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Life Skills · Ages 7+ · Set A
A second life for old things
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Remember: Mend it, give it a new job, or pass it on. Old does not always mean finished.

Kit tidies his room

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A second lifeKit's room was a big mess, so he and his grown-up tidied up together. Kit found a sock with a hole, and Teddy's ear hung by a thread. "Wait," said his grown-up, "old does not always mean finished." She sewed Teddy's ear back on with a needle while Kit held Teddy still. A bright patch covered the hole in the sock. An empty jam jar became a pencil pot, and Kit painted stars on it. The coat was too small for Kit, so it went to Dot the duck, and it fitted her perfectly. Kit learned three ways to give a thing a second life.
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Which is not a way to give a thing a second life?
🧵Mend it🫙Give it a new job🗑️Throw it in the bin🎁Pass it on
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Kit sewed Teddy's ear with the sharp needle.
TrueFalse
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Who did the sewing with the needle?
🦆Dot🧑Kit's grown-up🐰Bun
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What became a pencil pot?
🧥A coat🧦A sock🫙An empty jam jar
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The small coat fitted Dot perfectly.
TrueFalse

Mend it, reuse it, pass it on

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Join each old thing to what happens to it.
  1. 1🧦 A sock with a hole
  2. 2🧸 Teddy's loose ear
  3. 3🫙 An empty jam jar
  4. 4🧥 A coat too small
  • Ais sewn back on
  • Bgoes to Dot
  • Cbecomes a pencil pot
  • Dgets a patch
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Number Kit's tidy-up, from the start.
  • The small coat goes to Dot
  • Teddy's ear is mended
  • Kit finds a mess in his room
  • The jam jar becomes a pencil pot
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Each of these old things can get a second life.
TrueFalse
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Circle the things that can go to a friend. (circle every one)
🧥A coat that is too small🧦A sock with a hole📖A finished book🧩A puzzle you have outgrown🧸Teddy with a loose ear
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A clean, empty tin is not needed any more. What new job could it have?
✏️A pencil pot🎩A hat👟A shoe
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Someone says: "A coat that is too small must go in the bin." Which fix is right?
🎁It can go to a friend it fits.🧵It must be sewn shut.✏️It can be a pencil pot.
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Reusing means fewer new things are made.
TrueFalse
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Mend it, give it a new , or pass it on.
jobnamecolor
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Find one old thing at home. Would you mend it, give it a new job, or pass it on? Write why.
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Draw a pencil pot made from a jam jar.
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Answer key · Set A
A second life for old things
1Throw it in the bin Kit learned three ways: mend it, give it a new job, or pass it on.
2False No. His grown-up did the part with the sharp needle, and Kit held Teddy still.
3Kit's grown-up The grown-up used the sharp needle while Kit held Teddy still.
4An empty jam jar Kit rinsed the jam jar until it sparkled and painted stars on it.
5True Yes. Dot was smaller than Kit, so the coat fitted her.
61-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B The sock gets a patch, Teddy's ear is sewn on, the jar becomes a pencil pot and the coat goes to Dot.
74, 2, 1, 3 Kit mended Teddy first, then the jar got a new job, and the coat was passed on to Dot.
8True Yes. They can be mended, used in a new way, or passed on.
9A coat that is too small, A finished book, A puzzle you have outgrown A coat that is too small, a finished book and an outgrown puzzle can go to a friend. A sock and Teddy get mended.
10A pencil pot A clean, empty tin makes a good pencil pot, just like the jam jar.
11It can go to a friend it fits. Old does not always mean finished. A friend it fits can wear the coat.
12True Yes. That is kind to our planet, and every little bit helps.
13job A new job is the second way to give a thing a second life.
14Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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