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=Lesson One: Tuning In (Introduction to Recycling)=

Students will begin to understand the concepts of recycling and they will draw on their own experiences of recycling. They begin to understand about their own environment and why natural factors and humans affect their lives and their environment.
 * LEARNING FOCUS: **

At the end of this lesson students will begin to understand about what recycling is and what words and activities relate to recycling. They will understand basic reasons why we recycle as well as know basic items which we can and can’t recycle.
 * OBJECTIVE(S): **

= TOPIC QUESTIONS: =
 * What do we already know about recycling?** Draw on students prior-knowledge
 * What do we want to find out about recyling?** How can we help recycle? what steps can we take in the classroom?
 * What can we recycle?** Bottles, can, food scraps, paper, cardboard
 * What can't we recycle?** Pizza boxes, waxed items, paper towels, window glass, batteries, ink cartridges


 * = **TIMING **  ||=  **LEARNER ACTIVITIES **  ||=  **TEACHER ACTIVITY **  ||=  **RESOURCES **  ||
 * **9am – 9:15 **

**9:15 – 9:30 ** || The learners will actively participate in the brainstorm activity by raising their hand to answer questions and think of many words they can which they know relate to recycling. The students words will be written on the paper.

Students will work in pairs to find objects from around the classroom (some the teacher will have bought in especially) and try and categorise them into recyclable or non-recyclable items. Having limited knowledge on this students will be able to change these as the unit topic of ‘recycling’ goes on and they understand the topic more. || The teacher will introduce the topic of recycling by writing the word on a large piece of butcher’s paper. The teacher will then prompt students to think of as many words they can which they may know relates to recycling. The teacher will write these down on the piece of paper to create a brainstorm that is easy to come back to and add to whenever necessary.

Teacher will have pre-prepares some items for children to use to discover which items are recyclable and which items are non-recyclable. The teacher will observe the students and help them out by prompting questions such as “could you make this into something else?” or “is this worth keeping for 2nd hand use?” ||  · Butchers paper · Textas

· A number of different objects such as paper, food wrappers, cardboard, old clothes, wood, electronic cords, bottles etc. ||


 * **9:30 – 9:50 **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">9:50- 10:00 || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Students can take photos of their piles which will be categorised into recyclable or non-recyclable and stick them on posters that the teacher has pre made with titles recyclable or non-recyclable. These posters can hang up in the classroom so students can see them and alter them if needed as they learn more about the topic throughout the unit.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Students will be involved in cleaning and packing up their work and a brief discussion on recycling. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The teacher will have made two posters, one title recyclable and the other non-recyclables. The teacher will assist students in sticking their photos of their piles onto the poster. The teacher must ensure that they can come back to these posters and add to them as the unit continues.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Teacher will encourage students to clean up and pack their work. The teacher can then begin a brief conversation or discussion about recycling.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">End of lesson. || · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">One RECYCLABLE poster · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">One NON-RECYCLABLE poster. · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Cameras · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Printer · <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">paper ||