

Sustainable Preschool Classroom Art for Earth Day and Beyond
Last year, in honor of Earth Day, April’s blog post introduced picture books that inspire recycled art. The post triggered for me a reflection about the “Three R’s” of conservation – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. The three R’s are a hierarchy, not multiple choice. In other words, we should seek to reduce consumption before trying to reuse or recycle items. While recycled art may prolong the use of a material, that material may also eventually end up in the trash can. This schoo