This week, the 3rd grade students read a story in their reader titled "One Plastic Bag." It is a true story about a woman from Njau, Gambia who was on her way to her village when she came across a plastic bag floating through the air, which she was unfamiliar with. As the days passed, she noticed more and more plastic bags in the city and wondered how people could utilize these bags. The villagers believed the plastic bags would disappear over time after being used. The plastic bags did not decompose and they began piling up in many places. The woman knew she had to make use of them, so she collected, cleaned, and started crocheting them into little purses as of way of recycling them.
Today Mrs. Mary Ann Smith does something similar with plastic bags. She makes rugs out of the plastic bags. She shared with 3rd grade the process of how she makes these rugs and shared several completed projects.Third grade students realized the importance of recycling and reusing the things that we incorporate into our everyday lives.
