Riciclala!
Emotion on Communication
Riciclala! is a free school kit for primary schools about plastic collection and recycling,designed by ilVespaio for Corepla – National Consortium for the Collection andRecycling of Plastic Packages. Riciclala! explains the history of plastic, its features,recycling and reusing to children, stimulating them through play activities to adoptvarious forms of virtuous behavior. It is an analog and digital educational tool whichincludes a pack of cards any school can request for free, in addition to online videosand downloadable educational sheets.As psychologists Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky pointed out, the development ofintelligence in children is strongly linked to play activities. Consistent with theirtheories, Riciclala gives children opportunities to play, discover, experience, create,interact and learn.Riciclala! includes a pack of 32 colourful cards with which kids can play several gamesto understand plastic sorting rules and the importance of recycling. The first game isfor children aged from 5 to 7. It explains what packaging is and how it differs fromother objects. The second game, for children from 8 to 11, shows how different typesof plastic can be collected and recycled and what kind of objects can be producedthrough the recycling process.Riciclala also contains two punched cards with the silhouettes of comic characterswhich can be obtained reusing plastic bottle caps. It’s a simple game for smallerchildren which teaches how to reuse plastic waste instead of throwing it away.A series of five playful animated videos give more information about plastic: TheSecret Six, a family of secret agents made of plastic, show children all the secrets ofplastic, the features of different types of plastic, the problems caused by wrongdisposal, the opportunities of recycling and circular economy.The comprehension of all these contents is enhanced by ludic worksheets; teacherscan download and print these material in order to do other creative activities inclassroom. Moreover, additional online contents help to reuse packagings to createtoys for children.All these pedagogical tools are designed to stimulate children creativity at home or inclass following Covid-19 and physical distancing measures.Riciclala! and all its pedagogical materials have been designed by Stefano Castiglioni,Sebastiano Ercoli, Alessandro Garlandini e Clara Giardina.