Lesson Plans
Now the teacher will encourage the students to
use recycled materials to make
something resourceful. For example, the
teacher can show the class what the
teacher made. Then ask the students to
take a few minutes to think about what
they would like to make. When they
know what they want to make, allow the
students to come up to pick one piece
of "trash" and to take the materials
they need to use. Through this activity,
children will actively explore the
process of reusing materials. 3. Language
Development/Questioning Strategy:
Children should be encouraged to make
choices about materials they want to
reuse. New vocabulary words will be
learned: reduce, reuse, recycle, and
recycling plant. While the children
begin to create their useful item, ask the
students "Which of the three R’s
does this activity represent?" 4.
Checking Understanding: After the
children have finished making something
useful, the teacher should ask the
students to write about what they made. In
order to check for understanding,
have the students write about what they made,
what item they reused, and how
it is useful. Then the children can list the
steps they took to make the
item. 5. Transition out of the experience: As the
children finish, the
teacher should encourage each person to share what they
made with the class.
Each student can briefly discuss the materials used for
their object. Through
this action and through positive comments, the teacher can
acknowledge the
value of the children’s work. Children will begin to clean up
and the teacher
will help them before moving onto the next activity. VI.
Limitations/
Precautions The teacher should make sure that the recycled
materials being
used are properly cleaned and good for handling. The teacher
should also make
sure that materials are equally
shared.