Description

• Focus on the impact of plastics this Earth Day with this imaginative, thought provoking activity and decor resource.
• Invite students to design a range of Earth Friendly bags to decorate their classroom.
• Encourage them to explore and express their views on key global and environmental issues, whilst having fun and being creative.
• Experiment with bold color, shapes, symbols and words.

Contents

• A completed Earth Friendly bag design, use this as a poster or example for students
• 18 bag templates – create strong messages, discuss environmental issues
• Plastic pollutions facts, questionnaire, ways we can all help
• Classroom decor – includes earth friendly bags, created using my own original photographs
• Smaller bags to make mini garlands for the bulletin board
• Photograph image papers to print and use for collage

Materials needed

• Marker pens, colored pencils
• Scissors
• Pegs or string if you would like to display the bags as a garland
• Magazines for students to cut up and use – eg National Geographic (optional)
• Use heavyweight paper or card stock for best results

Here’s the activity in more detail

Happy Earth Day!

All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox / Diane Pagan