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What Do We Recycle?

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

To show the children how to sort for recycling, attach a picture of the materials to each container; old boxes, baskets or buckets work well for this. You might put a picture of a can on one, a picture of a newspaper on the second and a picture of plastic containers on a third. Talk about the different kinds of items and have the children bring some from home to sort in the math center. Have students rinse out milk cartons from lunch to add to the bins. This activity will strengthen children's sorting skills and teach “greener” lessons.  


 

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