Good to be Green: Rubbish or Recycling?
Good to be Green Series
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What’s inside...
Twins, Nadia and Nasir are keen to enter the school recycling competition, but what should they make? As they explore the rubbish in their house, they discover what can and can't be recycled and what happens to their rubbish. They learn about reducing, reusing and recycling and come up with a clever plan to help everyone at school work out what is rubbish and what is recycling. Good to be Green is a series of six environment education books that help children age 6+ explore green issues and find out what they can do to help the planet. Each book features the story of a child who is exploring their world and learning why it's important to think green. Alongside the stories are fact boxes with extra information and at the end of each story there are activity ideas, teaching notes and a quiz. Each story is accompanied by bright illustrations by Diane Ewen.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
6-8
Length
32 pages
Text complexity
Discussion points
Why do you think it is important to recycle?
How can we help reduce rubbish in our home?
What are some items that you noticed in the book that can be recycled?
How do you feel when you see places full of rubbish?
What are some ways we can encourage others to recycle more?
Tip: Role play these questions
Start the conversation by sharing a personal story about a time you recycled something and how it made you feel.
Ask your child to identify objects around the house and discuss whether they can be recycled or not.
Encourage your child to think about the effects of rubbish on animals and natural environments as discussed in the book.
After reading the book, together with your child, come up with a recycling plan for your home.
Praise your child for expressing their thoughts and ideas about recycling and rubbish, reinforcing the book’s theme that everyone can make a difference.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Importance of Recycling
Explanation: The story educates children on how recycling can help reduce waste and protect the environment. It illustrates the journey of rubbish from bins to recycling centers.
Real-World Application: Children can practice sorting waste and recycling at home and school, learning to identify what materials can be recycled.
Example Lesson: Responsibility for the Environment
Explanation: Characters in the book take active roles in cleaning up their neighborhood, showing that everyone, regardless of age, has a part to play in environmental conservation.
Real-World Application: Kids can be encouraged to participate in local clean-up drives or initiate simple eco-friendly projects in their communities.
Example Lesson: Resource Conservation
Explanation: Through the recycling process depicted in the book, children learn how recycled materials are used to make new products, thus conserving raw resources.
Real-World Application: Children can learn to use resources wisely, like using both sides of paper, to extend the life of their materials and reduce waste.