Color Captain

Materials

colorful curling ribbon

streamers

pencil or dowel

colorful hat

Instructions

What To Do
1. Talk with the children about garbage. Ask them what garbage is and where it goes.
Have the children seen garbage collectors in their neighborhoods?
2. Sing the following song with the children:
I Am Picking Up the Garbage by Mary J. Murray
(Tune: "I've Been Working on the Railroad")
I am picking up the garbage, all along the way.
I am picking up recyclables, it's how I spend my day.
Helping people in the neighborhood.
I rise up early in the morning.
Helping people in the neighborhood. I'm glad I get to help.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Do the children understand what trash collectors do?
l Can the children sing the song?