Here I go. (Stand up as you begin clapping and
snapping.)
I'm on the
litter patrol.
I'm going to
work all day to put the trash away.
The planet
earth, you see, is my habitat.
I'm going to
clean it up.
Well how about
that?
Join me now…
Here we go.
We're on the
litter patrol.
We're going to
work all day to put the trash away.
The planet
earth, you see, is our habitat.
We're going to
clean it up.
Well, how about
that?
All by yourself.
Here we go.
We're on the...
*Have children
suggest other movements you could do to the rap.
*Ask children to
bring in empty food boxes. Cut off
the top panel and punch holes in the two narrow sides. Tie on a piece of string so the box can
be used as a trash receptacle in the car.
*How about a
“trash snack”? You will need flat
bottom ice cream cones, Cheerios, miniature marshmallows, pretzel sticks, and
peanuts. Take 4 lunch sacks and
put a different item in each sack.
Write “old tires” on the sack with Cheerios, “Styrofoam” on the sack
with marshmallows, “Sticks” on the sack with pretzel sticks, and “Stones” on
the sack with peanuts. Take a
large bowl and make up a story about collecting trash. As you name the different items, invite
different children to dump the contents in the bowl. Stir with a large spoon and then serve the “trash” in trash
cans (ice cream cones). The cool
thing about this snack is that there is NO trash when the children have
finished eating!
Hint! Substitute raisins for peanuts if you
have students with food allergies.
You can also use fish crackers, sunflower seeds, or other snack foods.
