K-2

Family Activity: Get in Touch with Trees

Explore nature and its many textures and shapes using the sense of touch.

Find out what plants need to function and grow using this activity.

Discover the value of camouflage and pretend to be birds in search of worms.

Make a tree costume and act out a tree’s structure and functions.

Find out what’s inside different buds in early spring, where leaves come from, and how they form.

Act out and learn about the parts of a tree, and their structure and function.

Trace a tree’s life events using “tree cookies,” the cross sections of trees.