Ocens of Plstic
This Sundy School mteril is designed to help children understnd the wonders of God s ocens, the hrm plstic cuses nd the ctions we ll need to tke to protect the ocens nd the cretures tht live in them. The mteril cn be used t ny time of the yer. There re certin times tht re prticulrly suitble. These include: World Wildlife Dy: 3 Mrch Erth Dy: 22 April Interntionl Dy for Biologicl Diversity: 22 My World Environment Dy: 5 June World Ocens Dy: 8 June Seson of Cretion: 1 September - 4 October World Clen Up Dy: 15 September Anytime you hve clen up in your progrm! Anytime you re exploring the Anglicn 5 Mrks of Mission. The fifth mrk is: To strive to sfegurd the integrity of cretion nd sustin nd renew the life of the erth GOALS SPIRITUAL Wonder bout the vriety of life in the ocen MORAL Responsibility to cre for the world round us - especilly with our wste SOCIAL Recognising we re using too much plstic. The min problem is single use plstic. Being inspired by other people s ides nd life-styles CULTURAL Being wre tht culture cn be chnged nd we cn help to mke tht hppen Mterils written by Rchel Msh for the Anglicn Communion Environmentl Network / Green Anglicns with production support from the Anglicn Allince Turtle imge: with thnks to Slly Torr Copyright Slly Torr 2018, Instgrm: @sllytorr_rt Anglicn Communion Environmentl Network / Green Anglicns
SESSION 1 Gol To see the beuty of the ocens nd the cretures there nd to relise the dmge being done to them by plstic. Mterils Mp of the world or globe if possible Copies of templtes (pictures for colouring t the bck of this booklet) Scissors Thin crdbord or pper Colours/cryons. Glue Bg of clen rubbish including plstic bgs, string, bottles tops etc. Cut some of the plstic items into smll pieces. Opening pryer. Strt the session with n opening pryer. PART 1: God mde the ocens nd ll the cretures in them Where re the ocens? Show the children globe or mp. Get them to point out the ocens. Wht cretures live in the ocens? Let the children shre the nmes of cretures they know. Song He s got the whole world in his hnds (Put in the cretures... He s got the gret big whle in his hnds, He s got the squishy jelly fishy in his hnds. He s got the noisy se gull in his hnds. Etc. ) Icebreker: Mime. Children tke turns to ct out se creture nd the others guess wht it is. Bible reding Red the pssge on the next pge through once nd then second time, where the children ct out the nimls nd birds. cen.nglicncommunion.org greennglicns.org
Genesis 1:20-23 (The Messge) God spoke: Swrm, Ocen, with fish nd ll se life! Birds, fly through the sky over Erth! God creted the huge whles, ll the swrm of life in the wters, And every kind nd species of flying birds. God sw tht it ws good. God blessed them: Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocen! Birds, reproduce on Erth! It ws evening, it ws morning Dy Five If possible wtch https://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=kaphghhltem Blue Plnet 2 Triler Mke turtles, sels, se gulls, whles nd other cretures from thin crdbord using the templtes (pictures) t the bck of this booklet. Colour or pint them. Ech child cn nme their creture. E.g. (Toms the Turtle, Sipho the Se Gull) PART 2: Dmge done by plstic Show the children some of the dmge done by plstic, either: 1. Google on your phone se cretures ocen pollution Go to imges nd show the children some of those imges 2. Show the Powerpoint presenttion http://www.greennglicns.org/wp-content/ uplods/2013/08/plastic-oceans.pptx. For ech slide sk the children how they think the rubbish got there nd wht would be the impct on the creture. 3. Or youtube: https://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=6zrn4-ffbxw (Plstic ocen triler) Creting nimls tngled in plstic Now tke the bg of plstic pieces, string, plstic bgs. Ask the children how their nimls would be ffected by ech of those pieces. Get the children to stick the plstic onto the nimls stomchs, or wrp the string round the cretures necks. Ask the children how the nimls feel. Ask the children how they feel themselves. How does God feel? Closing pryer in circle: Lord God we re sorry for wht we hve done to your nimls nd birds in the se. Let the children sy wht they re sorry for. Amen Anglicn Communion Environmentl Network / Green Anglicns
