Last week we celebrated Earth Day and for the month of April we will be teaching the children about ways to help Mother Earth. Through some of the suggestions below you can have your kids help out at home and learn about recycling.Start by teach your children about what types of trash is recyclable. Post a brochure or outline from your local government entity that explains what items are eligible to be recycled in your area, perhaps on your refrigerator door.
Assign Recycling Chores
1. Give younger children the job of being the "Recycling Police", and they will gladly enforce the rules on other family members, who may be throwing out items that could be recycled! They can also be in charge of bringing your reusable bags into the grocery store from the car.
2. Make rinsing out jars, bottles, and cans a part of your child's clean-up routine after meals (what child doesn’t want to play in water). Place a container in your kitchen, where your child can place the cleaned items to recycle.
3. Assign another child to police turning off lights or any other electronics when someone leaves the room. We know how much children like to tattle on each other.
4. Have a central location in your home where clean, dry recyclable paper can be disposed of and later be emptied by your child into the main paper recycling bin. If you’re trying to teach counting skills have your child count how many containers of paper you recycle in a week, a month or a year. Encourage them to use the backs of paper or scrap paper for drawing and other craft projects.
Lastly, set goals and reward your children and your whole family to let them know how happy and proud you are of them. When recycling skills are taught at a young age, children are much more likely to have a stronger sense about helping the environment.
Source: http://reducing-waste.suite101.com
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