Hi Friends! Ms. Poach here.
I hope you're having a sunny side up day!
So I'm wearing my yellow zip-up today.
Which Egg do you think will be visiting us?
BENEDICT! You keep getting louder, but
you're right it's Benedict and today we'll be talking about
respect. Let's go see what he's up to.
Hi Benedict. Is this your candy wrapper?
Oh yes, it is. Don't worry, Ms. Poach.
I know what to do. Well I sure hope so.
You don't want to leave garbage laying around.
Remember what happened the last time you did that?
Yes, I sure do. My dog Scrambler got a hold of
one of my candy wrappers and started to choke.
I was so scared. Yes, I know.
I'm glad Greggory jumped into action and pulled the rapper
out of Scrambler's mouth. I sure learned a lesson in
respecting our Earth that day. Oh Ms. Poach, can we show our
friends that episode? Please?
It's almost time! Of course, we can Benedict.
It's time for The Good Eggs! It's time for The Good Eggs!
The Good Eggs say, Love, learn, and play Join us today And
together we'll do our part. The Good Eggs say, Reach out
each day So it can stay In every bit of our heart.
In every bit of our heart. It was a rainy afternoon in
Albumen as Megg and Seggourney skipped home in the rain.
April showers bring may flowers! My new rain boots work great.
Look, no leaks! Mine, too!
The girls continued walking home when Megg stopped.
Hey, Seggourney. Isn't that Benedict up there?
Hey, Benedict. It looks like you're getting
wet. Here, get under my umbrella.
I'm really disappointed our baseball game is rained out.
Benedict, pick up that candy wrapper.
Don't litter. What difference does it make?
The wind will blow it away. Pick it up, Benedict.
You're not being very respectful to our environment.
There. Are you happy now?
Megg and Seggourney were not happy with Benedict's behavior,
but they all continued to walk home in the rain.
The next day, Ms. Poach informed the children of an important
day that was approaching. Children, next week is Earth
Day. This is a special day set aside
to remind us how important it is to keep our planet clean and
healthy. Like picking up candy wrappers.
I have a special project for you.
You can work in groups or individually.
I want you to create an idea or plan that will keep our earth
clean. It's so important to respect
our earth and all living things. I look forward to hearing your
ideas. Do you guys want to do a group
project? No, I want to work alone.
How about if the four of us meet at my house after school
to come up with an idea? Sounds great.
See you then. After school, the Eggs met up
at Seggourney's house. What do you think we should do
for Ms. Poach's project? Well, I had an idea.
We can plant some trees to give the air more oxygen.
That's a good idea, Greggory, but we would have to plant
really tiny trees and wait 20 years for them to grow.
I would rather do something that shows results now.
I've got it! Let's get a recycling center
started at our school. We don't have one.
Parents can bring recycling when they drop their kids off
and not have to make an extra trip to the city of Albumen
Recycling Center. I think that could work.
In fact, it's a great idea. My dad works for the city.
He can bring four recycling bins to our school.
One for plastic, glass, aluminum, and paper.
We can also prepare a short report about each one.
I'll make posters tonight and hang them up at school tomorrow.
This is going to be a great project.
I'm really excited about this. The excitement continued to grow
as the Eggs discussed the details of their recycling
project. The next day, Seggourney's dad
came to the classroom. Hi kids.
I just dropped off the recycling bins and guess what?
There's going to be a recycling contest.
The class who brings in the most recycling in one week wins
a special prize. The week passed quickly as the
Eggs were busy with their recycling project.
Finally, Friday arrived. Hi Everyone.
Listen up now. On Monday, I will announce the
winner of the recycling contest. But right now, it's time to
hear about our Earth Day projects.
Who would like to go first? Megg quickly raised her hand,
and the four friends got up in front of the class.
They began to read their reports.
Did you know that aluminum cans can be recycled into new ones?
Did you know that plastic bags take 10 to 20 years to
decompose in a landfill? Did you know that we can make
new glass out of recycled glass? Did you know that in our country
75% of newspapers are recycled? That's a good number, but let's
try to get it to 100%. That was so informative.
Great job. Thank you.
Benedict, it's your turn. Come up and tell us about your
project. Well, I came up with a really
good idea. I've been told that I have a bad
habit of throwing litter on the ground.
So, I thought I would make one pile on the side of my house
and throw all my litter there. This way, it's all in one place.
See. Benedict, I appreciate your
effort, but your project does not show respect to the earth.
You are still littering. Just because it's all in one
place doesn't make it better. I'll tell you what.
If you bag up all your garbage and recycle it, I will consider
your project. Okay?
Okay, Ms. Poach. Benedict realized Ms. Poach was
not pleased with his project. The Eggs saw the disappointment
in him and decided to talk to him after school.
We'll help you clean up your garbage pile, Benedict, but I
hope you learned a lesson today. Sure, whatever.
I thought it was a good idea. As the Eggs walked up the
driveway to Benedict's house, they heard a strange choking
sound. It was Scrambler, Benedict's
dog, choking on one of his candy wrappers.
Scrambler! Oh no, he's choking!
Help! Greggory grabbed Scrambler,
opened his jaw, and yanked the candy wrapper right out of his
throat. Scrambler ran to his dish on the
side of the house and frantically drank some water.
There you go, boy. Thank you, Greggory.
I was so scared. You'll be okay, Scrambler.
I guess I learned something after all.
Keeping this garbage around is dangerous.
I didn't have respect for our Earth, for Scrambler, or for
anyone else. I'm sorry.
Benedict, we're glad you realized that it is very
important to respect our earth and the people, animals, and
everything else in it. We must all do our part.
I see that now. Well, now that Scrappler is
okay, let's get to work. On Monday morning, Ms. Poach
announced the winners of the recycling contest.
Children, I have some exciting news for you.
Our class won the recycling contest.
We brought in the most recycling out of the entire school.
Great job, everyone. Congrats, everyone.
You did a fantastic job. Each of you wins a bright green
t-shirt that says recycling champs.
There's also a picture of the world on it.
Wear it proudly. I know.
I'll wear mine proudly. It's important to care for our
earth. Oh, and by the way, I just
ordered ice cream for everyone. It will be here in 15 minutes.
Yes, ice cream. Best day ever.
Thanks for watching and thanks for being a Good Egg!
Well, everyone's Earth Day projects were quite impressive.
Except for mine, right Ms. Poach?
Well, Benedict you learned a hard lesson that day just how
destructive litter can be. We almost lost Scrambler.
That would have been awful. I sure hope our friends at home
know about respect respectinging the Earth.
I'm sure they do. Like Seggourney said in the
story, it's important to respect the Earth and it's also
important to respect people animals and other living things.
We all need to do our part. That's right, Benedict.
We all live on our planet together so we all need to take
care of it. Here's some ideas for you.
If you don't already, try recycling at home or at school,
and when you're outside pick up garbage from the playground or
around your neighborhood. These are great ways to respect
our Earth. Recycling, picking up litter
petting your dog, holding the door open for someone, or saying
I love you to your favorite person, are all signs of
respect. Try to do your part today.
I know I will. That's great, Benedict, and I'm
sure you will, too! THANKS MS.
POACH! Oh, I keep forgetting my ear
plugs! I'll see you next time!
Thanks for watching and thanks for being a Good Egg!
Bye!