EYFS: Can It Be Recycled? Recycling Week Activities Pack

Explore with young learners which items can be recycled easily at home and school using the activities in the resource pack. This could be completed as part of Recycle Week, which takes place between 16th-22nd October and is organised by WRAP, to investigate which items can be recycled.

What’s included in this EYFS resource pack?

• What can I put in my recycling bin? images
• Recycling symbol image
• Can it be recycled? poster
• Teacher notes with guidance on how the resources could be used in the classroom

Early Learning Goals

Communication and Language
ELG: Listening, Attention and Understanding
Children at the expected level of development will:
• Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions;
• Make comments about what they have heard and ask questions to clarify their understanding;
ELG: Speaking
Children at the expected level of development will:
• Participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary;

Expressive Arts and Design
ELG: Creating with materials
Children at the expected level of development will:
• Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function;
• Share their creations, explaining the process they have used;

This resource is part of the Early Years Inspiration collection.
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• What can I put in my recycling bin? images
• Recycling symbol image
• Can it be recycled? poster
• Teacher notes with guidance on how the resources could be used in the classroom