Free 4Rs Teaching Kit
Teaching about the concepts of reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot (composting) helps students understand the concepts of renewable and non-renewable resources and the web of life.
Any Alameda County teacher or non-formal educator can receive the 4Rs Teaching Kit that contains:
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Doing the 4Rs - A Classroom Activity Guide to Teach Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot includes 24 California standard-based lessons and five thematic units developed for educators teaching fourth and fifth grades. (Available for download or as a two-DVD set.)
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Award Winning Video – “Doing the 4Rs"
(4th, 5th and 6th grades)
Kids from Alameda County show how they practice the 4Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot (compost), at home, school, and play. Available in DVD and VHS formats. [17 minutes]
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Video – “Do the Rot Thing–The Simple Art of Home Composting"
(Elementary/Middle/High School)
Award-winning video that demonstrates the basic steps and shares simple tips for making home composting fun and easy. VHS. [22 minutes]
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Pictographs of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot & discussion guide [click here for PDF]
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Poster - classroom recycling poster
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StopWaste.Org Recycling Guide
Alameda County's most comprehensive guide to recycling and reuse, listing where to recycle over 600 items
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Instructions - How to make a worm bin.
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Recycling Signage
Each school district collects different recyclables. Click on your school district's name to download district-specific classroom recycling signage.
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Would you like more tools and resources to teach the 4Rs? Visit the Teacher Training page to find teacher workshop opportunities.
