Welcome to the February Eco Education Newsletter |
This month’s newsletter theme is: Litter You can get some free resources to help you plan the event. The event will launch on 8th February and more updates will follow. |
Litter, recycling and waste activity and lesson ideas *Sorting items – recycling and non-recycling *Creating posters to encourage people to not litter *Making pledges on how to recycle more or reduce waste *Writing letters to local authorities *Litter bingo – how many items can children find? *Creating graphs/tallies/pictograms of litter collected *Make eco bricks using soft plastics https://www.ecobricks.org/ *Monitor how much is thrown away by your school and how much is recycled *Design a litter bug *Decomposition rates game: https://www.ltl.org.uk/free-resources/ |
Organising a litter pick There are a number of things to consider when planning a litter pick:
*Where will it be – a street clean, a local park, the beach
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February Book Review – the Wild Tribe Heroes books by Ellie Jackson Duffy’s Lucky Escape: Duffy is a sea turtle who eats some plastic floating in the sea and needs medical attention to survive. |
Nelson’s Dangerous Dive tells the story of a whale becoming tangled with an abandoned fishing net and needing help to be freed. |
Marli’s Tangled Tale is about a puffin who becomes tangled with a balloon, can’t swim and gets washed up on the beach. |
All the stories have happy endings, and leave children hopeful that they can do something to help with the plastic litter problem. The beautifully-illustrated books are all based on real events.The books are already in 25% of UK primary schools, and can be used from Early Years to Year 6. From the story and illustrations, teachers can plan cross-curricular work including literacy, science, drama or art.Books are available direct from the website, or from good bookshops. |