SESSION 2 Gol To recognize tht God clls us to cre for Cretion. God is in chrge of the ocens nd loves them but we need to lso cre for them. To recognize tht we hve big problem with the wy we use plstic t the moment nd we hve to chnge nd do things differently. Chnge is hppening. Mterils Mterils for mking posters Plstic bg Opening pryer. Strt the session with n opening pryer. Shring: How do we feel bout wht we did lst week? Remind the children tht lthough it is sd, it is not too lte to mke difference. Song: Who s the king of the Ocen? Who s the king of the Se? Who s the king of the Universe nd who s the king of me? I tell you J E S U S is He s the king of me He s the king of the universe, the ocens nd the se (bubble, bubble, bubble) (Tune: https://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=djwuvjvq9k4) Tell the children tht we my feel very sd t wht we re humns re doing to the ocens. But remember Jesus is the King of the ocens nd the se nd he loves ll the cretures. Tht is why he wnts us to help look fter them. cen.nglicncommunion.org greennglicns.org
Bible reding The children cn listen hrd to the story- when they her the word ocen they mke wve movements nd when they her fish they mke ctions like fish moving. Pslm 104 v 1-6 nd v 25-28 (The Messge) O my soul, bless GOD! GOD, my God, how gret you re! beutifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, nd ll heven stretched out for your tent. You built your plce on the ocen deeps, mde chriot out of clouds nd took off on wind-wings. You commnd the winds s messengers, you ppointed fire nd flme s mbssdors. You set erth on firm foundtion so tht nothing cn shke it, ever. You blnketed erth with ocen, covered the mountins with deep wters. Wht wildly wonderful world, GOD! You mde it ll, with Wisdom t your side, mde erth overflow with your wonderful cretions. Oh, look the deep, wide se, brimming with fish pst counting, srdines nd shrks nd slmon. Ships plow those wters, nd the gret se monster romps in them. All the cretures look expectntly to you to give them their mels on time. You come, nd they gther round; you open your hnd nd they et from it. Wht hppens to plstic? If you cn, wtch this video clip https://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=_6xlnywppb8 (Wht relly hppens to the plstic you throw wy) https://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=pum58liu2lo The lbtrosses on Midwy Islnd Anglicn Communion Environmentl Network / Green Anglicns
Discussion Show the children plstic bg. Ask them wht hppens if they drop it on the side of the rod? (The wind tkes it, it ends up in river nd then in the se). Wht cn we do to chnge the mount of plstic produced? Does nyone know wht the 4 Rs re? Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle. Divide the children into four groups nd they cn ct out scene where they do ech of those things... E.g Refuse: I buy cool drink nd the shopkeeper offers me strw, I sy no thnkyou I don t wnt to hurt the se turtles Reduce: remind my mum to tke the cloth bg to the shops so she doesn t hve to use plstic shopping bg. Re-use: use yogurt pot pinted nicely to keep my pencils in Re-cycle: ct out wht you collect nd where you cn tke it. Shre stories of positive chnge: A five yer old girl clled Av wrote to Pizz Express in Englnd nd told them strws re bd for nimls becuse they get stuck in their mouths nd noses. Pizz hut greed to stop using strws! http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/26/pizz-express-promises-to-scrp-plstic-strws-fter-young-girl-tells-them-theyre-very-bd-for-nimls-7262608/ Children in Hwii mking difference: https://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=hkfv9iqumxa Ellen nd Amy Meek (11 nd 13) strted Kids ginst plstic nd hve the gol of picking up 100,000 pieces of plstic. They hve lredy reched 50000! The king who mde plstic cstle! http://www.bbc.com/news/v/business-43825834/ cn-you-live-in--plstic-bottle-house Mumbi bech goes from dump to turtle htchery in two yers: https://www.thegurdin. com/world/2018/mr/30/mumbi-bech-goes-from-dump-to-turtle-htchery-in-two-yers Ask the children bout things tht we cn do to mke difference Activity Mke posters on the 4 Rs. Refuse, reduce, re-use, re-cycle. Ask for slot in church when the children cn spek to the dults bout not using so much plstic, nd hold up the posters. Mke sure the posters get on the church s socil medi. cen.nglicncommunion.org greennglicns.org
Further Resources: www.templte.net Anne Scott Overdle Junior School Leicester Anglicn Ryn the Rhino: Anglicn Church of Southern Afric OCEANS OF PLASTIC Mterils written by Rchel Msh for the Anglicn Communion Environmentl Network / Green Anglicns with production support from the Anglicn Allince Turtle imge: with thnks to Slly Torr Copyright Slly Torr 2018, Instgrm: @sllytorr_rt