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Old Telephone Books: A Recycling Journey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about old telephone books are being recycled to make new objects and then answer short answer questions about it. In this recycling lesson plan, students also look into their books to find information.
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Upcycled Garment or Art Work

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explain the importance of recycling waste products. In this art lesson, students research different upcycled fashion designs and accessories. They design their own product and present it in class.
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Junk-In-The-Box

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discover the impact of man-made litter. In this man-made litter lesson, students examine man-made litter and describe its impact on animals in the environment.
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Christmas Potpourri Hangers

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students create a potpourri hanger.  In this Christmas craft instructional activity, students reuse materials to make a Christmas potpourri hangar for the tree or for a gift. 
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Recycling Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners recycle old paper into new. In this sustainability lesson, students take old newspaper and recycle it into new paper.
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Recycling Spelling practice worksheet

For Students 3rd
In this recycling vocabulary worksheet, 3rd graders fill in the missing letters to words representing recycling vocabulary. Students fill in letters for 6 words.
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Save the Earth: It's Everyone's Home

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils explore how recycling helps save trees and protect the environment. For this environmental concern lesson, students color a handout of animals that live in forests. Pupils discuss how recycling paper can save trees and set up...
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Home Survey: What Kind of Energy?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this environmental awareness worksheet, students become aware of home energy conservation and recycling. Students answer 10 short essay questions about the energy used in daily life.
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Trash Disposal Choices

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the use of landfills. In this landfill use and recycling lesson, students discuss what happens to trash and junk. They review the types of trash before categorizing a list of items they throw away each day. They...
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The Flat Stanley Project

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book Flat Stanley. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students participate in earth-friendly activities based upon the book. This lesson includes ideas such as using recycled paper to make a "paper pal."
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Everyone Can Recycle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recycling worksheet, students first read about recycling bins/banks, then draw lines to show which items go in the "can bank," "paper bank," and "bottle bank."
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Recycling Rapping

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recycling worksheet, learners read facts about recycling. Students complete a word scramble and a maze for the recycling activity.
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Radical Glass Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In these radical glass worksheets, students write 8 things that can be recycled in the 2 colored bins. Students then arrange the recyclables in alphabetical order. Students write names of items that can be recycled using the given...
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Rappin' Plastic Worksheet

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this recycling activity worksheet, complete a word search and treasure hunt for a recycling activity. Students write 3 ways to reuse a plastic jug and 6 things that can be recycled.
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Paper Recycling Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In these paper recycling worksheets, students read 2 paragraphs about recycling paper. Students then complete a word search about related words, read facts about recycling, and create as many words as they can from the phrase 'Recycling...
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Recycle It!

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recycling learning exercise, students discuss what the boy is recycling, what things can be recycled, and why people should recycle. Students then color the picture.
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How Can We Reuse It?

For Students 4th - 8th
In this recycling activity, students view a picture of a structure on a piece of land and brainstorm about whether it is best to knock down the structure and reuse the land or leave it standing and reuse the structure. The picture of the...
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How Can We Help?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this environmental issues worksheet, learners read ten ways they can help the environment. Students tell how each idea helps. There are additional projects and recycling activity ideas here, but no questions to answer.
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How Can We Help the Earth?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this recycling worksheet, students review the steps that an item goes through to be recycled. This worksheet has 3 fill in the blank statements in a graphic organizer.
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Recycle/ Reuse Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this word search worksheet, students locate 18 words that are associated with recycling and reusing products. They locate words such as books, bottles, and aluminum that are found in a word bank at the bottom of the page.
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Holiday Hints

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this holiday hint worksheet, students learn how to have a pet safe environmentally "green" Christmas by reading 6 tips. The underlined words in the tips are found in a word search puzzle and there is also a coded message.
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Second Time Around

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this recycling worksheet, students read how landfills are being filled up because of the amount of trash each person throws out per day. Students list ways to recycle nine different items. These items include a paper bag, coffee...
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Trash To Treasure

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this environmental worksheet, young scholars learn about reusing trash and making crafts and useful items instead of throwing it into a landfill. Students study 15 pictures of crafts and list as many trash items as they can find.
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Meet the Recycle Guys Matching and Cryptogram

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recycling worksheet, learners match the picture of a recycle guys, cartoon characters at the top of the page, with its name. They insert the proper letter of the alphabet to complete a cryptogram puzzle about recycling.