1. GRADE 3
REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

2. PRIOR WORK
In the previous lesson, the following will have been completed from the text book in ability groups:
Starter activity - In pairs, highlight from the text ways to reduce, reuse, recycle (the text is limited and needs to be used as a springboard for their own ideas) – 3 minutes – teacher support for LA 2 mins for sample feedback Total 5 mins
In their groups they will have brainstormed other ideas to reduce, reuse, recycle – the main development activity 10 mins. Teacher focus group LA.

3. Sharing ideas Groups swap papers
They read the ideas – can they add on any more ideas to their friends paper Focus – sharing learning Teacher moves around groups assessing results
Papers are returned and new ideas noted
Who has an idea added on to their paper? 8 mins.

4. Home Learning
Divide the class into groups – but for INDEPENDENT research( to take their ideas into the group task – have the task(s) printed out for them to take away on A4 paper – they can write down ideas on this to bring to the next lesson Driving questions:
Blue and green groups: How does waste affect the environment?
How can we convince people to do more?
Red yellow orange groups: What can we do more: in our school, at home, in our local community to reduce, reuse, recycle?
Check for clarity of the task and discuss ways they can research 8 mins.

5. Plenary Pair work Share your ideas with your partner
What are 3 important points from today’s activity? 3 mins.
Feedback sample from the range of ability 3 mins.
Total lesson 37mins

6. Starter Activity - Think Pair Share Tune in to the lesson
Look at the photo and talk about what you see is happening in ……
20 seconds thinking time – thinking hats on
1 minute pair sharing
Feed back to the class – total 4 minutes

7. Starter Activity

8. Take from the range of ability
Feedback
Take from the range of ability

9. Recap on home learning independent task
Recap on what each group was required to look in to and remind them that they are sharing their ideas from the home learning research – 3 minutes

10. Share expected learning outcomes
All will be able to identify one or two ways in which we can do more to more to support the environment
Most will be able to identify some ways in which we can do more to support our environment at school, at home and in our local community
Some will be able to explain how waste affects the environment and encourage others to actively contribute 4 minutes

11. Main Activity
You have 15 minutes to work as a group and share your ideas from the home learning
You can present your ideas on the A3 paper how you wish – choice
NB ensure that they understand this is not a colouring exercise!

12. Group responsibilities clarification
Blue and green groups: How does waste affect the environment?
How can we convince people to do more?
Red, yellow, orange groups: What can we do more: in our school, at home, in our local community?
Ensure all have clarity on their responsibilities
Tell the class that you will be selecting 1 from each group to explain the group’s ideas to another group
Remind the class of the cards – red hold up for stuck / question, green for finished
Teacher targeted support for LA group 2 mins.

13. Main group activity
Group development of ideas and preparation – depth in activity – Time allowed: 15 minutes

14. During the activity Teacher moves between groups
Specifically guides LA
Asks questions to the groups
Teacher nominates whilst moving around a spokesperson from each group (an envoy)

15. Envoys!
Nominated person takes their A3 paper and is directed to another group
The envoy presents the group’s ideas 4 mins. Returns to own group
Did the group here any new ideas from the envoy which they can add to their paper? 3 mins.
Student collects in papers – teacher assessment of learning and then display 1 min.
N.B. the 2 HA groups will envoy between themselves as they have had different driving questions to the other groups

16. Share expected learning outcomes
All will be able to identify one or two ways in which we can do more to more to support the environment
Most will be able to identify some ways in which we can do more to support our environment at school, at home and in our local community
Blue and green groups - have you been able to explain how waste affects the environment? Methods to encourage others to actively contribute? 4 minutes
Red / green cards or thumbs Total 40 mins.