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Pretty impressive!
After reading these books we had a discussion on what it means to be "green" and the ways that we try to be "green" at our house.
Older kids could make a list.
Being that we do a lot of crafts and use a lot of recycled goods, we always have a full tub of clean/safe recyclable materials.
I thought that while learning about being green, we could also incorporate some Early Numeracy, sorting & categorising skills and so this easy, fun activity was born.
Ages- 2-6+ (Can be extended for older school age children as well)
Materials: Recycling Labels (click for free printable), Recyclable goods (paper, plastic and glass)
Optional: Tubs/Boxes etc for sorting into (you can see I used some large plastic dishes)
Our recycle box with our usable materials.
Attach your labels to wherever you'd like the recyclable goods to be sorted.
(Extra: you could get the children to make their own labels or colour in the ones I've provided)
Maddie (3.5) was so eager to start she could barely wait for me to get set up
Reading/sounding out the words on the labels meant she knew where each item was intended
Diving in!
She declared that "sorting is fun!"
Once done, we could see our most popular recyclable materials and the ones that we don't tend to use as much of. Ask your child why they think this is?
Added Math skills. "Weighing" and comparing a larger plastic tub and a small glass jar.
Which do you think was heavier?
(Talk about heavier, lighter etc)
Handy Tips:
- Simplify this
activity by assisting your child to sort the different materials into the 3
groups. Talk about how they can tell the difference
- Extend this
activity by having your child sort and categorise unassisted. Ask your child to
explain to you the difference between the materials. Can they feel a difference
in weight? Can they hear a difference when tapping the items? Etc. Have your
child brainstorm uses for the recycled good.
- Mix it up by
making a pretend recycling truck out of a cardboard box and “transporting” the
recycled goods from the starting point to their separate groups. Add gross motor skills by having these at
either ends of the room so they have to travel.
- Have more fun
by providing some sticky tape for the children to get creative with the
recyclable goods once you’ve finished sorting and categorising them.
- Brainstorm all
the ways that they “Go Green” around the house and out and about
- Use new language and descriptive words like, "recycle" “conserve” etc. This will help with their language development.
Happy playing,
Debs :)
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I love your sorting activity!
ReplyDeleteI really like this set of activities. I am going to try with my eldest. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great activity to go with the book. We don't have to sort recycling in the UK it all goes into 1 bin.
ReplyDeleteUs either Cerys. They all go in the same bin here too... we just did this for the activity lol
DeleteLooks like fun, What a great way to help kids learn "green"-FSPDT
ReplyDeleteA great way to get kids involved with recycling
ReplyDeleteMy daughter would love this. Any excuse to play with trash (or in this case recyclable) for her!
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous! Learning about materials and recycling at the same time. AND it is fun!
ReplyDeleteAwesome labels, perfect for little ones! I'm a firm believer that good habits start young. What a great activity to teach an easy way to be green.
ReplyDeleteI love this kind of playful learning,brilliant!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea, and so simple, but so fun!
ReplyDeletelovely idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really great idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great way to work on sorting and learn about recycling at the same time.
ReplyDeleteThis would be ideal for us, Goblin puts all sorts in our recycling at the moment
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