Junk Art

The other "Three Rs" are covered in this lesson: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Over four weeks, conservationists collect data about waste in their own homes. They combine their findings with those of other students in order to analyze...

Students present information about recycling to other students. In this environmental protection instructional activity, students create a puppet show or commercial about the importance of recycling for other students to view.

Celebrate the environment and Earth Day with Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. Kids get to color in a picture and complete a few word puzzles. Also included is a poster encouraging kids to recycle.

Plastic math? Have young learners count and name the number of plastic items in their centers. Kindergartners match sight word cards to the number of plastics in a given group, while learning that plastics come in all different shapes,...

Students study what worms need to survive in different environments. They study how worm composting improves soil and reduce waste. They discuss composting techniques and present a puppet show about a worm's life.

In this video [1:49] you will learn to reuse junk in new and creative ways and to recycle when you can find no more new uses for your junk.

Students find out what their school does to recycle and what community recycling programs are operating. Then they develop and practice their research and persuasive writing skills. Students also conceptualize and communicate ideas...

Students complete activities with the book There Was An Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly.  In this literature lesson, students hear the story and recognize the animals. They create fly soup and discuss healthy foods and junk...

We throw away so many things on a daily basis. Why not find creative ways to recycle and reuse them? 45 ways you can make different items by using recycled materials are provided here.

Students write stories about recycling and illustrate them. They examine various containers and determine whether or not they are recyclable. They make a chart about the containers and visit a recycling center.