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
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Reduce
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Reuse
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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
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ReplyDeleteHi Tahlia
ReplyDeleteYou have an engaging and informative first sentence. This shows to parents why you have chosen the topic.
You may want to consider other curriculum areas this learning relates to, such as a strong connection to sustainability.
Your inclusion of the X-chart exploring senses will likely be engaging for students. Consider students background, as some students may not have ever visited a beach. You may want to go to a beach or bring in sand and sea water to help engage these senses.
You could connect this learning to Clean Up Australia Day for taking action via the school wide clean-up day. This would promote the students learning about active citizenship and what the community does around this. This is highlighted by Geboers, Geijsel, Admiraal, and TenDam (2013).
I am concerned that there is not large parental involvement in this unit of work. You may want to add in where parents can help, e.g. parents are invited to the clean-up the school day to take students to different sections of the school.
I suggest you proof read you blog to pick up on minor word changes e.g. ‘this unit of work will meet align with the year 1’.
You have made an informative unit for both students and parents. I think students making informative posters and cleaning up will engage them in learning through being able to actively participate and contribute to the school.
Best of luck,
Eloise
Reference
Geboers, E., Geijsel, F., Admiraal, W., & TenDam, G. (2013). Review of the effects of citizenship education. Educational Research Review, 9, 158-173.
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ReplyDeleteHi Tahlia!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eloise that some students might not have prior knowledge about a clean/dirty beach. So, it might be challenging for students to complete the X-chart by answering the suggested questions (i.e., what does a clean/dirty beach smell, look, feel and sound like?). As Eloise suggested, it would be good if students could go on an excursion to a local beach and learn outside the classroom. Otherwise, you could consider showing videos or reading stories about beach to students to help students answer the questions above?
The cross-curriculum priority of sustainability is evident in your unit of work. You may also want to consider including this as one of the links to the Australian Curriculum? In terms of the links to the Early Year Learning Framework, I wonder if you could explain the link between this unit of work and Outcome 2.2 Children respond to diversity with respect. It seems to me that the link is not distinct, but I am aware that I could be wrong too.
You may also want to review the conventions of grammar, spelling and punctuation used in your blog post?
Regards,
Sue Sean