Do your pupils understand the importance of recycling? Develop pupils’ knowledge of why recycling materials is important using the activities provided in this pack. These could be used as part of Recycle Week in September to educate and encourage more people to recycle in the UK.
Pupils will learn the meaning of many symbols found on packaging linked to recycling, helping them to understand what can (and cannot) be recycled and where. They will investigate why it is important to recycle and the effect that not recycling materials will have on the planet.
Using this information, pupils will then write an information leaflet, informing the reader of the importance of recycling.
We also have a KS1 version of this pack.
LKS2 resource pack contents
- Teaching slides (PowerPoint)
- Recycling symbols sorting cards
- Writing prompt
- Planning sheet
- Teacher’s notes providing guidance on how to use the resource, with additional activities also suggested
When is Recycle Week?
Recycle Week takes place every September, organised by WRAP. This year it takes place between 14th-20th September.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Science
Year 4: Pupils should be taught to recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
English: Writing Composition
Year 3/4: Organising paragraphs around a theme; in non-narrative material, using simple organisational devices [for example headings and subheadings]
Year 5/6: Selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning; using further organisational and presentational devices to structure text and to guide the reader [for example, headings, bullet points, underlining]