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07 Sep, 15:11:55
| Day | Learning Objectives | Materials | Warm Up | Main Activity | Closure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understand the concept of food waste and its impact on the environment | Pictures of different types of food waste, poster board, markers | Show pictures of different types of food waste and ask children to identify them | Discuss the importance of not wasting food and how it affects the environment | Have children draw a picture of their favorite food and write a sentence about why they shouldn’t waste it | |
| 2 | Identify ways to reduce food waste at home | Empty food packaging, scissors, glue, construction paper | Show empty food packaging and ask children to brainstorm creative ways to reuse them | Create a collage using the empty food packaging to demonstrate how to repurpose items instead of throwing them away | Have children share their collages and explain how they can reduce food waste at home | |
| 3 | Learn about composting and its benefits | Soil, small gardening tools, vegetable scraps | Show children a small compost bin and explain how it turns food waste into nutrient-rich soil | Let children explore the compost bin, touch the soil, and identify the vegetable scraps that can be composted | Plant a small seedling together using the compost soil and discuss how composting helps plants grow | Have children water the seedling and discuss the importance of taking care of plants and the environment |
| 4 | Understand the difference between edible and non-edible food waste | Pictures of edible and non-edible food waste, sorting bins labeled “Edible” and “Non-edible” | Show pictures of different types of food waste and ask children to sort them into the correct bins | Discuss why some food waste can still be used (e.g., peels for composting) and why others cannot | Play a game where children have to identify if a food item is edible or non-edible waste | |
| 5 | Create a food waste reduction plan | Poster board, markers, magazines or newspapers | Ask children to think of ways they can reduce food waste at home and write them down on the poster board | Have children cut out pictures from magazines or newspapers that represent their ideas and glue them on the poster board | Present the food waste reduction plan to the class and discuss how they can implement it at home | Have children take the poster board home to share their plan with their families |
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