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Early Childhood Education Learning Experience Plan

Name: Lizzie Mosele Lesson Title: What can we recycle? Date: 3/20/14 Grade Level: Preschool Circle one: ECE PKSN Standard(s)/Guideline(s): Domain= Cognition and general knowledge; sub-domain= science; strand=science inquiry and application; standard= describe, compare, sort, classify, and order Domain= Language and Literacy Development; Strand=Listening and Speaking; Topic=Expressive Language; Standard= Use drawings or other visuals to add details to verbal descriptions. Pre-assessment of current knowledge: Do a picture walk with the book that was used in the hook activity to help students recall information and discuss why we recycle and what items are recyclable.

Instructional Objectives (1-2) One/Two Assessed Instructional Objective(s): The student will be able to... Describe, compare, sort, classify, order the various recyclable and non-recyclable materials and place them in the trashcan or the recycling bin. Create a drawing to represent what they believe is recyclable and discuss it with a small group.

Assessment of Student Learning Identify Evidence: (What will you collect or record as data to demonstrate students have met your objective(s) and skill?) I have taken pictures of the students placing the various materials into the recycling bins and the trashcans. I have also created a checklist of which students were able to sort and classify the materials and which struggled. The students will also create paintings of items that are recyclable.

Learning Experience Academic Language: Sort, environment, compare, recycle, and nonrecyclable Procedural steps: First we will go over the book that we read last week We are Extremely very Good Recyclers to refresh students on what recycling is and what we can recycle. We will ask the students to name certain items they may recycle and certain items they may throw away. Next we will explain to students we are going to sort and classify which items are recyclable and non-recyclable. We will place a garbage can and a recycling bin next to each other on the floor. We will have a bag that is mixed with both recyclable and nonrecyclable materials. For the recyclable materials we will have a variety of things seen in the book we read such as plastic, paper, and aluminum. For the garbage we will use things such as clothing, a phone charger, and Styrofoam Next we will tell students to pick three items from the bag and place them either in the garbage can or the recycling bin. Once the students have placed all the objects in one of the two bins we will then go over each item to see if it was correctly placed. For the students that did not place this in the correct bin we will scaffold them so they can eventually see why that item needs to be placed elsewhere. After we will ask students what they can do to help the Earth Once we have finished we will go to the classroom and paint a picture of what we can recycle to help students remember. We will encourage students to work with their families at home to recycle to help the environment and the Earth. Finally, as an assessment, the students will create paintings of things that are recyclable are share them with each other in groups of two or three.

One Assessed Developmental Skill: How well students can observe, sort, classify, and order the material into recyclable and nonrecyclable The painting students paint shows how well they understand what should be recycled

Safety Considerations: Make sure that students do not run into one another and that they do not put plastic on their faces.

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Authentic Materials: (Describe authentic real life, hands-on materials.) The recycling bin The garbage can The material gathered to be classified is everyday items found around the house that could be thrown out or recycled

Adult Roles: Refresh students memory and ask questions to spark their interest. Make sure that all students get three materials to classify as recyclable and non-recyclable Assess students ability to classify the materials as recycling and non-recycling

Program Monitoring: (How will you aggregate or compile your evidence into a class or group view?) I will compile my evidence into a checklist of which of the students could classify the items that are to be recycled and not recycled and which students could not do the task.

Resources & References: The book, We are Extremely very Good Recyclers, authentic materials such as the recycling bin, trash can, and the material that is used to either throw away or recycle.

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Early Childhood Education Learning Experience Plan Reflection: (What have you learned about your students? How will this inform future instruction?) I decided to do my lesson on sorting recyclable and non-recyclable materials for a number of reasons. The first reason was that it was related to mine and Kelseys hook lesson and the students interests that they expressed during the KWL chart. Second the lesson would provide an excellent opportunity to use authentic materials that the students encountered in their daily lives. The lesson also allowed for the preschoolers to practice recycling and observe materials that were recyclable and non-recyclable. This lesson included science and sparked the students curiosity. They asked questions including: why do we nee d to recycle? and where does the garbage and recycling go? Our cooperating teacher had recommended that Kelsey and I do a lesson on recycling because she wanted the students to understand why we recycle because she was planning on doing an activity with them on Earth day. Kelsey and I both brought in a variety of recyclable and non-recyclable items as well as a garbage can and a recycling bin. I began this lesson by going over what we had done during our hook lesson and asked the seven students questions to help them remember what recycling is and why we recycle. The students surprisingly remembered more than I had expected and explained that we recycle paper and plastic. They did need to be reminded that aluminum is also recyclable I told them to think of a soda can which is aluminum in case they did not know what aluminum was. The students asked questions about anything that they were still unsure about. I choose to do this lesson because it allowed the students to uses real everyday materials in hopes that they would at least take away what can and cannot be recycled. The preschoolers were encouraged to recycle in the future as well. The hook lesson allowed us to introduce the topic of recycling and the purpose of this lesson was to further explore recycling and which things are recyclable and non-recyclable. Kelsey and I sat the preschoolers down in the hall and placed the recycling bin and the trashcan side by side. We handed each preschooler three different types of materials and allowed them to go up one at a time and place their materials in either the recycling bin or the trashcan. I was surprised at how into this activity the preschoolers got they asked questions relating to recycling and the Earth. After the students placed the materials in the recycling bin or the trashcan I was surprised at how many of them understood what can and cannot be recycled they had placed almost all the objects in the correct bin. Next Kelsey pointed out to the students that there is a triangle on some of the items to show that it is recyclable. The students took great interest in this and began to look through all the recycling with excitement for the triangles. The students were engaged in this activity and the teacher also thought that it was beneficial to the students and a great way to learn about recycling. After we had sorted the materials we had asked the students to paint us a picture of what could be recycled or things relating to the Earth and recycling. . One of the preschoolers said, I am painting a picture of a tree because recycling helps the trees. I was excited that the preschoolers were so eager to learn about recycling. For future instruction Kelsey and I will encourage the students to recycle both in the classroom and at home. Also we will do a landfill with the students to better show them what happens during the process of recycling. Overall I think that this lesson went well the students were actively engaged and participating. In the future I would think of more questions before the lesson to get students to think more about the environment and how it relates to recycling. I would also bring in more items that are considered garbage.