Gardens & Growing Level: Key Stage 1 - Introductory

Re-cycle, Reduce, Re-use

Here's a poem to start you off on this topic. It could be learned by rote and then chanted rhythmically:

• Recycle, reduce, re-use
• To keep our planet green
• Don’t drop litter on the ground
• To keep the planet clean
• __
• Mobile phones and bottles
• Cans and clothes and shoes
• Don't just throw them all away
• Recycle, reduce, re-use
• __
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When the children can chant the poem fluently, try adding body percussion to make it sound like a rap. Either all the children can make body percussion sounds as the chant the words or they could take it in turns to be in a small group to supply the 'backing track'.

Here's some help with ideas for body percussion from the Salvo Russo Youtube channel where you'll find more fantastic ideas: