3Rs Loan Resources

Primary Literacy Resources

These resources, which enable teachers to develop pupils' understanding of waste issues in the context of their Literacy teaching, are available on free, fortnightly loan to all primary schools in Bristol and North Somerset.

Schools in selected areas of South Gloucestershire can also borrow the resources at no charge - to find out if you school is in one of these areas email our South Glos Education Officer.

In all three areas the resources are delivered and collected free of charge.

Both sets of resources have been tried and tested in over 100 local schools, many of which have incorporated them into their schemes of work and borrow them year after year.

For further information, or to make a booking, please email the Education Team.

KS1 Literacy - 'Might Be Useful'

'Might Be Useful' was written by Sarah Grace, with beautiful illustrations by Andy Council. As well as two weeks of Literacy work for KS1 pupils, the pack includes Music activities which are easily implemented by non-specialists.

The resource was updated in July 2007 in line with changes to the primary school curriculum. It now includes a wide range of Speaking and Listening activities, with associated props and visual starting points.

The loan pack includes :

teachers' resources with suggested Literacy and Music activities
1 big 'Might Be Useful' book
8 small 'Might Be Useful' books
'Might Be Useful' in PowerPoint
sequencing cards
cards for speaking and listening acitivites / games
props for role play
information books relating to waste issues
leaflets with local recycling information
music CD with sing-a-long backing tracks
box of fantastic musical instruments made from waste materials

musical instruments made from waste materials, supplied as part of TRC's KS1 Literacy pack

KS2 Literacy - 'Scrapman'

Pupils reading Scapman book, overlooked by model of Scapman!

This pack is based on the popular Oxford Reading Tree text 'Scrapman' by Carolyn Bear. It contains two weeks of Literacy activities suitable for pupils throughout KS2, including work based on non-fiction texts such as leaflets and posters.

The pack contains: Scrapman book cover

amazing 1.8m model of Scrapman
1 big 'Scrapman' book
35 small 'Scrapman' books
large landfill site poster
workcards
3Rs reference cards
a variety of leaflets
teachers' resource book with suggested Literacy activities
teachers' resource book on CD

KS2 Choose to Re-use - free download

These materials have been developed by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) as part of the 'Reusable Bag Campaign.’ A great DT project for KS2 pupils to design their own reusable carrier bag.

Click here to download the schools pack as a pdf file

KS3 Materials on Waste - free download

These materials, focusing specifically on waste issues, are intended for use during Y8 PSHE sessions. They are based on the environmental values statement in the PSHE curriculum document.

Click below to download KS3 materials on waste
Download as a pdf file - 493k
Download as a doc file - 826k
Download as a winzip file -629k

Download Notes

Teachers' materials are available as downloads. These are available in different file formats:

Adobe Acrobat Reader (pdf file)
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Word document (doc file)
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Winzip file (zip)
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