A Very Noisy Mosquito

Materials

pictures or transparencies of a bee, mosquito, and fly

Instructions

1. Read to the children The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About
Recycling by Alison Inches. This will show them recycling from a new
perspective. It is the diary of a plastic bottle as it goes on a journey from the
refinery plant to the manufacturing line to the store shelf to a garbage can and
finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into its new life as a
fleece jacket! The diary entries are fun, but point out
the ecological significance behind each product
and the resources used to make it.
2. Discuss the book with the children and talk about
landfills and why we should recycle.
3. Have a fleece jacket available so the children can
compare how soft it is compared to a plastic bottle.
Teacher - to - Teacher Tip
* Recycle and make other things from plastic bottles.
s O n G
Sing "Ten Green Bottles Hanging on the Wall" with the children.
Assessment
Consider the following:
* Ask the children what can be made from plastic bottles.
* Can the children tell you why we should recycle?
* Do the children know what a landfill is?