All ages can learn sustainability. Participating in projects or activities that require children to show how they can be sustainable in their daily lives is a great way for them to learn. Find out more about sustainability projects you can implement in your classroom.
Exchange Your Playthings
Students can recycle their toys and practice sustainability. Each student must bring a toy in its original condition. Two names can be drawn from one hat to determine who will trade with whom. Students trade until they each have a new toy. Students learn that they don’t have to purchase new toys. Your students should understand that these toys are being used and not thrown away.
This lesson about landfills is a great addition to your project. Your students can learn about the different ways that you can reduce waste.
Recycled Journal
Recycled paper can be used to make journals. Your students can easily tear out pages from any notebooks with extra pages. Notebooks can be used in class as well as notebooks brought from home. Students will need to stack their paper. You can then have them place a piece on each end of the paper. To create a binding, students should make sure that all the pages are aligned correctly. Students can then draw on the back or front covers of the books once they are finished. Encourage students and teachers to use sustainable materials such as trees, plants, animals, or other naturally occurring objects.
This lesson will help your students learn more about recycling while they are learning.
Support the community
Have your students participate in the cleanup of their neighborhood as a class project. You can either pick a particular area to clean up or you can take them to a nearby park. If possible, have your students help to plant new plants. This will teach your students how to take pride and care for their environment.
This lesson can be used to help students understand the many ways that humans affect the environment.
Taking discarded or broken items and transforming them into something of higher value or purpose.
Upcycling is when you take something old and make it new again. You can assign your students a task to help you choose something to upcycle. For example, you could turn a milk container into a birdhouse, or make backpacks from old clothes by sewing them. Old glass jars could be used as small storage containers or vases by students.
Students can learn how to recycle and reduce their consumption. You’ll also find tips on how to recycle at home or on the move.
Nature Hike
Your students should go on nature walks. It could be as simple as a walk around your school or a trip to a nearby park. Ask students to list the plants and other organisms they expect to see during their nature walk. They can then check these off as they are found. After the nature walk, students can write about their experience in their journals.
This lesson could also be used to teach your students about sustainability and how it affects the preservation of natural resources.
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