♻️ How to Teach Kids About Recycling Through Stories (Featuring Rusty the Can)

🌟 Why Stories Work Better Than Lectures

Kids learn best when they’re having fun. Instead of handing them a list of “dos and don’ts,” stories let children see the value of recycling through characters they care about. A talking can like Rusty isn’t just silly — he’s memorable. When kids laugh and rhyme along, they absorb the lesson naturally.

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📖 Meet Rusty the Can

In my children’s book Rusty the Can, a soda can’s adventure teaches kids that being “thrown away” isn’t the end — it’s a chance for a brand-new beginning. Rusty is used, dented, kicked around… but eventually he’s recycled into something even greater.

👉 Themes kids take away:

• Second chances matter.

• Recycling keeps the world clean.

• Even small actions (like putting a can in the right bin) can make a big difference.

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🛠️ Fun Ways to Use Rusty in Teaching Recycling

1. Read Aloud + Sorting GameAfter reading, give kids a mix of “trash” items (paper, plastic, cans). Have them sort into bins. Let Rusty be the “recycling mascot.”

2. Rusty’s Second Life CraftAsk kids: “What could Rusty become next?” Then do a craft project (turn cans into pencil holders, planters, or robots).

3. Rusty’s Recycling Song 🎵Make up a simple rhyme or song about recycling, using Rusty’s story as inspiration. (Teachers love this for circle time.)

4. Classroom Bulletin BoardCreate a wall display titled: “Rusty Reminds Us to Recycle!” Each student draws a picture of Rusty in a new form.

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🌍 Why This Matters

Want to bring Rusty into your home or classroom? You can grab your copy today at MarkMorganBooks.com (also available on Amazon).

Together, let’s raise a new generation of eco-heroes — one story at a time. ♻️✨

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