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Re-Think Activities
An educational Unit for children up to Grade 4
Written by Valerie Thom, B.Ed. and edited by Allard W. van Veen, APR, Fellow, CPRS

This unit has six chapters, each filled with information, ideas and projects. Words in bold and in italics are featured in the glossary which you can reach by clicking here

LITTER AND OUR ENVIRONMENT: ACTIVITY 13 -  Let’s Make A Car Litterbag!                         K – 3

Skills: designing, colouring

Time: one to two class periods

Learning Objective: students will make their own litterbags to use in the family car; students will consider the importance of using car litterbags.

Materials and Equipment: pre-used small bags or containers; paints; crayons; felt pens.

NOTE: LITTER: ACTIVITY 3 discusses the seven sources of litter, one of which is motorists. If not already done, you may wish to do LITTER: ACTIVITY 3 before this Activity.

Activity:

1. Ask students to imagine that they are travelling in their parents’ car and have just unwrapped a package of gum. What should they do with candy wrappings?

2. Use the example to introduce the need for car litterbags or car mini garbage cans.

3. Using pre-used bags or containers, such as small grocery bags, boxes, etc., have students design and make a car litterbag.

4. The litterbags could be given as Christmas, Mother’s or Father’s Day gifts.

Discuss with the students:

• How else can we encourage our families to not litter?
• What can we say to them to make them realize that littering is bad for our environment?

Help the students realize that through their words, and actions such as giving their families the car litterbags, they can encourage their own families to not litter, and to be more aware of their environmental responsibilities.

Students may wish to make car litterbags/litter containers to sell at a school event.

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