Reduce Reuse Recycle Sorting Worksheet

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This three-page recycling activity includes 18 cut-apart pictures, a collection sheet with 12 spaces, and a completed example showing 12 selected items. Students identify pictures of recyclable items, cut them out and paste them onto the collection sheet.

Use the activity for an Earth Day lesson or an environmental-science discussion. Explain that local collection rules vary and that items such as batteries, electronics and tires may require specialized recycling programs.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Classify pictured objects according to whether they can be recycled
Transfer selected pieces into a physical category sort

Teaching tips

Discuss local recycling rules before sorting. Use the completed example to compare choices, and explain which pictured items require specialized collection in your community.

Skills covered

Environmental classification — Identify recyclable items
Fine-motor sorting — Cut and paste selected images

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Does this resource cover all three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle?

The activity focuses on recycling. Students choose pictures of recyclable items and paste them onto a collection page; it does not include separate reducing and reusing activities.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

Recyclable items
Cut-and-paste sort
Waste choices

Topics

Recycling Recyclable materials Environmental science Cut-and-paste sorting

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Holiday and Seasonal Worksheets Earth Day Worksheets Earth Science Worksheets Science Worksheets Elementary Worksheets 2nd Grade Worksheets

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