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Welcome to Recycling Starts with You! is a dynamic
education program for students in grades 3–6 designed to build language
arts and math skills.
Below you will find easy-to-use, engaging classroom materials that meet national standards while raising students’ awareness of the importance of paper recycling. Brought to you by Scholastic and the American Forest & Paper Association, this page will lead you to everything you need, including turnkey lessons, reproducibles, and additional resources to easily incorporate this program into your curriculum. ![]() Lesson 1: Why Recycle Paper?
Lesson 2: Paper: The Everyday Wonder Lesson 3: It All Adds Up! Lesson 4: Make Your Ideas Heard! ![]() Review these resources as you prepare for the lessons.
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![]() Activity 1: Kids Can Recycle! (PDF)
Activity 2: Write It Out! (PDF) Activity 3: Find Out More! (PDF) Photo: torn paper: © Don Hammond/Design Pics/age fotostock
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![]() recover (verb): to get something back
recycle (verb): to process old items such as newspapers, glass, plastic, and cans so they can be used to make new products ![]() For more information about paper recycling, visit paperrecycles.org. |
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