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 * Lesson 1: Lesson Plan**
 * Create a brainstorm of the children's background knowledge.
 * Watch the Plastic Planet video.
 * Explain what it is that the class will be studying.
 * Explain that there will be a project involved but detail will be explained next lesson.


 * Lesson Time:** 1 Hour

The main focus for the first lesson is to introduce the class to the topic of The Three R's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle). At the beginning of the lesson the class is to brainstorm the background knowledge they have on the topic and why they believe it is so important. Spend approximately 15-20 minutes collecting ideas, making sure that everyone has the opportunity to voice their own opinion. It is recommended that the class brainstorms together on an interactive whiteboard to make it more engaging and enjoyable for the children.
 * Overview:**

After completing the brainstorm, the children are to watch a short YouTube video that is associated with the learning of the Three R's. The Plastic Planet video will make the children more aware of what people are currently doing wrong when it comes to reducing, reusing and recycling. The video also informs the students of the effects it is having on the environment and provides a few ideas of how it can be improved. The focus is mainly on plastic, showing how it is being wasted and harming our planet by not being disposed of correctly. This gives students an idea of the types of problems that are occurring time and time again and why it needs to be voiced to the world. This video is quite entertaining and is sure to get the students thinking about what they are using, wasting and incorrectly disposing. After viewing the video, spend 5 minutes talking with the students about what they think the message of the video was, the issue that was being addressed and the solutions it gave for reducing, reusing ad recycling.

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For the last 25-30 minutes:
 * Go through what types of things they will be learning over the coming weeks
 * what is involved in reducing, reusing and recycling.
 * what items can/can't be reduced, reused and recycled.
 * why it is so important
 * what the school is currently doing / what they need to improve
 * Inform the students that what they are learning will be needed in the final project that will be introduced next lesson.




 * Lesson 2: Lesson Plan**
 * Quick recap of the brainstorm from lesson 1
 * Introduce the project and assessment details
 * Begin the topic of REDUCE
 * What it means to reduce
 * Why it is important to reduce
 * Explain how unnecessary waste is effecting our environment
 * Ways to reduce
 * Reducing paper in the project
 * Taking photos of things that can be reduced in the classroom
 * Blog entry


 * Lesson Time:** 1- 1.5 Hours

At the beginning of the lesson start by spending 2-3 minutes recapping what was written in the class brainstorm to get the students thinking about the topic again. Introduce what the project is (found on the task page) and explain that everyone will be assessed not only on their participation in the group work but on the blog entries they write after each lesson. Explain how photos will be taken throughout each lesson to use in their blogs and possibly in their skit/ news report.
 * Overview:**

After the project explanation, begin teaching the students about the first R, Reduce. Go through and explain what it means to reduce, why it is important to reduce, how unnecessary waste can affect the environment and ways people can reduce. Links to information with answers to these questions can be found below. Allow the children to provide an answer to the questions before providing them with the answer.

To incorporate "reduce" into the project explain to the students that each person in their group will be given 1 piece of paper to use for the assignment. This paper will be recycled and by only having that small amount of paper available to the group we are reducing the amount used and gets the children to think about how much paper they use and waste. Explain that you recommend they only use lead pencil, write at an appropriate size and use both sides of the paper to get as much out of it as possible. (It will be amazing to see how the children find only having a limited amount of paper to use)

Towards the end of the lesson provide the students with some time to take some pictures of items in the classroom that can be reduced. They will then start their first blog @http://kidblog.org/home.php. This first blogging session may take a little longer than the regular blogging sessions. The photos they have taken can then be uploaded into the student's blogs where they can add text relating to the topic and picture, based on what they learnt in the lesson.

The following link can be used to understand the basics of reducing and ways that people can reduce items [] []
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