Good morning parents of year 1B we have recently got
some new recycling bins in our school and some students have been curious to
know what happens to our rubbish. So, to further educate students on this topic
we will complete a unit of work exploring the importance of disposing our
rubbish correctly and where it could end up if not disposed of correctly. This
unit of work closely aligns with some geography concepts and will allow your
child to be involved in active citizenship learning.
The unit will inform students about the effects
rubbish can have on the environment and how they can help reduce the amount of
waste created each year. You will be encouraged to talk with your children
about the importance of disposing of rubbish correctly and help your children
reduce reuse and recycle at home.
The
unit closely aligns with the cross-curriculum priority of sustainability and
the year 1 Hass curriculum exploring geography ideas.
(ACARA, 2019).
It also aligns with outcome two in the Early Years Learning
Framework
(DEEWR,
2009)
In 2016-2017 Australia produced an estimated 67
million tonnes of waste, which is why it is important to teach students how to cut
down on waste and the importance of recycling (Blue environment, 2018).
In small groups students will discuss and fill out two
X charts (shown below) one with the title a clean beach and one titled a dirty
beach.
Students will then be shown the two pictures below and
asked to brain storm what they think might be some problems and effects of all
the rubbish on the beach.
We will then discuss ways we as a class could help
reduce the amount of rubbish.
Students will be introduced to the three R's
-
Reduce
-
Reuse
-
Recycle
We will watch the video linked below so students can gain an understanding of ways to reduce reuse and recycle
(Happy Learning English, 2017).
Students will prepare to play a role as an active
citizen through learning what can harm the natural environment as well as ways
to look after it (Department of Education, 2015). Students
will create posters promoting a school wide clean-up day. Students will have to
create a poster showing things that can and cannot be recycled. These posters
will be place above and on our new recycling bins so other students around the
school know what they can and cannot recycle.
Students
will then participate in the school wide clean-up day where each class will be
given a section of the school which they are to pick up rubbish making sure we
have bag bags for normal rubbish and tubs where we can put our recyclable items
in this is allowing students to become active citizens and be involved in the
environment.
If
you have any questions or want more information on how you can support your
child to reduce reuse and recycle at home please don't hesitate to contact
me.
Miss
Adams
Year
1B
Reference list
Australian
Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA]. (2019a). Humanities and Social Sciences year 1.
Retrieved from https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/humanities-and-social-sciences/hass/?year=12097&strand=Inquiry+and+skills&strand=Knowledge+and+Understanding&capability=ignore&capability=Literacy&capability=Numeracy&capability=Information+and+Communication+Technology+%28ICT%29+Capability&capability=Critical+and+Creative+Thinking&capability=Personal+and+Social+Capability&capability=Ethical+Understanding&capability=Intercultural+Understanding&priority=ignore&priority=Aboriginal+and+Torres+Strait+Islander+Histories+and+Cultures&priority=Asia+and+Australia%E2%80%99s+Engagement+with+Asia&priority=Sustainability&elaborations=true&elaborations=false&scotterms=false&isFirstPageLoad=false
Blue
environment. (2018) National waste report
2018. Retrieved from https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/7381c1de-31d0-429b-912c-91a6dbc83af7/files/national-waste-report-2018.pdf
Department
of Education. (2015). Citerzenship.
Retrieved from https://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk/sites/teachingcitizenship.org.uk/files/Programme_of_Study_KS1_and_2.pdf
Department of Education Employment and Workplace
Relations [DEEWR]. (2009). The Early
Years Learning Framework. Canberra, ACT.
Happy
Learning English. (2017). Reduce, Reuse
and Recycle, to enjoy a better life, Educational Video for Kids [Video].
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OasbYWF4_S8
