Introductory+lesson

media type="youtube" key="xUeNyPTjfec" height="344" width="425" As an introduction show the children a DVD/YouTube video and read the story Michael Recycle. This is a delightful story about how the earth was full of rubbish until Michael recycle came along and taught everyone about recycling.

After the story and a discussion about the story and the illustrations, ask the children to take their sketch books and in the middle draw a decorative title "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle". Around the title write some key questions (at least five) that they would like answered during the course of the Unit. Some can be from the list of focus questions, but some must be original. Decorate the page.

This will take about 45 minutes.

During the class the teacher will roam the classroom discussing the issue with the students, supporting those having difficulty and reading aloud the most interesting questions as they are written.