SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production: International Day of Zero Waste (30 March) Classroom Pack

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production: International Day of Zero Waste (30 March)

A ready-to-teach printable pack for International Day of Zero Waste (30 March), built around UN Sustainable Development Goal 12, Responsible Consumption and Production. For preschool, kindergarten and grades 1 to 2 (ages 4 to 8), in the classroom or at home.

The International Day of Zero Waste, on 30 March, is about using less, reusing more and fixing things instead of throwing them away.

What's inside (9 pages, US Letter PDF)

• Cover with the date, so you can file it in your yearly calendar
• 30 to 40 minute lesson plan: warm-up, read-aloud, map activity, discussion questions, vocabulary and an extension idea
• 2 coloring scenes: Italy and China, each with a small world map and a short story
• "Learn more" read-aloud page: the problem, who is helping, country spotlights and sourced facts
• Map worksheet
• "I can" action cards to cut out, so every child chooses one real action to try
• Fix-It Champion certificate

How it works

Instant download after purchase. Print as many copies as you need for your own class or family. Please do not share the file; send colleagues to greenglobaltrek.com instead.

Part of a set

One of 17 packs, one for each Global Goal, each matched to an international day across the school year. Get all 17 in the bundle and save. The packs come from the book Small Hands, Big World: Small Hands, Big Impact by Ben Sandzer-Bell, available as a paperback on Amazon (also in Spanish: Manos pequeñas, mundo grande).

Please note

This is a digital file; nothing will be shipped. Illustrations were created with AI image tools under the author's direction, and the text was written with AI assistance and edited by the author. Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; not affiliated with or endorsed by the United Nations.