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Grade 1
Activity Sheet
Arts & Crafts
Physical Activity

Waste Comes Alive

Students collect waste items from school and make them “come alive.” Students will develop a creative biography for their garbage buddy, and learn what the item can be recycled into after it is collected.

Grade 1
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Activity Sheet
Arts & Crafts
Physical Activity
ELA
Science
Social Studies
Grade 1
Activity Sheet
Arts & Crafts
Physical Activity

Posters that “POP”

Students will learn about the concept and importance of recycling. Students will encourage peers to recycle by creating posters to be displayed around the school.

Grade 1
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Activity Sheet
Arts & Crafts
Physical Activity
ELA
Social Studies
Grade 1
Activity Sheet
Game
Visual

What is it Made of?

Learners will determine the properties of everyday objects through a variety of hands-on activities. Students will use this information to help them understand how recycling works through a “cut and paste” activity.

Grade 1
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Activity Sheet
Game
Visual
ELA
Science
Social Studies
Grade P
Grade 1
Activity Sheet
Interactive
Physical Activity

Waste Relay Race

Students participate in an exciting relay race to learn how to sort waste properly. Students will also learn why waste materials are sorted based on what they are made of.

Grade P
Grade 1
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Activity Sheet
Interactive
Physical Activity
Science
Social Studies