Curriculum options

Poster Contests

Waste Audit: Email Cathy Bechen if you would like a classroom or school waste audit performed.

Recycle it Right! is a team-based activity where students sort their box of items into categories to be recycled or thrown away. Includes links to on-line practice sites for elementary grades. Background resources for teachers included
Earth Day Activity Ideas

1st grade:

Be a Monster Re-user-reusable water bottle project
The coordinator will come in the fall with Red Rex to do a 20 minute presentation and hand out re-usable water bottles to your class.
2nd grade:

  1. Vermicomposting: Students learn about red wiggler worms and worm bin ecosystems and how these can help with waste reduction goals.

This is not a lesson or presentation, simply sign up and the materials will be delivered to you.

2. Design/decorate used paper bags and donate to stores to be re-used

Class collects bags from home, then coordinator brings in materials for them to decorate and then drops them off at stores to be re-used. (30 minutes)
3rd grade:

1. Recycled Art: Students will use something considered trash to create something new.
4th grade:

5th grade:

1. Make your own water filter-45-50 minutes

2. How can you protect the environment-50-60 minutes