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Age Range: 3-5

Skills/Subjects: Related Episode:
Arthur Cleans Up
Litter Crusade
Pick up litter and have fun with recycled materials

Materials
  • art supplies
  • glue
  • large box
  • recycled materials (bottle caps, cartons, aluminum foil, etc.)
Directions
Through clean-up and a craft project, children learn about maintaining the environment.
  1. Sing: Teach your children the following song to the tune of "Frére Jacques," adding appropriate gestures:
I see litter, I see litter.
Pick it up. Pick it up.
Throw it in the trashcan.
Throw it in the trashcan.
No more litter! No more litter!
  1. Clean: Organize a litter pickup around the house and yard. Children can sing the song as they hunt for litter.
  1. Decorate: Invite your children to decorate a cardboard playhouse with recycled materials. Have them glue materials to a large box, and encourage them to describe the materials as they work.
Talk About It
Ask: What is litter? Why is it important not to litter?

With a Group
Organize a community cleanup project. Check with the Department of Public Works for permission and guidelines, and then invite families to join you for a "Spruce Up Our Neighborhood" day. (Review safety concerns, such as using gloves and tools rather than bare hands, watching out for broken glass, etc.)

Based on an activity in Play and Learn with Arthur, Volume 1
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