Recycling unit preschool

Earth Day or any day of the year is a great time to learn letters! This fun alphabet pick up game is so fun. Your kids will love it!

Recycle markers into watercolors. It is so simple! You will never want to toss a dried-out marker in the trash again. Learn what to do here.

So yesterday was trash day and there were a few boxes that were left out of the recycling bin. I thought it was the perfect chance to use them in environmental print puzzles I’ve done before. The problem with them is the cardboard on food boxes is pretty flimsy, so trying to push them…

Recycling Paper at Preschool - A hands-on look at how paper is made. Perfect way for preschoolers to see (and feel) how paper is recycled into new paper | you clever monkey

Recycling may seem like a modern concept that was introduced a couple of decades ago. But did you know that people have been recycling for thousands of years? In ancient civilisations, ink used for…

We all recycle paper and plastic and glass in our homes. We all know how important it is to reduce the waste and reuse old objects. Thanks to my city's initiative I even do compost. But I realized that my kids don't really understand the very essence of recycling nor they understand why we do

This past week literally flew by! Our entire week was jam-packed with more community helper visitors! All-in-all we had 6 visitors this week! They were all wonderful too! Let's get our week in review started off with our Marvelous Monday fun! The very first thing the students found as they walked into my class on Monday morning was what turned out to be one of our favorite "G" words . . . . A GUITAR! One of the new teachers said that I was "brave" bringing it into my classroom. Not really…

Make learning fun with these preschool Earth Day math activities that focus on sorting and graphing, counting, and patterns!

This FREE Earth Day sorting activity goes beyond just recycling, teaching kids about how to take care of our planet through conservation, cleaning, reusing and planting. It also introduces children to air, water and land pollution.

This set of Earth Day math activities focuses on counting and number exploration. Children will use a free set of numbered recycling bins to do them.

Are you ready for Earth Day?! My boys have always enjoyed learning about helping our Earth. I hope your students will enjoy these math, literacy, and writing themed Earth Day ideas! These Earth Day ideas are from my Earth Day Preschool Pack! You can grab it in my TPT shop! First we made a watercolor Earth. We used black glue (I just added some black liquid watercolor to our regular glue) to outline the Earth. Then we painted! We talked about how Earth is mostly made up of water. We love…

Preschool: Earth Day - Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten

Make simple preschool and toddler puzzles out of recyclables!

This simple and colorful recycled materials flower craft is a great way for kids to celebrate recycling by turning discarded items into art. Our recycling bin always seems to be overflowing with items eager to be