Litter Isn't Beautiful
Litter Isn't Beautiful
Litter is a serious problem. It looks awful, affects our health and well-being and harms wildlife.
In support of our annual Spring Clean Scotland campaign, this Live Lesson is all about Litter & Waste, with special guests from Scottish SPCA and Auchindrain Historic Township.
Primary Schools
Workshop 1: How Litter Affects Animals - Scottish SPCA
Workshop 2: How We Used to Live: Auchindrain Historic Township
Workshop 3: Litter vs Waste and What We Can All Do - Keep Scotland Beautiful
Further resources to accompany each part of the lesson can be found below.
Litter Isn't Beautiful Live Lesson: primary schools
Design a litter monster to clear up your local area.
Imagine teaching future children about your childhood in the Auchindrain writing activity.
Try some of the games that children from Auchindrain might have played.
Use our experiment to find out how long litter takes to degrade.
Assembly
An Assembly to wrap up our Spring Clean Live Lesson. Let's see what we remember, and have a look at some of the work sent in throughout the week.
Litter Isn't Beautiful Live Lesson: assembly
We are grateful to Auchindrain and the SSPCA for helping to deliver this lesson.
Auchindrain was the only farming township to survive the Clearances in its original form. People lived there until the 1960s, and it has been preserved in an authentic condition, providing a unique insight into a way of life now lost forever. The buildings of the township represent a pivotal period in Scotland’s history when many people were forcibly removed from land their families had inhabited for generations. Find out more on their website
The Scottish SPCA was set up way back in December 1839. Much of the work they do today is different from those early years, but their core mission has never changed – to build a better world for all animals by encouraging kindness and empathy towards them. As Scotland’s animal welfare charity, the Scottish SPCA been on-hand to protect animals and prevent cruelty for 180 years. Find out more on their website.
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