Literary Arts Magazine Spring 2013 | Page 28

Level 5 Recycling by Andrea Lopez M y daughter and I decided to recycle waste. It was Saturday, November 24, a beautiful sunny day. Here is what happened. I was just finishing cleaning the house when my daughter Lourdes asked me a question. “Mom what does recycle mean?....” So I thought for about 2 minutes how I could respond and I thought to myself I didn’t have any idea what it was. I answered her “Good question, sweetheart”. Later on, I found information about recycling waste in the internet. I explained to her why it’s important to recycle and how she can do it. First, I showed her how to separate old newspapers, plastic containers and glass jars. Next, she helped me to put them in special containers. When we were almost done I said to her, “Now do you know what recycle means?” She answered very happily, “Yes, mom now I know it..” Then, in the afternoon she went to play with her best friend at the park. She talked with Tatiana, her best friend, about what she learned about recycling. Tatiana proudly answered, “I agree to help my Mom with it too.” When I heard that I felt very happy about my efforts to help them improve recycling waste. Teacher: Shwerin, AM 28