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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Stewardship of Resources

Day 168of 180
Week 34of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand basic conservation methods

2

Learn how to care for God's resources

3

Practice recycling and reusing materials

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:28

“God blessed them. God said to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'”

— Genesis 1:28 (WEB)

God gave us responsibility to care for His creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Empty clean containers
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Colored paper
  • Recycling bin
  • Art supplies
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and ask about things they use that can be reused or recycled

💭 Review Question: What does it mean to take care of something?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain the three R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Reduce means using less
  • Reuse means using something again
  • Recycle means turning something old into something new
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What things can we reuse at home?
  • How can we use less water?
  • What can we recycle?
3Activity: Recycling Art Project (7 min)
hands-on

Create art projects using recycled materials

📝 Instructions:
  1. Collect clean recyclable containers
  2. Sort materials by type
  3. Create a craft using recycled items
  4. Decorate with paint or paper
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-cut materials

Challenge: Design a functional item from recycled materials

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about caring for resources

📝 Review Questions:
  • What are the three R's?
  • Why is it important to take care of things?
  • How can we be helpers of God's creation?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us to be good caretakers of the wonderful things You have made. Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we will learn about sharing resources with others

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 12:27

“The diligent will hold onto what is precious, but the careless will waste what they have.”

— Proverbs 12:27 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Repeat verse while sorting recyclables

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning about environmental stewardship from a biblical perspective

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage recycling at home
  • Model careful use of resources
  • Talk about why caring for creation matters
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand resource conservation

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm about recycling and reusing materials

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a home recycling station
  • Make a poster about conservation
  • Play a sorting game with recyclables

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