LESSON PLAN

Grade: 4 Science Lesson Title: Recycling Poster/Bingo Lesson Duration: 30 Minutes

Overview of lesson (100- 150 words)

This lesson is a continuation of the previous recycling lesson. Students will complete their
reduce, reuse, recycling poster by writing the definitions of each, 5 examples of each, coloring
and cutting out the pieces and then gluing it all together to post on the bulletin board for parent
teacher interviews. If students complete this within the class time they can work on coloring
and making their recycling bingo sheet. If there is time we will as a class play recycling bingo
with the bingo winners giving an example of how they would reduce, reuse, recycle.

Alberta Program of Study: Goals and Objectives (Maximum 3 each)

Be attentive to the terminology of the Program of Study you are using.

GLO /GLE SLO/SLE

 4-5 - Recognize that human  #3 – Describe alternative methods of
activity can lead to the disposal, and identify possible advantages
production of wastes, and and disadvantages of each
identify alternatives for the
responsible use and disposal of
materials.

Critical Questions
Lesson Guiding Questions (These guide the lesson, can be used for formative assessment
and are lead-ins for pedagogical discussion with students) A lesson can have several
guiding questions.

 What are different ways that we can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to decrease the
amount of waste?
 What are the 3 R’s?

Learning Objectives Teaching Strategies

Students will… -Independent work

 Recognize how we produce -Group discussion
waste
 Identify ways to decrease waste
 Know and understand the 3 R’s
(reduce, reuse, recycle)
Differentiation Accommodation Modification
Provide at least one. Provide at least one Provide at least one

Example an alternative Example: If a student has a Example: Student has been

way for a student to hearing impediment identified with a learning
receive information or challenge such as dyslexia
engage with a lesson.
-Use an ipad or computer -I have an example of what the -Have students that learn a little
to search reduce, reuse, finished poster is to look like bit slower only write 1 or 2
recycle themselves and a slide show with the steps extra examples rather than all 5
-Create poster on the for them to refer to
computer

Assessment

Formative: Finished product of the poster will show me that they understand how we are
producing waste and identify different ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.
-Group discussion will show me that they understand what reduce, reuse and recycle means
and different ways that we can decrease waste.

Learning Resources

Resource #1: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle worksheet/poster

Resource #2:
Resource #3:

Material and Equipment

List: Art supplies, manipulatives, smartboard, online white board etc…

-Worksheet/poster template
-pencil
-pencil crayons/markers
-scissors
Lesson Procedures

Introduction (3 min.):

Last day we were working on the reduce, reuse, recycle poster. I would like you all to finish it
today so we can hang them around the classroom for when parent teacher interviews are going
on.

Body (23 min.):

Descriptive and clearly organized steps/scaffolding and transitions in lesson. Indicate

timing of each section. Identify teaching strategies, organization of class etc. How and
when are you using formative assessment in your lesson?

You are to make sure that you have the definitions of each reduce, reuse, recycle in the spot on
the page, and 3 extra examples of each on top of the 2 that I gave you.

When you have everything cut out, you will glue the earth to the page with the definitions and
examples and then you will glue the bottom part of the arrows on the back of the globe,
looping the arrows to the front and gluing the top part of the arrow on the front of the globe to
make a recycling sign.

When you have that all completed then you can grab a bingo card and color the spots, cut them
out and then glue them on the bingo sheet where ever you would like to create your own
recycling bingo card. Make sure that you leave the center free space.

If everyone gets finished, then we will play some recycling bingo!

(if get to this point, play bingo with the bingo cards. Hand out counters to each student. Start
with one line, then corners, and then the whole sheet. If they get bingo they need to give one
way that they can reduce, reuse or recycle)

Make sure your names are on both the poster and your bingo sheet

Closure (4 min.): Consolidation Learning; Indicate clean up protocol, material management etc.
Transition to Next Lesson. How do you plan to prepare students for the next period?
Are they changing classes? Is another teacher coming in to the room.
Group discussion:
What does reduce, reuse, and recycle mean?
How can we reduce, reuse and recycle?

Clean up class for dismissal.