Community Health 2 of 3 Teaching Steps 1. Discuss recycling Discuss some everyday items that are frequently recycled-bottles, cans and papers. Ask students for examples of items they use regularly that come in bottles and cans and for examples of the kinds of papers they use every day.
Most communities have places where people can recycle certain kinds of trash.
To recycle means to use again or make into something different. When we recycle, we protect our resources and reduce pollution. Everyone in the community can help by recycling bottles, cans and papers. Bottles fruit drinks jelly, jam peanut butter syrup Cans vegetables fruits soup juices sauces tuna Paper notebook paper newspaper notices, newsletters junk mail drawing paper 2. Show students how to recycle each material.