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Topic: Learning About Recycling

Grade: 3

Subject: Life Skills – Taking Care of the Environment

When: Term 2

Duration: 45 minutes

In this lesson, learners will be introduced to recycling. They will learn what recycling means, why it is helpful, and how to sort common waste into the correct bins.

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By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to:

Say what recycling is.

Name materials that can be recycled.

Share ways they can recycle at home or at school.

📘 CAPS Link: Life Skills Grade 3, Term 2 – Topic: Recycling (CAPS page 55).

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Video – “Recycling for Kids”
How it’s used: Learners will watch this video at the start of the lesson to help them understand what recycling is.

Sorting Chart (Printable)
How it’s used: Learners will use this chart to help sort pictures or real items into the correct recycling group.

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How Recycling Works! | How to Help Our Earth | SciShow Kids

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Sorting Task: Learners will sort pictures or classroom items into groups like paper, plastic, metal, and glass.

Class Poster: The class will make a recycling rules poster together to hang in the room.

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Learners will do a short worksheet where they match items to recycling bins.

The teacher will check if learners are sorting correctly during the activity.

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Learners will bring one clean recyclable item from home (like a tin or bottle) and say what it’s made of.

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Explore the beauty of the special week with this recycling week assembly. You can download it onto a computer, tablet, or smartphone. This recycling week assembly is a perfect resource for making recycling fun and engaging to teach. With images that include glasses, plastic bottles, yoghurt pots and plastic bags, it’s a simple and effective way to bring recycled materials into your lesson plans. Your early years children can also learn about clothes that can be recycled. From sorting out items that are commonly recycled to those that don’t, it’s a great way to keep your children engaged and excited. This sorting activity is a perfect recycling week assembly that features pictures of 36 different items that children will have to dispose of into different bins. You can also use our All About Recycling PowerPoint when teaching whole-class activities and independent reading sessions about the topic.