Guest Really Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Next half term we will be looking at Recycling in Reception. I would love someone to come and talk to the children about why we recycle and how. Any suggestions of who I could contact? I have just sent an email to the local council, can you think of anyone else? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 no sorry i can only think of the council too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Really Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 We will also be looking at people who help us. I will ask the local community police and I know there are lots of types of people but does anyone have any suggestions? Which profession have you found really good at talking to the children? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 we found guide dogs for the blind really good and the children were very interested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marion Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 We will also be looking at people who help us. I will ask the local community police and I know there are lots of types of people but does anyone have any suggestions? Which profession have you found really good at talking to the children? Thanks again! We had the community policeman in on Friday he was excellent as always The schoolnurse is very good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliamch Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 My daughter found this site on recycling earlier this week. For your topic of people who help us we've had paramedics and the fire brigade in several times and they are always fantastic Karrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Another site http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/ My daughters school made a rubbish monster and recycled aluminium cans and the school was paid for all those collected I think the firm did a presentation that showed how old tins could be made into new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Also RSPCA came in with their net and caught some chidlren!! who thought it was hilarious. Helps that the husband and wife were parents too. Children also enjoyed using bandages on sick animals etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Road crossing person? Our caretaker is our lollipop man, which helps. leads to lots of lovely outdoor role play too. Liz x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 One of our lunchtime supervisors came in last time we did this topic and talked about her job the children loved it. We also had the Dogs Trusts who do good resources Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Really Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Thanks for all the ideas.......brilliant even at 11.00 at night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 HI , we had the recycling team vist the group, contacted them through our local council hope you get a good result as we did. Our Quality award peoples really liked this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Can I suggest a look at this site? Eco Schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeborahF Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Our local milkman came in when we did People who Help Us and he was absolutely fab! He brought in all sort of milk products for the children to try and talk about and let them all explore his milk float. It would also fit in well with your recycling theme - recycling the bottles? We also invited the local practice nurse to come in and had a hilarious bandaging session which the children thoroughly enjoyed! They talked about it for days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 people who help us - st john ambulance = children bandaged from head to toe and easier to get than ambulance we have tried and hey are so few in our area even with a parent paramedic on them we did not manage it!!RNLI if you live in area with one also coast guard all have visited and adapt to age group. recycling does you area have one of these recycle consortuim or freecycleyou could become involved in. Inge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelle Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 We had a recycling robot in the other week - it did a rap along with its operator about reduce, reuse and recycle. Think she came from the midlands somewhere. Reception sat through it happily enough although her audience was mostly ks2 and we made some photoframes out of old carrier bags as a followup. I could try and find out contact details tomorrow? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Did recycling one year and had a recycling depot role play area. Lots of fruit box tray things with pictures on and a big box of junk modelling stuff. the children were able to recycle the rubbish into plastic, paper, metal, wood etc really well by the end of the topic and enjoyed wearing hard hats and yellow waistcoats. Liz x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Really Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Thanks for all the replies and great suggestions - I love the idea of the recycling depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Waste watch ( they have a web site) do a good program and they have a multi-talented rapping robot called 'cycler' - our kids loved it - ok , so did the grown-ups, it was great! i don't think that the robot is very easy to book, needs to be in the area and needs a weeks worth of schools, their website tells you how to get it going though - good luck with the topic, what a great idea! Kellsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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