PRESENTATIONS
For more information about the presentations listed below, or to schedule a presentation, please contact Judy Hagen at 419-872-8034 or jhagen@ci.perrysburg.oh.us
EARTH DAY TOPICS
Activities and presentations are available through the Office of Litter Prevention & Recycling
Earth Day is annually celebrated on April 22. You may schedule these classroom activities by contacting Judy Hagen at 419-872-8034 or jhagen@ci.perrysburg.oh.us
KINDERGARTEN
- The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Planting egg carton grass seed pots
FIRST GRADE
THIRD GRADE
- Wartville Wizard by Dan Madden
Hands on project about littering
FOURTH GRADE
- Discussion about water pollution and water filtration
A hands on project about water filtration
FIFTH GRADE
- Discussion on reducing the use of natural resources by reducing excessive packaging
Hands on activity about better packaging of school lunches and groceries
Challenge the class to organize a Garbage Free Lunch Day at their school
SIXTH GRADE
- View the video Inky the Whale
Discuss marine pollution
OTHER EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOLS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- Organize a Walk to School Day
Conduct a walking route survey
Design walking route maps for neighborhood
Form a walking club
ENGLISH
- Compose and read poems and stories about:
Preserving the earth's resources
Promoting recycling
Design a campaign to start/improve the school's recycling efforts
Conduct a book swap
ART
- Construct a school wide mural with helping hands pledges by students and staff
Decorate grocery bags with an Earth Day message to be used at grocery stores
Create art work by reusing castoff art materials or other items
MATH
- Utilize discarded containers for math manipulative such as: Orange juice can lids for math facts, different colored lid for making sequences and patterns
LUNCH ROOM
- Sponsor a No Garbage Lunch Day
Conduct a garbage audit to compare trash generated on different days and devise a plan to reduce the amount of garbage at lunch time.
SCIENCE
- Explore alternative energy sources
Perform energy audits in the classrooms
America Recycles Day November 15
These are presentations for school visits.
KINDERGARTEN
- A Pig's Story by Olivia Newton-John
This 20 minute story is about a pig who is the ultimate recycler
FIRST GRADE
- Introduction to worm farming (vermicomposting)
Construction of a classroom worm bin with an ongoing commitment to feed the worms and harvest the soil. This is hands on activity takes about 45 minutes
SECOND GRADE
- Discussion about the Great Recycling Adventure
We discover items in the classroom that we can and do recycle
This project calls for critical thinking and decision making
THIRD GRADE
- A hands on project about paper recycling
This 45 minute presentation includes papermaking and is messy but fun
FOURTH GRADE
- Discover the wonders of rotting and compost
The hands on project includes construction of 2-liter pop bottle compost bins.This project takes about 45 minutes and requires students to collect garbage for the compost bin
FIFTH GRADE
- Discover the world of plastics. Make slime from Elmer's Glue and sun catchers from #6 plastics
This hands on project talks about physical and chemical changes
SIXTH GRADE
- Small groups of students are given the challenge to construct a materials
recovery facility (MRF) for recyclables. The group project calls for critical thinking and group cooperation.
Day Care and Preschool Presentations
Listed below are topics that are season related for preschool and day care presentations.
PRESCHOOL Ages 3-4
Litter Prevention
Safe and Clean Halloween
For the Love of the Earth
Recycling
A Pig's Tale by Olivia Newton-John
Where Does All the Garbage Go? by Joanna Foster
KINDERGARTEN
Litter Prevention
How the Spider Stopped the Litterbugs by Robert Kraus
Recycling
A Pig's Tale by Olivia Newton-John
Everybody Poops by Taro Gomi
The Worm Book by Linda Glaser
Beautification
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
SECOND GRADE
Litter Prevention
The Litter Olympics
Enduring Litter Highway
Officer Snook (marine litter)
In the Bag - video
Recycling
Take It Out of the Trash
Follow That Trash! by Francine Jacobs
Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman
Quilt Story by Tony Johnston and Tomii de Paola
The Rot Squad
The Recycle Story
Great Recycling Adventure by Davis, Sanford and McHarry
THIRD GRADE
Litter Prevention
Litter Bingo
Wartville Wizard by Dan Madden
Enduring Litter Highway
Recycling
Garbage Audit
Recycled papermaking
FOURTH GRADE
Litter Prevention
Litter Bingo
Litter Skits
Enduring Litter Highway
Recycling
Excessive Packaging -- Comparison Shopping
Beautification
Garbage Pizza
Flower pot dessert
FIFTH GRADE
Litter Prevention
Litter Bingo
Litter Skits
Enduring Litter Highway
Recycling
Excessive Packaging-Comparison Shopping
Edible landfill
MRF materials recovery facility
Shrinky Dink plastics
SIXTH GRADE
Litter Prevention
Inky the Whale video
Enduring Litter Highway
Recycling
Excessive packaging--Comparison Shopping
Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
JUNIOR HIGH
Litter Prevention
Community XYZ
Recycling
Design a Better Package
Deal Or No Deal Game