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Welcome to the resource list of the BEST free worksheets and printables about recycling online. These free worksheets can be used at school or to teach kids recycling facts at home. Learning about recycling has never been so much fun! Feel free to browse the list or suggest resources of your own. Let's each make a commitment to teach children the benefits of recycling!
Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth.
Teach Kids to Sort Recyclables - into the correct bin with this cute worksheet, including Compost, Aluminum, Plastic, or Paper.
Slideshow to Teach Kids about Composting - Very good explanation of the many ways to compost. It's important to remember that worms do most of the work and that composting is not rocket science. All you need to compost are unwanted plant materials (fruit and veggie scraps, leaves, grass clippings, etc.) and dirt.
*Recycling Mazes - Follow the path to put the plastic bottle in the plastic bin.
*Word games - Make as many words as you can from the words "Earth day."
*Printable song lyrics about recycling.
LARGE list of Free Worksheets: - Too many to list, but they include matching games, decoding word games and bingo sheets all with a recycling theme.
*Science Observation Book - "I Spy"
Worksheets separated into 3 levels.
*Lesson encourages children to think about their impact on the environment and sustainable living.
This is a maze to help Eco find his way to the recycling bin. It is perfect for Kindergarten and 1st grade students as they become more familiar with the recycling symbol.
The NIEHS has a maze to encourage younger kids to learn about worms. Help the worm make his way through the maze. There is also a hidden word search for older children. Hunt for environmentally friendly words, such as "compost," "recycling" and "earth."
If you are looking for an online recycling activity for children, try the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) "Recycle City" game. Kids can roam the city and find opportunities to recycle. To make the game more fun, have children hunt for specific recyclable items within the city. This game is similar to a treasure hunt. Kids can also play "Dump Town" where they can literally see unrecycled trash pile up throughout the city as a visual reminder of what happens when we don't recycle.
Recycling Coloring Pages - Print them for free! Click a thumbnail below to change the coloring page.
After your children have done their recycling worksheets, let them watch one of the educational videos below about recycling plastic. Watch as plastic becomes recycled in the factory. Also watch a quick home lesson in recycling plastic.
Let Your Voice Be Heard. Can Recycling be Taught With Worksheets?
Are recycling worksheets for kids useful? Or do they need hands on experience?
Looking for something for sub. Mr. Rats story is super cute. I just need to tell sub to call it trash not rubbish! But the kids learned a new word.
Very good lens! Good habits learned at an early age can help them (and planet earth!) for the rest of their lives.
I just got the neatest 2-in-1 Recycler. Rubbermaid makes it and it keeps all of it organized. Otherwise my recycling is EVERYWHERE!
Teaching our kids to respect and appreciate our resources is important for our future!
That's great work, we are about to start a program at a local primary school so these worksheets will be handy. Thank you!
Great information. I am trying to teach my kids about recycling so this will prove very valuable.
They aint making any more planet, that's for sure. We have to do our best with this one!
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@adamfrench: I agree with you on that statement!
Kids love to be involved in important matters such as recycling. I have some additional books on my lens: Nature and Earth-Friendly Books for All Ages. Take care!
@Runnn: Runnn, I hope you find the worksheets helpful.
@anonymous: Respect for the earth is so important.
@schoolmarm: You are welcome. Enjoy!
I loved these worksheets. Thanks!
A resource for helping imprint recycling in our lives is a great idea for making it a natural course and developing good habits.
Great lens! I featured it on my Kids Recycle Projects lens. You provide great resources here for learning more ways to recycle.
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Well done Heather on making such a valuable resource for teachers and those of us looking to spread the word about recycling.
Not exactly what this lens is about, but I sometimes recycle worksheets by putting them in plastic page protectors and having kids do the worksheets with a wipe-off marker.