Grades 1–3
Recycle, Compost or Trash?
Sort twelve things into the recycling bin, the compost pile or the trash.
Science worksheet · Taking care of Earth
Earth Helper Pledge
Check the ways you will help, design a poster and trace a pledge.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Taking care of Earth
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Caring for Earth, Recycling, Renewable energy
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Design a poster that tells people one way to help the Earth.
- Trace the sentence.
- I can help take care of Earth.
Teacher tip
Hang the posters in the hallway for Earth Day or any week of the year.
How to use it
- Bring in clean examples of recycling, compost and trash and sort them together.
- Look at your school’s own bins and rules.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Recycling rules change from town to town. Check your own.
Talk about it
- Why does it matter where trash goes?
- Where have you seen this outside of school?
Take it further
Run a one-week class recycling challenge and weigh the results.
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More taking care of earth worksheets
Grades 1–3
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Match the three Rs to what they mean, then draw something you could reuse.
Grades 2–3
Litter Survey
Tally the litter you find on a walk by kind, then think about what could stop it.
Grades 2–3
Energy from the Sun, Wind and Water
Sort six energy sources into renewable and not renewable, then mark four facts true or false.
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