds or nuts. Remember that drawing an item necessitates close observation.
LESSON PLAN II
(Second and Third Grades)
TOPIC: Recycling
INTRODUCING THE TOPIC:
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Make a dramatic statement in support of recycling and help children better comprehend this concept in the following ways:
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Have children put an apple core, a cantaloupe peel and a paper napkin in a plastic vegetable bag and bury it in the school grounds or in their own backyard. Periodically observe the decomposition process and verify the time factor cited in this list:
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Tin Can
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100 years
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Glass Bottle
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Thousands of years
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Apple Core
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4 weeks
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Cantaloupe Peel
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4 weeks
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Aluminum Can
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200 to 500 years
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Soda Bottle Cap
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400 years
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Potato Chip Bag
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100 years
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Styrofoam Cup
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Thousands of years
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Paper Napkin
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4 weeks
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(From the Green Bay, Wisconsin Science Museum)
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Create a poster titled "Did you Know?" that places the information from the list on a time line. Add other facts to the time line to give the children a point of references, such as their ages, and their grandparents ages.
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ACTIVITIES
PROCEDURE:
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Designate a rotating job called "The Environmentalist" for the first and second grade integrated. Stress that this is an important position that entails carrying an empty bag whenever the two classes go out to play or go to a field trip. The rest of the classes are to be responsible for picking up any garbage or trash they see and giving it to the Environmentalist. Start a discussion about what is trash and what isn't. After several bags have been collected (they have to be deposited in a special garbage can), form a committee that will daily sort the contents of the bags into two piles; one for garbage and the other for things that can be recycled (like bottle caps that might be useful in carpentry, string to use in an art project, a can to be placed in a special aluminum recycling bin). As children sort the items, (using colorful rubber gloves) they will soon realize that their ideas about what to do with an object may differ, but all ideas need to be respected too!
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After a couple of weeks, help the classes assemble different objects from the recycle pile. Use glue and large pieces of cardboard to create a collage of the recyclable items. Under each item, list one or two new uses of it. Display the collage in a central area for the entire school community to see. This is an effective visual way to create awareness of the innumerable recyclable objects.
EXTENSIONS:
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Knowledge-What do you know about environment and recycling?
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Comprehension-Retell to a partner what do you think about the recycling process. Then, draw a picture of the topic.
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Applications-Investigate if other classrooms are recycling.
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Analysis-Discuss how recycling can help the environment. What specific changes could happened if you continue to recycle?
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Synthesis-Pretend that your class is on Environmental Team. Invent new methods of recycling for the future.
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Evaluation-Write a paragraph explaining why is recycling important for the environment.
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