Family Activity: Get in Touch with Trees
Explore nature and its many textures and shapes using the sense of touch.
Preschool
Family Activity: Birds and Worms
Discover the value of camouflage and pretend to be birds in search of worms.
Family Activity: The Shape of Things
Focus on the many shapes that are found in both natural and built environments.
Family Activity: To Be A Tree
Make a tree costume and act out a tree’s structure and functions.
Family Activity: Bursting Buds
Find out what’s inside different buds in early spring, where leaves come from, and how they form.
Family Activity: Tree Lifecycle
Examine a tree’s lifecycle and find similarities to lifecycles of other living things.
Ideas for Young Learners to Explore Sounds Around Their Neighborhood
Sounds abound in every school yard! This activity encourages PreK-2 learners to explore sounds all around their neighborhood and compare how sounds change from one season to the next.
Agent of Change: Accolades for Our PLT State Coordinator
My life changed when I met Pat Maloney, the PLT State Coordinator in Maine. Learn about PLT’s national network that provides support to educators for incorporating environmental education and outdoor learning into their classrooms.
How-To Videos for Conducting PLT Activities with Your Students
Watch these videos of some of PLT’s most popular activities in action. The videos accompany our new online professional development courses.
Flashlight
Flashlight Grades PreK to Grade 2 ISBN-10: 1452118949 Chronicle Books, 2014 Recommended Reading What happens when a little boy leaves the comfort and security of his tent to explore the unfamiliar and unpredictable environment that surrounds his camp… in the dark? Armed with only his flashlight, the main character of this book takes readers… Read more »