Environmental+Education

Planning Help Create your own Eden This website is a fantastic resource. It has unit planning ideas for Primary and secondary schools, information about worm farming, composting and bokashi. Includes activities, worksheets and printouts. **General Links** A kids recycling site with various activities **NEW! **[] An excellent place to start, this informative UK website has much information about recycling specifically for schoolchildren [] Ideas to encourage kids to start a “Green Club” at their school []  Recycling Glass is a UK website just for kids which explains why we should recycle glass products. There are fun facts, quizzes, games and more. Teachers can apply for a free CD Rom too. [] Excellent website – lots of info, games, and activities for children and educators [] A new look at recycling and looking after the planet with kids from this UK website [] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Interesting website, probably more suited to slightly younger children than above site, fun facts, info and some games <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Learn all about Earth Day with Time For Kids (includes an online game and printable resources for teachers <span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">﻿Games <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Sort the recycling into the right boxes **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">NEW! ** [] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Help put the rubbish in the correct recycling bin [] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Practise sorting the rubbish with Barnaby Bear – a fun game for younger children [] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Help Anita clean out her room – do you know where all the rubbish should go? [|http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/waste/clean_room/index.cfm#] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Unjumble these recycling signs in this on-line game [] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Play against Mr. Recycle-more in this on-line memory game <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[]

**Things to Make** <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Love this idea for a dolls house using things from the recycling bin **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">NEW! **<span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Many things to make here with recycled items <span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|http://www.allfreecrafts.com/recycling-crafts/index.shtml#denim] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Newspaper puppets - great fun! <span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Make your own worm pal <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Recycle those old magazines, scraps and odds and ends in to a creative collage <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Make your own paper by recycling paper in this project <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Make a litter bug from an old egg carton <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Printable colour recycling posters **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> NEW! **<span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Here is an excellent poster to print out about recycling glass <span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Super coloring page/worksheets to print out from Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, in the UK. <span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Print these excellent sets of signs and posters of recycling tips and reminders <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Print this helpful list to remind you of ways to reduce waste when shopping <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Print out this writing paper with a recycling theme <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">And this writing paper is suitable for younger writers <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Lots of printable bookmarks with a recycling theme <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Print and play this recycling-themed bingo game <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Dot-to-dot can **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">NEW! **<span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Find your way through the maze to put the bottle into the recycling bin <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Can you solve this e <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">** Learn **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Match recycling words and definitions ** NEW! ** [|http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/recycling/][|games/pdf/wordmatch.pdf]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Raw materials line up activity ** NEW! ** [|http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/][|recycling/games/pdf/lineup.pdf]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Find out all about worms and how they can help recycle household waste []

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> More about vermicomposting (composing with worms), including games, songs and printables []

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Carry out this investigation into the packaging that you bring into your home []

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">** Enjoy **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Crack the codes recycling game ** NEW! ** [|http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/recycling/][|games/pdf/code.pdf]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Enjoy this slide show introducing composting to children []

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Send a free e-card – these Earth Day cards all have a recycling theme suitable for any time of year []

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Environment-themed word search puzzle? [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> A recycling word search [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> A great selection of printable puzzles – crossword, spot the difference, secret code and more []

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Lots of fun recycling and waste prevention clip art []