Lesson 1: It's Only One

We start the lessons with Welsh author Tracery Corderoy and her book ‘It’s Only One’.  Tracey’s lesson combines reading her book and having a conversation with us, where we find out from how one becomes an author to why she wanted to write a book about litter.  Tracey appears in this lesson courtesy of Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour and Scottish Book Trust. 

Lesson 2: Binbag Autopsy

As the first step in solving a litter problem is finding out what is being dropped and where it’s coming from. In this lesson we do a live demonstration of a ‘Binbag Autopsy’.

Following the lesson use our resource to try a binbag autopsy yourself. You can also use our litter A-Z resource as part of your binbag autopsy or a litter pick. 

Lesson 3: School Canteen Waste

Through this lesson we look at different types of waste that can be produced through school canteens and potential ways to manage them. This includes paper, plastic and compostable containers, wooden and compostable cutlery, along with ideas for reducing food going into waste.  

Following the lesson use our lunch waste audit resource to find out what waste is being created in your lunch hall. 

Lesson 4: How Can We Reduce Waste?

Our friends from Ostrero join us for this lesson discussing how to identify ways to cutting waste at school, using their knowledge gained through their programme Making Circles.  

You can find the resource mentioned during the lesson below. See how many ways you can find to cut your classroom waste. 

Assembly

Assembly revisiting all concepts learned throughout the week, answering questions sent to our guests, and displaying all the work shared with us throughout the week.

Ostrero works to grow the Circular Economy in Scotland through mindset change and education by raising awareness of what the Circular Economy is and how vitally important it is to Scotland’s economic and environmental wellbeing. Find out more about their work and download resources on their website.