These Come From Trees: At your school and in yourclassroom!

What are These Come From Trees stickers?

These Come From Trees stickers are the result of the observation that people often accidentallyoverconsume paper products, without intendingto.Furthermore, a friendly reminder at the righttime can help them pause and consider howmuch of that item - whether a paper towel,napkin, or photocopy - they really need.Andthrough that reminder, consumption is reduced,at no cost to user!The stickers were a result of observation, experimentation, and trial and error.You can read all aboutthem at

TheseComeFromTrees.comWhat can I do with These Come From Trees stickers in my classroom and at my school?

Here are some great things that you can do with These Come From Trees stickers at your school and inyour classroom.Use them to help your school get greener, teach environmentalism to your class, or eventeach math and business concepts.•

Deploy them at your school

: Many K-12 education institutions (and businesses and highereducation) have deployed These Come From Trees stickers in their bathrooms and on their copymachines.You can see success stories on our blog here: http://tr.im/hlSRTalk to your facilities team and administration to see about These Come From Trees at yourschool.It will help save your school money (fewer paper towels), be more green, and best of all,These Come From Trees stickers are free for K-12.You can see more about our EducationChallenge here: http://tr.im/hlMyJust email thesecomefromtrees@gmail.com once you have permission from your administrationand facilities, and we'll provide you as many as you need for your school.•

Document the Deployment

: Once you've gotten permission to deploy them, document theprocess with your class!◦

Take pictures or even a movie

.If you do a movie, interview the principal, the custodian,and others regarding what they think of the project.Put the movie together and thenpublish it on YouTube.TheseComeFromTrees.com will feature your movie to all ourreaders.◦

Create your own blog about the project:

Document the project day by day in an electronicnewsletter using blogging software like Blogger (that's what These Come From Trees runson!).TheseComeFromTrees.com will link to your posts, of course!◦

Bulletin Boarding

: All of these calculations, photos, and more could be combined into abulletin board at your school as well, for parents to look at and read all about.•

Base a lesson around them:

Here are some concepts that can be taught and explored, usingThese Come From Trees stickers as a tool to aid in understanding.◦

The "Reduce" part of "Reduce, Re-use, Recycle."