The 4Rs of Waste

PrimaryYear 3 - 4EnglishGrammar and SpellingEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainability

Lesson Summary

Students are introduced to the 4Rs of waste - reduce, reuse, repair and recycle. They will explore the meanings behind these words and how they apply to waste. Students will create a poster and play a game to communicate their understanding of the 4Rs.

Learning intentions

Students will:

use prediction skills to understand topic-specific vocabulary.

Success criteria

Students can:

participate in a sorting activity
create a poster based on one of the 4Rs.

Lesson Guides and Printables

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Lesson Details

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The 4Rs of Waste

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

Success criteria

Lesson Guides and Printables

Lesson Details

Skills

Curriculum Mapping

Resources Required

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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