schools
Welcome to the recycle-more schools section. This section is for both pupils and teachers keen to learn more about the environment. Take a look at our key stage activities, read our rubbish facts or even try out some of the recycling games. The schools section is constantly developing so do keep coming back!
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Primary Activities

Welcome to the activity section for ages 5-11. Click on the links below...


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Activities

Wastewords Find recycling words in the wordsearch provided and work out their meaning. Suitable for ages 5-11.
Understanding recycling Work out the definitions of recycling terms. Suitable for ages 5-11.
Rubbish review Look at the way in which rubbish is dealt with at your school. Suitable for ages 5-11.
Playtime Write and present a recycling play! Suitable for ages 7-11.
Shopping Examine common items of packaging, discussing how this can be reduced. Suitable for ages 5-11.
Recycling presentation Research and write a presentation on recycling. Suitable for ages 5-11.
Name that symbol Identify common recycling symbols. Suitable for ages 7-11.
Rubbish check check and manage the amount of rubbish in your school. Suitable for ages 7-11.
Plastic bottle puppets making use of junk materials by making puppets. Suitable for ages 5-7.
Litter exercise an introduction to reducing litter in your school. Suitable for ages 7-11.
Litter survey a questionnaire to be used for the litter exercise.
Litter certificate give this to the class or pupil who collects the most litter.
Looking at Packaging an exercise to look at different kinds of packaging and explore why we use packaging. Suitable for ages 5-7.
Sorting rubbish learning to sort objects in a variety of ways. Suitable for age 5.
Attractive rubbish exploring magnetism. Suitable for age 5.
Musical instruments making simple musical instruments out of rubbish. Suitable for ages 5-7.
Recycling paper a fun activity to make recycled paper. Suitable for ages 5-7.

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