🌍 Ditch the Plastic Day School Pack

Inspire change. Empower young eco-heroes. Make every day Earth Day.

Get your whole school involved in tackling plastic pollution with our Ditch the Plastic Day School Pack – a ready-to-go resource designed to spark action, creativity, and environmental awareness across all age groups.

Perfect for primary schools, this comprehensive pack includes everything you need to run a powerful themed day or week:

✅ Lesson plans (EYFS, KS1 & KS2 aligned)
✅ Creative outdoor activities using natural/upcycled resources
✅ Assembly script to kick off your Plastic-Free mission
✅ Fact sheets & discussion prompts to educate and inspire
✅ Craft & STEM challenges – from eco-brick building to recycled art
✅ Posters & printable pledges to display across school

Whether you’re celebrating Earth Day, launching a new eco initiative, or embedding sustainability into your curriculum, this pack helps children understand the impact of plastic waste—and what they can do to be part of the solution.

🧒🌿 Suitable for ages 3–11
📚 Curriculum-linked
♻️ Promotes hands-on, sustainable learning
💡 Designed by teachers, for teachers

If you have time, it’s well worth visiting the Kids Against Plastic website. Amy and Ella are truly inspiring and have many interesting blogs to help educate children. 

🌍 Ditch the Plastic: Outdoor Learning Ideas for a Greener School Day

At The Muddy Puddle Teacher, we believe that meaningful learning happens when children connect with the world around them. That’s why Ditch the Plastic Day is the perfect opportunity to take your classroom outdoors, embrace nature-based education, and empower your pupils to protect the planet—one lesson at a time.

🧒 Why Ditch the Plastic in Schools?

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing our world today. Schools are in a unique position to lead the charge for change. By reducing single-use plastics and educating young people about sustainability, we help shape future eco-leaders.

But we believe this message shouldn’t be taught through a worksheet.

It should be felt in muddy hands, through recycled creations, and during meaningful moments in the great outdoors.

🌿 Outdoor Learning Activities for Ditch the Plastic Day

Want to take your plastic-free pledge outside? Here are some curriculum-linked outdoor learning ideas that promote sustainability and creativity:

♻️ 1. Plastic Hunt + Data Tally (KS1/KS2)

Take your class on a litter pick or plastic audit around the school grounds. Record the types of plastic found and create bar charts or graphs with natural objects like twigs and stones. It’s maths, science, and eco-awareness in one!

🎨 2. Recycled Nature Art (EYFS/KS1)

Ask pupils to bring in clean plastic from home and combine it with natural materials to create eco-themed art installations outdoors. Think jellyfish made from plastic bags or plastic bottle bugs perched on leaves.

🧪 3. Plastic in Nature STEM Challenge (KS2)

Set up a hands-on STEM task: Can you design a plastic alternative using only natural, biodegradable materials? Provide leaves, mud, string, and time for creative thinking.

📖 4. Storytime in the Wild (EYFS)

Read a story like “Somebody Swallowed Stanley” or “Plastic Sucks!” during forest school or under a tree. Follow with a discussion circle on how animals are affected by plastic.

✍️ 5. Plastic-Free Pledges & Nature Journaling

Ask pupils to write their own pledge to reduce plastic, decorate it with natural materials, and hang it proudly in your outdoor learning area. Combine this with reflective nature journaling.

📦 Use Our Ditch the Plastic Day School Pack

Not sure where to start? We’ve created a ready-to-go resource pack for schools with everything you need to run a successful event:

• Outdoor lesson plans (EYFS to KS2)

• Craft & STEM challenges using upcycled and natural resources

• Assembly scripts, posters & printable pledges

• Teacher guidance and risk assessments

👉 [Get the Pack Here] (link to product)

🌱 Make Every Day Plastic-Free

Outdoor learning and sustainability go hand in hand. When children touch the earth, learn from the wild, and act with purpose, they don’t just remember the lesson—they live it.

This Ditch the Plastic Day, take your learning outdoors and watch your pupils light up with curiosity, compassion, and a genuine desire to care for their world.

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