Gardens & Growing Level: Key Stage 1 - Cross-curricular activities

Reduce, re-use, run-around game (social studies, literacy)

This game is from the Garden Organic website and it may be adapted to suit the age of the children. It would be best played in the hall, the playground or on a field. The instructions are below but you really need to refer to the Garden organic website for more detailed information. I suggest that you do lots of preparatory activity and incorporate learning to read the words on the cards, for added value.

The resources needed may be downloaded from the Garden organic website:

• Waste picture cards
• Destination cards
• Answer sheet

What to do:

• Place the destination cards around the playground
• Stand in the middle, holding the waste cards with the children gathered round you, then hold up each card for the children to see and read.
• The children run to the right destination for that card.
• Explain briefly why an item will go to that destination and what will happen to it there.