Sustainability

Example of Common Everyday Habits Detrimental to the Environment

1) wastage of printing paper and toilet rolls

2) wastage of water

3) wastage of food

4) wastage of recyclable materials

Actions and ideas to promote Sustainability

1) reusing papers printed on one side (encouraging the children to use the blank
sides)

2) switching off fans/lights/water heaters when not in use

3) have a "recyclable materials" treasure hunt in class

4) have a lesson where we go without certain materials that are usually taken for granted (to make the children realise what it could be like, and to get them to brainstorm ideas for alternatives/ways to reduce/reuse/recycle)

5) make a "day" out of it; celebrate a "Green Day" or suchlike

6) recycle containers for classroom stationery holders (or other classroom tools and materials)

7) use newspapers for cleaning instead of paper napkins

8) collecting rain water/or water used for vegetable washing to water plants

9) unused old items (such as spoilt cameras and telephones and clothes/traveller's iron) in the home corner to add to the sense of "realness"

10) using magazines for art and craft and Word Bank (language related activities/lessons, instead of using fresh print)

11) call for donations of unwanted (but usuable) toys, books for the school

12) keep plastics for throwing rubbish or children's soiled clothes and towels

13) get the children to design and decorate their own recycle bins for class use (where they can sort plastics, metals and papers for reusing)

14) Role-play what would happen if we did not take care of the earth, or show videos of places and countries that undergo the effects of pollution and global warning

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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