Topic(s) Addressed:

This resource was created by the PJ Library at the PJ Library Educator s Center. Created for Family programs, this resource and its activities can be utilized, possibly with modifications, in a variety of children s learning environments.

Central values: Not wasting (bal tashchit), recycling, cherishing objects (there is “no one thing in the world without its place)

Goals (from the resource):

1. Highlight and connect the major themes of this book to daily life.
2. Involve families in a fun recycling project.
3. Encourage families to think about ways to incorporate recycling and mitzvah of “bal tashchit”
into their daily family life.