tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611267789929815868.post-86352261954581720832008-04-16T15:46:00.002-04:002008-04-16T15:53:12.223-04:00<a href="http://www.cofc.edu/~child/uploaded_images/Twos-Play-08-351-793062.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.cofc.edu/~child/uploaded_images/Twos-Play-08-351-792458.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The two's have been busy for the past few weeks re-using and recycling in celebration of Earth Day on April 22. The children have learned to search for the recycling emblem on the bottoms of their empty lunch containers; they even know to only use items that are marked with a 1 or a 2. They almost always remember to rinse their container and then carefully sort the object into the proper bin: paper, plastic, or metal. We actually fill our bins faster than they are emptied, so we often pull items out for other projects.... We paint on paper grocery sacks and newspaper instead of easel paper. We re-use soda bottle caps for fine motor work (transferring from bowl to bowl with tongs) We try to incorporate items like soda caps and tabs, scrap paper, sandwich foil, etc... into our collage projects. The kids had a fun time using our recycling overflow to build a "sculpture." We have more small projects planned for the upcoming weeks, including composting for the 4's &amp; 5's garden! </div>Candace Jaruszewiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146699955393675641noreply@blogger.com