Separating and recycling

CONTENT

• 5 Plastic Small Containers of different colors.
• 35 Square Cards with photos depicting different types of household waste.
• 1 Sheet Self-Adhesive Pictures with symbols of each type of residue to stick accordingly on the containers
• 1 Dice

RECOMMENDED AGE

From 3 years and above.

It is not recommended for use without adult supervision for children under 3 years of age.

TEACHING OBJECTIVES

Association Game to learn to separate and sort household waste into containers according to type to facilitate the selection and recycling process. It develops the following teaching subjects:

• Awareness of the need to care for and respect the environment
• Sensitization towards a practical selective collection of household waste that facilitates subsequent recycling or garbage removal
• Knowledge of the different types of household waste
• Classification of household waste according to the type of container where it will be placed for collection and subsequent recycling.

GAME SYSTEM AND USAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

Before using the material, the teacher must assemble the plastic containers following the instructions of the attached drawing and stick to each of them the sticker of the residue according to the color of the container. Depending on the space it is possible to vary the color of the container and the various residues that can be thrown into it, for this reason the teacher must be informed and decide how to distribute the stickers in the containers.

The game is: The insertion from a slot, present in each container, of the tabs on which are depicted the residues corresponding to the sticker(s) stuck to it.

ACTIVITIES

• To get to know the different products that make up our garbage:

-Show them each photo saying the name of the waste that is depicted in it: eggshell, fruit peels, newspapers, cookie boxes, soft drink boxes, milk cartons, water packages, glass bottles, batteries, etc.

-Distribute the pictures to the students so that everyone can say the name of the residue they have.

• Classification of waste according to its origin or material:

-Organic residues: residues of fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, etc.

-Paper: bags, newspapers, magazines, etc.

-Plastic packaging: bags, water bottles, packaging for cleaning products, yogurt, food, etc.

-Metal packaging:: cans, soft drinks cans, etc.

– Cardboard packaging for liquids

-Glass: glass containers, bottles, etc.

-Batteries

• Correlation of residues according to the container in which they are placed:

-Explain what types of selective garbage collection containers are available.

-Explain what kind of garbage should be placed in each container (according to their color)

-Look at the stickers on the containers and explain what type of waste each corresponds to.

-Place labels on each container according to the type of waste to be placed.

-Distribute the photos so that they drop them into the respective containers.

• Play to sort each residue using the dice:

-Place the adhesive circles on the 6 faces of the die.

-Place the waste pictures face up and distribute them among the players.

-The first player rolls the dice. Depending on the color that comes out, choose from among your scrap cards, a scrap that you can put in that color’s container by looking at the sticker on it.

-Then the next player continues and the first player to run out of waste cards wins!