Litter Busters - Compton Unified School District

Suggested Pacing Kindergarten
History-Social Science
Unit 1: Getting Along

Litter Busters

2 days

Project Idea Have children make posters discouraging others from littering. Allow children to
display their posters around the school campus. Have children create announcements
to broadcast over the school public address system that remind others not to litter.
Students may also create a “Good Citizen” class book in which each child writes and
illustrates a page.

Driving Question Do students on our campus understand the impact of littering? Students will work with
their teacher to complete the aforementioned project to make their school a better
place.

Content Standards K.1 Students understand that being a good citizen involves acting in certain ways.
1.Follow rules, such as sharing and taking turns, and know the consequences of
breaking them.

Key Skills What key skills will students need to know and learn in order to successfully complete
this project?

• communication and Examples of Thinking Skills Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy
presentation
Remembering Understanding Applying Evaluating Creating
• organization and
time management list classify choose appraise assemble
define describe demonstrate compare construct
• research and inquiry state discuss dramatize contrast create
• self-assessment repeat explain employ criticize design
• reflection duplicate identify illustrate differentiate develop
• group participation locate interpret discriminate formulate
recognize operate distinguish write
and collaboration report sketch examine
• leadership select solve experiment
• critical thinking translate use question

paraphrase schedule test

Products What will the products be?
Pre-Requisite Skills
Examples of Products

Visual Construct Oral Multimedia Written
chart response to
drawing model debate song literature
timeline sculpture panel illustrated report
diagram diorama discussion book article
Thinking Map miniature lesson newspaper
map art gallery report TV show
comic museum play Powerpoint
book cover exhibit Reader’s video poetry
poster mobile Theater photo essay
Press video
Conference monologue
talk show news report
monologue web-page

What do the students need to be able to know and do?

Project Launch What will need to be done by the teacher/students to launch the inquiry and engage
all students?

Differentiation How can the teacher prepare for differentiating the instruction for students with
special needs, English Learners, or students with diverse learning styles?

Resources Needed o

Assessment Formative o quizzes/tests
Assessment o journal/learning log
Student Reflection (During the Project) o preliminary plans/outlines/prototypes
Methods o rough drafts
o online tests/exams
Teacher Reflection o practice presentations
o notes
o checklist
o Thinking Maps
o other: __________________________________

Summative o written products with rubric
Assessment o oral presentations with rubric
(End of Project) o multiple choice/short answer test
o essay test
o other products or performances
o peer evaluation
o self evaluation
o other:__________________________________

How will the students reflect and evaluate?
o journal/learning log
o whole-class discussion
o survey
o focus group
o fish bowl discussion
o formal debrief (student/teacher facilitated)
o individual/group evaluations
o other: ____________________________________________________________

Does this project:
o Meet standards?
o Engage students?
o Focus on essential understanding?
o Encourage higher-level thinking?
o Teach literacy and reinforce basic skills?
o Allow all students to succeed?
o Use clear, precise assessments?