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Week 12 · Explorer Badge

Tuesday

Litter patrol
// Help your backyard neighbors
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Litter patrol

Rocket spots a wrapper stuck in the grass.

"That does not belong here!" he says.

Raven asks, "How could it hurt our neighbors?"

Nova says, "Gloves first."

What is litter?

Litter is trash left on the ground.

A wrapper, a cup or a bag can be litter.

Litter does not belong outside.

Animals can get stuck in it.

Some animals try to eat it.

Litter can wash into creeks and ponds.

Pick it up safely

Explorers help by picking up litter.

Always go with a grown-up.

Wear gloves.

Pick up only paper, wrappers and plastic.

Leave sharp things and yucky things alone.

Your grown-up decides what is safe.

Put litter in a trash bag.

Wash your hands after.

LITTER CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is litter?
How can litter hurt animals?
What do you wear to pick up litter?
You see something sharp. What do you do?
LITTER PATROL STEPS
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Litter can wash into creeks.?
You can pick up litter alone.?
Your grown-up decides what is safe.?
You wash your hands after.?
WHY THIS EXERCISELitter hurts neighbors. Pick it up safely.
Try it
Go on a short litter patrol with your grown-up.
Wear gloves.
Pick up only what your grown-up says is safe.
Count the pieces you find.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Wear gloves. Never touch sharp or yucky things.
Pick up only paper, wrappers and plastic.
Never touch a wild animal, nest or unknown plant.
Wash your hands with soap after.
SAFE OR NOT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A paper wrapper. Safe to pick up with gloves?
Broken glass. Safe for you to pick up?
Where does litter go?
SentenceTrue or false?
Some animals try to eat litter.?
A cup on the ground can be litter.?
It is fine to leave wrappers in the grass.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPicking up litter keeps neighbors safe.
Draw yourself on litter patrol with gloves.

Word Spot: were, when

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Were: W-E-R-E.

When: W-H-E-N.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The leaves ___ red and gold.
___ will the seed grow?

You helped keep the yard clean!

Tomorrow you will learn to leave homes alone.

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