Franco recycles stories and more!

E.g. using both sides of a piece of paper reduces amount used

This means that you reduce the amount of materials that you use.

Reduce

This is reusing the item, either for the same purpose or another.

Reuse

E.g. repainting an old coffee can and using it for a pencil container

E.g. old newspapers are recycled when they are made into new ones

This is when materials are used over again to make a new product.

Recycle

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Fill in the gaps using the words below to help you

We lose resources when we use them carelessly. We need to ______________ (6) the amount of materials we use and the amount we throw away. We need to fix things and __________ (5) them rather than throw them away. We need to ______________ (7) materials that are recyclable, by separating out plastic, __________ (5), paper and __________________ (9) peelings from other rubbish. These are things that everyone can do! Being aware of environmental ________________ (8) is very important. As individuals, we can follow the rules of reduce, reuse, recycle daily. At home, we can use __________ (5) coloured bags to sort recyclable materials, which are collected ______________________ (11) by the ______________ (7). We can all do our part to help the environment, both at home and in ____________ (6).

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Franco recycles stories and more!

Extend these sentences using connectives from the bank below

I am a girl_____________________________________

The Greggs went hunting all the time__________________________

I felt sorry for scaring my teacher________________________

I would put the finger on everyone____________________________

The family wanted to fly out of the window____________________________________________

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Franco recycles stories and more! 1. What did the little girl hate? _______________________________________ 2. Why did the little girl use her magic finger on her spelling teacher? _________________ 3. When does the magic finger work? ____________________________________ 4. What happened to The Greggs? ______________________________________ 5. What happened to the wild ducks? ____________________________________