Over the course of 10 days, scholars take a pre-assessment to place them in one of three leveled groups. Whole-class and in small groups, pupils take part in read-alouds, field trips, hands-on activities, and complete learning contracts...

Some organisms spend their entire lives in leaf litter. The third in a series of six is a great lesson exploring the community of leaf litter. Groups gather and then spread leaf litter over white paper and remove leaves/twigs while...

Educate scholars on pollution—air, water, and land—with a series of lessons that begin with a thorough explanation of each type. Learners then take part in three activities to reinforce the importance of reducing pollution. They...

Explore biology by conducting an organism search field trip! Young explorers discuss how litter impacts the environment and how some organisms find solace in the trash we leave behind. Several worksheets are included here. 

Detailing the common methods for drying flowers and other materials commonly used in the floral industry, this presentation provides excellent specifics about the best use for each method, and the results that can be expected.  

Become a member of the Pollution Patrol and stand up to litter! After discussing the life cycle of seeds and discussing how plants figure into the food chain, young conservationists engage in several activities involving podcasts,...

Yongsters take a look at the variety of ways that litter not only messes up our environment, but poses a dangerous threat to birds and other wildlife. They must write down four types of waste that can come from a car, color in a picture...

Students explore the concept of tree maps.  In this tree map lesson, students use this diagram to create a presentation about cleaning up a schoolyard.  Students share their presentations at the end of the project. 

Students participate in a scavenger hunt to find different types of trash items around different environments. They distinguish between man-made litter and natural materials.

Students explore the environment by participating in an outdoors activity. In this nature appreciation lesson plan, students discuss how to minimize their human imprint when experiencing nature. Students conduct a nature walk and plan...

Pupils discuss the concept of littering and what they do personally to contribute or prevent littering. In this environmental awareness lesson, students create a jingle, or a commercial to promote recycling. Links to some excellent...

Students discuss and research litter and write an anti litter poem. In this litter lesson plan, students also discuss what they can do to stop litter.

Students complete pre reading, writing, and post reading activities for the book Litter. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.

Students investigate the effects of litter on the environment. In this environmental instructional activity, students read the statistics on pollution and identify the effects it has on the Earth. Students develop a plan to clean up...

Students examine the issue of littering. For this waste management lesson, students discover what littering is and how it affects the environment.

Students complete a form that requires them to make decisions about how severely different types of marine debris affect people, animals, vessels, communities. Results are totaled and analyzed to determine which types of marine debris...

Students engage in various activities examining how people and animals share he natural world. After reading "Once There Was a Tree," they paint a mural of the people, animals, and plants in their neighborhoods. As an extension, they...

Students explore environmental care by participating in a litter identification activity. In this food trash lesson, students discuss the destruction litter causes in our environment and ways we can avoid littering ourselves. Students...

Which ones can be thrown on the ground? Discover the difference between natural litter and unhealthy trash, helping scholars by using several examples. Use the information here to give them a basic background, but also encourage prior...

When does trash become litter? Use this litter awareness lesson to help them understand the importance of trash disposal. Get learners engaged by reading Nancy Loewen's Lady Lulu Liked to Litter (not included). After discussing what...

When is it litter? Help your environmentally friendly scholars differentiate using this visual worksheet. They examine two images: before it becomes litter, and after it becomes litter. The images can be colored in completely, or you can...

Students research what kind of punishments local judges give for these. Students research what kind of punishments other judges elsewhere might give. Students report their findings to the class and perhaps to local judges or another...

Have your class explore the effects of littering on wildlife and the benefits of recycling with this resource. Learners do several activities relating to litter. They collect litter, create a poster, and work in groups to come up with...

Students draw pictures of healthy and hazardous marine and freshwater environments, describe the effects of the pollution of plastics on wildlife and notice the large amount of "plastic litter" in their immediate surrounding area.