K.4 Children and adults have rights and responsibilities at home, at school, in the classroom, and in the community.

K.4b Children can be responsible members of a family or classroom and can perform important duties to promote the safety and general welfare of the group

Science: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

K.SCI.7 Communicates solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on living organisms and non-living things in the local environment

Language Arts: Speaking and Listening

K.L5a: Sort common objects into categories for understanding of the categories the objects represent

*Auditory narration that connects the video clips shown with English language to describe what is being seen

*Connection of audio and visuals is beneficial for ELLs

*Meaningful comparisons of recycling to their everyday lives (i.e. Keeping their rooms clean)

*Synchronous: The field trip is watched as a whole class, pausing for discussion points

*Differentiation: Students have the opportunity to practice what they want to say before uploading a video, or students can work in breakout rooms with partners before whole-class discussions. Students also have the opportunity to work and watch at their own pace

*An influx of virtual resources became available to students during the pandemic to make learning opportunities accessible

*Students have developed learning styles and preferences centered around visuals and technology

*This field trip takes students through the process, from start to finish of materials once they reach the center

*Different machines and community helpers are shown working together to sort materials

*What machines and community helpers are part of the process?

*Interdisciplinary virtual field trip

Ex: "What would happen if you never picked up the dirty clothes in your room?

How did the recyclables get to the recycling plant?" "What is a way to make sure animals have clean water and a place to sleep?"

*Share own ideas/personal connections and listen and build on peer ideas

*Dramatic play- wear the outfits of recycling center workers, sort through authentic or toy versions of materials that can be sorted and put into different bins

*Take on other roles seen in the video: truck drivers bringing and materials to the center

*Multitude of learning opportunities provided in different areas of study

*Flexibility and benefits for all students within the classroom