Keep Henrico Beautiful (KHB) provides litter/recycling themed resources, and in-class presentations to Henrico County teachers. Teachers, please contact us with your requests.
Teacher Resources
Children’s Environmental Activity Book
Targeted toward the younger grades this activity book educates our youngest citizens on environmental stewardship opportunities in Henrico, County.
School Yard Clean-up Supplies
Interested in getting your students outside to do a clean-up? We can help! We provide litter grabbers, bags, gloves, and vests. We just need the litter grabbers returned and a completed evaluation form submitted.
In-Class Presentations
The Amazing Journey: Recycling Adaptation (grades 3-5)
Students will simulate the movement of beverage containers around the recycling loop and record their journey with a collection of different colored beads.
The Green Machine: The Magic Recycling Bin (grades Pre K -K)
Students watch as recyclable items go in the bin and new products come out. To conclude, the KHB Educator reads The Day the Trash Came Out to Play by David. M Beedle.
Recycling Basics (grades K-2)
This lesson plan is great for preschool-age children and Kindergarten students. The KHB Educator reads Why Should I Recycle? by Jen Green and explains that some things go in the trash and to the landfill, while others go in the recycling bin and are made into something new. Next the students discuss the items allowed in our local recycling program. The children call out “Recycle!” or “Trash!” when the Educator holds up different items. Finally, each child receives a recycle bin hand-out and a green crayon to color it. They then get a sample of each item to recycle. They fill their recycle bin by gluing the items down with their glue stick.
You can also download the following PDF files:
Directions
Preschool Recycle Bin
Water bottle
Soda can
Glass jar
Who Polluted the River” (grades 2-4) This program engages students in an interactive story to learn how, as human populations have grown and land uses have changes, many of our rivers have become polluted.
Storm Water (grades 4-5) One of the most widespread sources of pollution in Virginia’s tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay is urban and suburban runoff from hard and impervious surfaces like streets and parking lots. Students compare storm water runoff from permeable and impermeable surfaces. They collect data, record and analyze through measurement.
