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Paige Smith

Ms. Cunningham

English Literature (5)

8 March 2019

Paige Smith’s Don’t Be A Litterbug- Blog 3

At this moment in time, all of the classroom visits have been finalized for my capstone

project. Katie and I have gone over our pre planned list of scheduling and although we

experienced minor bumps along the way, we have managed to get everything done in a timely

manner. We have attended both classrooms two times with a total of four classroom visits. We

did the same activities for each class, all corresponding with the theme of not littering (don’t be a

litterbug). On the first days for each class we read aloud a children’s book featuring a pirate litter

picker upper. Each child was then given an eyepatch, to follow along with the book theme, and a

glove to assist them as we went around clearing their campuses of litter. We were met with

nothing short of enthusiasm upon informing the students as to why we were visiting their classes.

Each child was eager and willing to help in the beautification process of their school. We were

able to fill up two trash bags full of litter in no time. Two weeks later, in our second classroom

visits, we were once again met with the enthusiasm of these young and dedicated students. As a

class, we recapped on what litter is and whether it is good or bad for the environment. I was both

ecstatic and relieved to see that the goal that Katie and I had set up was not only being met but

exceeded as well. The kids were eager to share their personal views on litter and why they saw it

as a negative thing in society. For the second days we had a quick, easy, but fun art project. My

partner came up with recycled items to use for the creation of our class litterbugs. Each student
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was given a recycled egg carton, some tissue paper, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners. From there,

they were able to create whatever kind of litterbug that their heart desired. It was so inspiring to

see our project ideas come alive through their creations. They were then able to take the bugs

home and hopefully the creation of these litterbugs sparked the conversation of litter in some of

the families of the students. Overall this has been a very surreal and rewarding experience with

both my partner and the students.