Activities in this mini-unit include:

- a 3 R's information sheet and activity that involves predicting, acquiring new information and using new learning

- a recycling survey and data interpretation activity

- a lunch litter investigation

- a newspaper poetry activity

- math story problems that focus on using and reflecting on problem-solving strategies

- a reuse or recycle cut-and-paste sort

- instructions and samples for a recycled art project...perfect for an Earth Day bulletin board

- a "making connections" template and sentence writing activity

- a Venn diagram and compare/contrast chart comparing reducing to recycling

- a 2-day "What's in your Lunch Box?" activity aimed at increasing awareness of and reducing lunch waste

- a "create a musical instrument" home project complete with parent letter, reflection worksheet, ideas for presentation, and peer assessment template

- Templates and samples for a fun riddle flap book that each student will make

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Lots of cooperative learning. My students enjoyed the different graphic organisers." Christopher C.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Thank you for this resource! I bought originally to help with a summer school unit on recycling, and appreciated how well I could scaffold the activities for a variety of ages." Sweet-n-Salty Teaching