Instruction for Lesson Plans - Solid Waste Authority

Solid Waste Authority - 2 nd Grade Lesson PlanTitleStudent TargetMaterialsWhat does Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle mean?I can identify ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle at home and at school.Activity:SWA Preparation: Yellow and blue bins OR pictures of yellow and blue bins Examples of items that go in each bin (glass, soda can, paper, plastic container, andcardboard). Project Cards (Pictures of Items) Red, Blue, & Green String (cut into three foot sections) Header Cards (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle)Teacher Preparation: Construction paper Science journalTextbook:Science Fusion Connection: Unit 1 Work Like a Scientist, Lesson 1Warm-up(SWA)ENGAGE (I Do)1. Presenter walks into classroom drinking a soda and eating chips out of a small oneserving,pre-packaged container, and throws the waste on the floor.2. Students are then asked if they know how they can help protect the environment(Brief discussion- Students will probably bring up recycling, or using less water.Others may talk about things like planting a tree. Presenter will allow this to go on fora few minutes.)3. Chart student’s ideas.VocabularyReduce – to diminish in sizeReuse – to use again especially in a different wayRecycle – to take used materials to make new products(SWA)EXPLORE (We Do)1. Define the terms reduce (to use less), reuse (to use again), and recycle (to makeready to use again).2. Break class into groups. Give each group project cards, three pieces of string, andheader cards.3. Students will create a Venn diagram using the three pieces of string. At the top ofeach circle will be a header card. Students will separate project cards according toeach category. Image for triple Venn diagramhttp://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/reading-and-languagearts/44532.html4. Presenter & Teacher will walk around the room and check students’ work to makesure they understand assignment.Solid Waste Authority of PBC · 7501 North Jog Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33412 · (561) 640-8949 · education@swa.org · www.swa.org

Wrap-Up(SWA)EXPLAIN (You Do)Review the project cards with the class and clarify any misunderstandings.Daily Assessment(Teacher)EVALUATEStudents will create a 3 flap flipbook explaining the three R’s including definitions andexamples.School Based StandardSC.2.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through freeexploration and systematic observations, and generate appropriate explanations based onthose explorations.OtherActivities/ResourcesResource Depot: www.resourcedepot.netRecycle!: A Handbook for Kids by Gail GibbonsLet’s Recycle by Anne MackenzieToo Much Trash by Fay Robinson3 Rs Song by Jack Jackson http://www.metrolyrics.com/3-rs-lyrics-jack-johnson.htmlReteaching/Enrichment(Teacher)ELABORATEReteaching:DE Streaming: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (03:24)http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=02367DDD-177F-4B41-9AAB-00F2F28ACEDD&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=USEnrichment:Online Recycling Games http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/recycling-games.htmlSolid Waste Authority of PBC · 7501 North Jog Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33412 · (561) 640-8949 · education@swa.org · www.swa.org

Tune: There is a little wheel a turnin’1. We reduce when we make less trash,We reduce when we make less trash. Less tra—sh, less tra—sh,We reduce when we make less trash.2. We reuse when we use things over again,We reuse when we use things over again. Over again—, overagain—,We reuse when we use things over again.3. We recycle when we use trash to make new,We recycle when we use trash to make new.To make new—, to make new—,We recycle when we use trash to make new.4. Let’s all follow the three R's every day,Let’s all follow the three R's every day. Every day—, every day—,Let’s all follow the three R's every day.