In preparation for the Global Cardboard Challenge, the 3rd graders brainstormed their passions today. Then they identified something that “breaks” their hearts about each one. We did this activity to help decide the charity that we are going to raise money for with our cardboard arcade on October 15th. Here was their list:
Things That Break Our Heart – 3rd Grade
Nature – People cutting down trees in the Amazon Rainforest
Ocean – Pollution in the ocean
Recycling – Throwing away instead of recycling
Animals – Dying from pollution
Soccer – People getting injured
People – People being mean to others
Animals – People are cruel to animals
Gardens – Droughts
Recycling – Throwing away instead of recycling
Basketball – Too much fighting
Football – Head injuries
Soccer – People deliberately break rules that could injure others
Reading – Tragic novels
Fish – People taking fins off of big fish
Animals – Killing animals for skin
Soccer – People getting hurt
Bugs – People killing them
School – Things are sometimes too hard
Soccer – Too many injuries
Hiking – Injuries during hiking
After we looked at the list, we identified some of the major trends:
Sports-related injuries
Cruelty to animals
Pollution/Recycling
I will be doing this activity with 4th and 5th grade as well. Hopefully we will see something that is important to many of the students and narrow down a charity that will be meaningful to them.
The students also presented their Powtoons and began work on their cardboard games. It was a busy day!
