Preschool Students Have Cinco De Mayo Fun While Recycling

By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Township preschool

students enjoyed some Cinco De Mayo fun during a recent lesson that involved the recycling of materials.

The School District’s Universal Preschool students completed a recycling study in several fun and festive ways. They explored what it means to reduce, reuse and recycle and discussed how pollution and waste can impact the world around them. In recent weeks they put what they learned to good use and got creative.

To commence the lesson, some classes are making robots, some are having scavenger hunts and some even created instruments out of recycled materials to play on Cinco De Mayo.

They also discovered that they could play an important role by reducing and recycling. Students learned what the recycling symbol means, the meaning of the numbers that accompany the symbol, as well as different materials and their recycling capabilities. This study helped the students utilize their skills in subject areas such as mathematics, art, research, and technology for a deeper understanding of recycling and even proposed solutions to the problem of pollution. Creative Curriculum, the research-based

–Photos courtesy Manchester Schools curriculum program used across the Manchester School District’s Universal Preschool Program, incorporates eight study areas. The school district is reminding parents that there are still a few spots open for the 202324 Universal Preschool Program. Those interested can visit the district website at: manchestertwp.org/preschool/registration or call 732-350-5900 ext. 2251 for further details.

A Manchester Township Pre-School student uses some recycled material to have some fun during a recent lesson.