1. A Rainbow of Friendship Respect the environment School Number 194 “Marin Sorescu” April-May 2012

2. “Take care of the Earth and it will take care of you.” - David Orr

3. Learning outcomes Children will learn to take responsibility for their impact on nature They will learn that they have no rights to reduce the richness and diversity of nature They will learn how important it is to recycle They will learn that people and the environment are interdependent Recycling along with reducing consumption is a good way to counter the damage we have been doing to the earth for centuries

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7. Samples of posters that every class made related to the environment.

9. Get dirty, be happy! The children planted trees and flowers with enthusiasm. We can’t wait to watch their eyes light up at the first sign of a sprout!

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12. Click to edit the outline text format Second Outline Level  Third Outline Level Fourth Outline Level  Fifth Outline Level  Sixth Outline Level  Seventh Outline Level  Eighth Outline Level Ninth Outline LevelClick to edit Master text styles Let’s turn recyclables into crafts Think it's garbage? Think again. A box made of carton can be transformed into a beautiful lamp, ordinary light bulbs or glass can become really nice decorative objects, you just need some imagination.

15. A plastic bottle and some tissue paper can become a ship or a doll!

16. “Green Day” class 2D. They worked with natural materials and painted pottery, created posters on environmental themes and they also had a dress parade of costumes made of recyclable materials.

17. Einstein’s brain made of clay and coloured afterwards.

18. Some lids of plastic bottles can become the flags of the countries involved in the project.

19. A box made of carton turned into a lamp

20. The Solar System made of carton

21. An ordinary garbage bag, some paper, a lot of imagination… and we got an extravagant dress!

23. The mini-bicycle

24. Aquariums

25. This is the angel of dreams - the white pearls inside the tube represent the positive thoughts, which are influenced by the threats of bad people.

26. Make a healthy environment for a healthy life It is very important for children to learn to take care of the environment because their health directly depends on it. It is very easy to find dirt and pollution in many places across the world and a large population of the world is living in such bad and unhygienic conditions. People are drinking unclean drinking water and they are breathing polluted air; so, the pollution of the environment is causing many people to suffer from various health problems. Whereas if we live in a clean environment then we can live a healthy life and we can achieve this by understanding the importance of clean environment.

27. Healthy Planet – Create a Clean and Green Environment

28. Click to edit the outline text format Second Outline Level  Third Outline Level Fourth Outline Level  Fifth Outline Level  Sixth Outline Level  Seventh Outline Level  Eighth Outline Level Ninth Outline LevelClick to edit Master text styles – Second level Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level P.E/PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT & MOVEMENT Children learnt how to use different tools in planting and crafts. LEARNING OUTCOMES Children learnt group and pair work. Children’s communicating skills were improved. Children learnt the importance of preserving the environment. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT School LANGUAGE & LITERACY Children can communicate their knowledge in what regards the preservation of the environment and the importance of recycling, reducing, reusing in a variety of contexts using a great variety of means of communication: oral, facial expressions, body language. Children learnt vocabulary related to pollution, recycling, reducing, reusing. THE ARTS Children used their imagination and expressed their ideas, thoughts and feelings in works of art. THE WORLD AROUND US Children shared knowledge with their peers. They talked about pollution and the environment. Children highlighted both the similarities and the differences in what regards the enviroonment all over the world. MATHEMATICS & NUMERACY  Value: Respect the Environment  Topic: Recycling, Reducing, Reusing  Month: April - May OBJECTIVES - to teach children about the importance of preserving the environment - to make them aware of the impact pollution has in our life. KEY COMPETENCIES: Communication in the mother tongue Communication in foreign languages Mathematical literacy and competence in science and technology Digital competence Learning to learn Interpersonal, intercultural and social competences and civic competences Entrepreneurship Cultural Expression THINKING SKILLS - to understand the importance of recycling, reducing and reusing materials. Lesson Plan