All public, charter, independent and parochial schools as well as individual teachers (within
these schools) may register and participate free of charge. The project is targeted at
students in 4th -12th grades. The project requires a time commitment of six to eight
teaching periods spread our over a series of days. All lessons, materials, supplies and
instructions are included. Once you are registered and accepted into the projectyou
are committed to seeing the project through to completion and making the finished
shopping bags available for purchase (this is due to our funding guidelines...)
A school contact may register for a group of teachers, however each teacher participating
must have a valid email address which need to be supplied at the time of registration.
After registering, each teacher will receive a confirmation email with instructions. Bags and
paint will arrive at your school with 5-10 days. (It will arrive with a label to the teacher's
attention.) You will have 30 days in which to complete the project. (Although we really
need bags available for sale ASAP and ask teachers to try to complete the project within
several weeks of registering.)
these schools) may register and participate free of charge. The project is targeted at
students in 4th -12th grades. The project requires a time commitment of six to eight
teaching periods spread our over a series of days. All lessons, materials, supplies and
instructions are included. Once you are registered and accepted into the projectyou
are committed to seeing the project through to completion and making the finished
shopping bags available for purchase (this is due to our funding guidelines...)
A school contact may register for a group of teachers, however each teacher participating
must have a valid email address which need to be supplied at the time of registration.
After registering, each teacher will receive a confirmation email with instructions. Bags and
paint will arrive at your school with 5-10 days. (It will arrive with a label to the teacher's
attention.) You will have 30 days in which to complete the project. (Although we really
need bags available for sale ASAP and ask teachers to try to complete the project within
several weeks of registering.)
What's involved:
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Getting started:
There are four-six in-class lessons on conservation, waste management and recycling (50
minute period each) The lessons are by grade (grades 4-8 only at this time.) The bag
creation lesson and activity last from 3-6 periods (50 minutes each.) (All of this can be
adjusted/amended to fit within your daily/weekly schedule...)
Follow-up tracking and math lessons can be at the teacher's discretion.
Bags, fabric paint, brushes, and fabric paint markers are all provided to the school, once a
teacher/teachers register.
We ask that the six in-class conservation and recycling lessons are done first. You will have
30 days from the time the materials arrive to complete the in-class lessons and produce the
bags. Instructions for returning the bags to be sold are included with the information packet
sent at registration.
minute period each) The lessons are by grade (grades 4-8 only at this time.) The bag
creation lesson and activity last from 3-6 periods (50 minutes each.) (All of this can be
adjusted/amended to fit within your daily/weekly schedule...)
Follow-up tracking and math lessons can be at the teacher's discretion.
Bags, fabric paint, brushes, and fabric paint markers are all provided to the school, once a
teacher/teachers register.
We ask that the six in-class conservation and recycling lessons are done first. You will have
30 days from the time the materials arrive to complete the in-class lessons and produce the
bags. Instructions for returning the bags to be sold are included with the information packet
sent at registration.
What's it all about?
Everyday ten's of thousands of plastic and paper shopping bags are use once
and then thrown away. A simple and convenient solution is to begin making
available and utilizing re-usable shopping bags. These canvas and/or nylon
bags cost very little to produce and save 1000's of single use shopping bags
over a single consumer's life time.
Our idea is simple, and not only benefits lowering green house emissions,
reducing land-fill, conserving natural resources, helping the plants and animals
on our planet, but also provides students with a real-world, hands-on authentic
and valuable learning experience.
On a large city-wide scale we would like to supply a variety of retail outlets,
beginning with supermarkets and drug stores with a supply of re-usable
shopping bags to be sold for a nominal amount. Each bag would be hand
illustrated by a 4th-12th grade student. The illustrations would be based on
learning from a series of environmental education lessons (based on recycling,
reducing and reusing.) A copy of the final product that was illustrated on the bag
would be made and placed in the student's academic portfolio. Each bag would
be tracked and the money earned from it's sale would go back to the school from
which that student attends. This tracking and sales process, is also part of the
project and would be used a real-life, hands-on math instruction, skill
reinforcement, application and critical thinking.
Along with this, teachers are provided with a series of lessons, a variety of
online resources, all the materials and supplies and continuous support. Much of
the project is in e-form and can be accessed via the web and email.
The entire process is designed to be as turn-key and stream lined as possible
for the busy teacher. Everything needed is available on-line, including the
lessons, and tracking process and data.
and then thrown away. A simple and convenient solution is to begin making
available and utilizing re-usable shopping bags. These canvas and/or nylon
bags cost very little to produce and save 1000's of single use shopping bags
over a single consumer's life time.
Our idea is simple, and not only benefits lowering green house emissions,
reducing land-fill, conserving natural resources, helping the plants and animals
on our planet, but also provides students with a real-world, hands-on authentic
and valuable learning experience.
On a large city-wide scale we would like to supply a variety of retail outlets,
beginning with supermarkets and drug stores with a supply of re-usable
shopping bags to be sold for a nominal amount. Each bag would be hand
illustrated by a 4th-12th grade student. The illustrations would be based on
learning from a series of environmental education lessons (based on recycling,
reducing and reusing.) A copy of the final product that was illustrated on the bag
would be made and placed in the student's academic portfolio. Each bag would
be tracked and the money earned from it's sale would go back to the school from
which that student attends. This tracking and sales process, is also part of the
project and would be used a real-life, hands-on math instruction, skill
reinforcement, application and critical thinking.
Along with this, teachers are provided with a series of lessons, a variety of
online resources, all the materials and supplies and continuous support. Much of
the project is in e-form and can be accessed via the web and email.
The entire process is designed to be as turn-key and stream lined as possible
for the busy teacher. Everything needed is available on-line, including the
lessons, and tracking process and data.
The idea is that one side of the bag is used as a blank canvas for the student to
demonstrate their knowledge in this particular subject area.
An example might be for a student to draw a picture of something that they learned or
resonated with from the lessons on the importance of recycling, reducing and reusing.
Students use special fabric markers and paint and can draw, write or do a combination of
both.
So that the student and teacher have a record of these products, we ask that the teacher
first ask the students to do a "mock-up" on paper of what they will be illustrating on the
bags. This mock-up would then be saved and placed in the student's academic portfolio
if appropriate. (A digital photograph could also be taken of the finished bag, and used for
this purpose.
demonstrate their knowledge in this particular subject area.
An example might be for a student to draw a picture of something that they learned or
resonated with from the lessons on the importance of recycling, reducing and reusing.
Students use special fabric markers and paint and can draw, write or do a combination of
both.
So that the student and teacher have a record of these products, we ask that the teacher
first ask the students to do a "mock-up" on paper of what they will be illustrating on the
bags. This mock-up would then be saved and placed in the student's academic portfolio
if appropriate. (A digital photograph could also be taken of the finished bag, and used for
this purpose.
Details of what actually goes on the bag....
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