{"id":5676,"date":"2021-02-18T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Glenwood\/?p=5676"},"modified":"2021-02-03T09:43:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:43:34","slug":"remote-learning-eco-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Glenwood\/2021\/02\/18\/remote-learning-eco-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Learning: Eco Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Responsible Robbie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a nursery community, we are on a continuous journey to empower our children to improve their environmental awareness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are lots of wonderful ideas that you can do as a family to learn more about the natural world and care for the environment, which supports STEM and literacy learning, as well as your child’s health and wellbeing.<\/span><\/p>\n

RECYCLE\"\"<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Introduce your children to the concept of sorting household rubbish for recycling into categories such as plastic, paper, metal and glass.\u00a0 This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about different types of materials used for packaging, how they are made and how they can be reused.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Geographic have a great online game to do a recycle round-up and clean up the park: <\/span>https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/games\/action-and-adventure\/recycle-roundup-new\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>RE-USE<\/b><\/p>\n

Instead of throwing things away, encourage your child to think of great ways to reuse items.\u00a0 Egg cartons work really well for growing herbs, glass jars are perfect for storing loose parts for play, and tin cans make really good pen and pencil holders.<\/span><\/p>\n

COMPOST<\/b><\/p>\n

Composting helps to teach our children about reducing the waste that heads to landfills by converting it into nutrient-rich soil.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are lots of free and easy ways for your family to start composting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Use a recycled plastic drinks bottle – https:\/\/www.changeworks.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/Make_compost_in_a_bottle.pdf\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Recycle some wooden pallets – https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/get-involved\/activities\/give-nature-a-home-in-your-garden\/garden-activities\/startcomposting\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

You could also simply create a compost trench in your garden or use an old bin or container – https:\/\/aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu\/Kindergarden\/kidscompost\/CompostingForKids.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

So what should you put in?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Greens<\/b> \u2013 these are things that rot quickly, and provide important nitrogen and moisture<\/span><\/p>\n