Student+Activities

Monday
After being read Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear? There will be a discussion on different types of animals and where they come from. We will create a chart of all the different types of animals the students name. After the chart is made students will chose the animal they would like to draw. Students will return to their desk and draw pictures of their animal and their environment.

Tuesday
Students will take turns on the computer, using KidPix, to draw their animals and their environment. While you are waiting to use the computer they will watch The Magic School Bus: Special Holiday, a video on recycling.

Wednesday
Today we will read The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle by Rosa M. Curto. After having the book read aloud, their will be a discussion on what types of things we recycle and how to reduce the amounts of energy and water used. Recyclable items will be brought in and the students will make something new out of the recyclable items.

Thursday
Students will watch the [|Recycle Rex] video. You will then, given a recyclable magazine, find pictures to create a story explaining what happens to animals when their environment is polluted with trash, that was not recycled.

Friday
Students will take turns coming up in front of the class explaining their animals environment and tell the class about their story created the day before. We will place all the stories in book and it will become our recycling scrapbook for the class.