Reduce, Reuse, Recycle for Kids: Helping Our Planet (Grade 1 and 2 Science)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. People make a lot of trash, and much of it ends up in big piles called landfills. Today we will learn three Rs that help our planet. Reduce, reuse and recycle!

Reduce means use less. Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. Take a cloth bag to the store. Use both sides of your paper. Less stuff means less trash!

Reuse means use things again instead of throwing them away. A glass jar can hold crayons. An old shoebox can become a dollhouse. Outgrown clothes can be given to someone else.

Recycle means turning old materials into new things. Paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans and many plastics can be recycled. Factories melt or mash them to make new products.

To recycle, we sort materials. Paper goes with paper. Cans go with metal. Bottles go with plastic or glass. Rinse them first, and check your local rules for what goes where.

Why does this matter? Recycling saves trees, water and energy. It keeps trash out of oceans and protects animals. Every small choice adds up to a big help!

Now it's your turn. You turn an empty yogurt cup into a tiny flower pot. Is that reduce, reuse, or recycle? Pause and try. It is reuse, because you used the cup again!

Great job! Remember, reduce means use less, reuse means use again, and recycle means turn old things into new things. Practice reduce, reuse, recycle in the Science Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!