RECYCLING GAME ABCs and SORTING
Recycling ABCs
Object of the Game: To learn ABCs and recyclable objects
Utah Core Objectives
Number of Players: Teacher & pairs of students
Kindergarten
Language
Std1. Communicating through listening, speaking, viewing
Game Pieces: 26 Recyclables from A – Z for each pair of students
Permission given to photocopy copyrighted game pieces for academic purposes.)
To Play: Have children arrange the recyclables in alphabetical order.
Content
Std. 3 Develop an understanding
of environment
Math
Std 2 Sort & classify objects; recognize simple patterns
First Grade
Language
Std1. Communicating through listening, speaking, viewing
Std.4 Phonics & spelling
Math
Std3 Collect data, draw conclusions
Second Grade
Content
Std 2: Sense of self in relation to
family & community
Recycle Sorting
Object of the Game: Put the recyclables in the recycle bin; put the trash in the trash bin
Number of Players: 2-4
Game Pieces: 26 Recyclables and 20 Trash Cards; Recycle Bin, Trash Can
To Play: Place the larger recycle bin and trash can pictures on the table or the floor. Shuffle the recyclable and trash cards and place them in a deck in front of you.
Each player draws a card in turn and places it on the correct bin or can. For younger kids – there’s no
winning or losing, just learning!
Extra
Credit!
Use the Extra Credit list on the next page to discuss the pictures with
Extension:
Use the cards to create math problems with the numbers of recyclables
and trash “collected.” Graph results.
Discuss Recycle Utah and its role in the community.
RECYCLING GAME ABCs and SORTING
Extra
Credit!
Extra Credit (in Alphabetical Order)
Cell phone – Tell your parents to take their old cell phones to Recycle Utah where it will be disposed of
properly. All cell phones contain toxins (poisons).
Envelope (manila) –At home keep your white paper separate from your manila envelopes, newspaper and
colored mail. Keep everything clean and uncontaminated with food or liquids.
Flash card -- Only recyclable with newspaper. At home keep your white paper separate from your newspaper and colored mail unless you have curbside pickup.
Quill pen – It’s hard to find recyclable items that begin with Q. Take your quill pens to a thrift store for reuse!
Rechargeable batteries – Batteries contain acids and other chemicals that are harmful to our water. Take
your batteries to Recycle Utah.
TetraPak Juice – Even though the outside is cardboard, the inside is foil. Any Tetra Pak boxes cannot be
recycled because the layers don’t separate well enough to make a new product.
Used car – Tell your parents to donate your family’s “old clunker” to Recycle Utah! The parts are recycled
separately. Good parts are resold. HazMat fluids are disposed of properly, and windshield washer, brake
fluid and antifreeze is re-sold. Scrap metal is taken to metal dealer.
Vegetable spray – Empty aerosol cans are recycled in the metal bin.
Zipper – Zippers are made of metal and cloth or plastic and cloth. They can be reused if you cut them out
of garments. Or take the whole reusable garment to a thrift store. Reuse is better than recycling!
Recycle Bin
D
Dry,
Clean
Bottle
With
Plastic
Lid
A
Aluminum
Can
Extra
Credit!
C
B
Cell
Box
Flash Card
E
Envelope
(manila)
Extra
Credit!
F
Extra
Credit!
Hormel Chili Can
G
Glass
Bottle
H
Letters
Key
L
K
Jar
I
Ink
Bottle
J
(empty it
first!)
P
M
Paper
Map
N
Newspaper
O
Olive
Oil
Bottle
Rechargeable
Batteries
Q
Extra
Credit
Quill
S
Shoe Box
R
Extra
Credit
T
M
A
G
A
Z
I
N
E
Used
Car
Gum
Extra
Credit!
U
W
Gravy
X
XRay
(If plastic)
Vegetable
Spray
Extra
Credit!
V
Extra
Credit!
Waxed
Milk
Carton
Yogurt Cup (rinsed)
Y
Extra
Credit!
Trash
Z
Zipper
Q-Tips
(used)
Gravy
Toothpaste
Tube
Sponge
Hamburger
Tissues (used or not)
Gum
Tetra
Pak®
Juice
Extra
Credit!
Noodles with
Olive Oil
& Spaghetti
Sauce
Nail
Parings
Photos
Paper
Towel
(used or
clean)
Toilet
Paper
Leftovers
Pet
Food
Bag
with
Paper &
Marker
Dog Doo
Dirty Diaper
Rotten
Eggs
Film