Your Recycling Journal
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Summary
The Recycling Journal gets students involved in recycling both at home and at school. Ask students to document their knowledge, set recycling goals, and track their recycling activity. The goal is for students to reflect on their habits and learn how they can recycle more.
Use the Recycling Journal as its own lesson or pair it with other recycling lessons for students to document questions, learnings, and more.
Thinking Concepts and Skills
- Questioning, writing, log keeping, drawing/colouring
- Daily tasks and habit building
- Differentiating between recyclables and garbage
Lesson Materials
Matériel Pédagogique
The Good ‘Sort’ of Recycling
Sort and discuss materials as a class to learn what can go in the blue bin.
Don’t be a Litterbug
Let students get creative while learning about recycling by making bugs out of recyclables.
Colour me Blue
Have students colour and cutout pictures from the worksheet to get familiar with recyclables.
Your Recycling Journal
Have students document and reflect on their recycling habits to learn how they can improve.
Landfill Emissions
Understand landfill emissions and learn how reducing food waste can have positive effects.
Waste Audit
Measure how much waste your school is generating and identify opportunities to reduce it.
Word Search
Introduce students to common words and phrases related to recycling and environmentalism.