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Documents

Activity Guides
Assembly Program
Elementary School Classroom Workshops
Green Teams
Worm Bins and Composting
Other Documents

Activity Guides

A Year of Reuse Activities and Ideas (Grades 1-6) (PDF, 230 K)

Be a Garbage Gumshoe (Grades 3-6) (PDF, 82 K)

Composting: Worm Recycling (Grades K-12) (PDF, 90 K)

Cut Down Paper Waste, Not Trees (Grades 3-6) (PDF, 69 K)

Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt (Grades 3-6) (PDF, 65 K)

How to Improve Your School's Waste Reduction and Recycling Program (Grades K-6) (PDF, 54 K)

Plan a Waste-Free Lunch (Grades 1-6) (PDF, 67 K)

Set Up Your Classroom to Encourage Reuse (Grades K-6) (PDF, 52 K)

Worm Works (Grades 1-6) (PDF, 556 K)

Assembly Program

Our Planet, R Choices (PDF, 147 K)
This brochure describes the "Our Planet, R Choices” assembly program, classroom workshops, and Green Team project assistance available to elementary schools from the King County Solid Waste Division.

Our Planet, R Choices – Assembly discussion guide (PDF, 182 K)
This discussion guide outlines activities for students to do before or after the "Our Planet, R Choices" assembly program.

Comments from students and teachers (PDF, 348 K)
Read what teachers said about King County’s previous assembly shows.

Elementary School Classroom Workshops

Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) - Rubric for Elementary Workshops (PDF, 54 K)
This chart shows the EALRs and GLEs addressed by King County's waste reduction and recycling workshops for elementary grades.

The Choice is Rs! The 4-R Home Survey (PDF, 239 K)
Students can conduct a survey of their households to determine how efficiently they are reducing their waste and separating recyclables from it.

Green Teams

Green Team Brochure - Elementary (PDF, 355 K)
Learn how to become a Green Team.

Green Team Mini-Grant (PDF, 68 K)
Request funds to help carry out your Green Team project.

Green Team pledge poster (PDF, 61 K) and membership cards (PDF, 126 K)
Formalize your Green Team with a pledge and membership cards.

Worm Bins and Composting

Worm Composting and Supplies

Worm Composting Calendar of Activities (PDF, 556 K)

Worm Composting Classroom Activity Sheet (PDF, 90 K)

Cheap and Easy Worm Bin (external)

Composting with Red Wiggler Worms (external)

How Big Is My Bin? (external)

Worm Bins and Other Composting Topics (external)

Other Documents

Education and School Assistance

Green Schools Program (See the Waste Reduction and Recycling documents for useful ideas for improving recycling programs.)

Hazardous Waste School Program

Secondary School Program

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