Part 2

That looks great! I will make sure my beginning flows well with your ending. I will make sure to post my stuff tomorrow before like 3 or 4...(sorry it's so late, I was out of town all day today...it's been crazy!) but you can double check it over and make sure it's all good. I'll text you and let you know once I've posted it!

Audacity Podcast Part 1

Tell me what you think...!

So far this semester, our students have been learning many things, but one of our many focuses has been on the topic of recycling. Not only have we learned what recycling is, but also why recycling is important as well as beneficial to our environment. As the teacher, I have tried to take the idea of recycling and branch it out beyond what students usually think of when they thinking about recycling.

Without knowing why recycling is important, students may not feel the need to recycle, or to encourage others to recycle. That is why at the beginning of this semester, we went over the benefits and positive effects that recycle can have, from the very small things it influences to the large impacts it has on the world.

There are many objects and materials besides papers, plastics, and metals that can be recycled. These other objects or materials people might not be knowledgeable about, in the fact that they are recyclable materials. That is why it is important for us to broaden the knowledge of what kinds of products can be recycled, so every product that can be recycled is being recycled.

The process of recycling is just that, a process. There are certain steps that one must follow when recycling, and it is crucial to know and follow these steps to make sure that recycling is being done properly. Our students were taught these steps to make sure they knew the correct procedure.

Another main goal this semester is leave the students with a better understanding of how they can help their environment and community to recycle. That is why we have also covered in depth the many different places in Kalamazoo where people are able to go to recycle the proper materials in the proper places.

Our Scripts

No worries about this weekend, it is always crazy busy for me too! I started working on my script... I was going to do the big "overall idea" stuff if that works for you? And then you said you were going to do the other more specifics? I will post mine on here as soon as I finish to make sure it sounds okay and to make sure that it will flow together with yours.

Everything...

Yeah, that works! I'll do what each classroom recycles etc. This weekend is kind of crazy for me...I'll be out of town all day saturday, and sunday is kind of busy too. What if we just write out our scripts and post them on here to make sure they flow? I don't know...

PS. Podcast

Hey! I meant to say something about the pod cast...I have never done anything like this before, have you? I definitely like your idea about going over the overall "big idea," and then going over some specifics. Since there is only two of us we will have to fit everything into two pod casts. Is there any time you have this weekend where you would be able to meet up to make sure they flow together?

Recycling At Home

I was thinking if it was alright with you that I was going to have my students do a survey to tell if they recycled at home or not. Then they can go to all the other 2nd grade classrooms and survey those students as well. What do you think, is that alright? Let me know what you wanted to do! I do like the idea about finding out how much of what they recycle in the classroom. I was thinking maybe you could say that they recycled for a week, and at the end of the week, they count up how much of each item they have. Whatever you do I am sure it will be great!

Lesson Plan

Hey Madeline,

I was thinking about doing like a school-wide survey about whether students recycle at home or not (which was one of your ideas as well)...but I think it would be fun to see like how many items were recycled per classroom each week/month, or something like that? I don't know. haha Let me know what you want to do, and I'll do whatever you don't do :)

I'm thinking for the podcast that one of us should tackle the overall idea of the project (what topics we're covering, etc), and the other one should talk in depth about the Virtual Pen Pals idea, and any other specific projects we've done?....I'm still not completely clear on this one, but we could give it a shot.