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Show & Recycle

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-SC5.4a
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Have the children collect different recyclable items to show to the class during large group. Have the children share how the recyclable items were used. Work as a group to figure out how the materials can be reused, such as tin cans can be used to hold markers or pencils. Here is a list of common recyclable materials.


Paper: newspapers, magazines, cereal boxes, junk mail, milk cartons, worksheets, paper towel rolls, paper bags.


Metal: dull jar lids, foil sheets, tin cans, bottle caps, pie tins.


Plastic: milk jugs, plastic grocery bags, vitamin bottles, seasoning bottles, margarine containers, child-safe hand soap bottles, film canisters, plastic coffee containers.

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