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5 years old mixed race girl smelling almonds tree flowers. The picture was taken in natural light.

Follow Your Nose

In this activity, children explore trees and tree parts using their senses of smell and taste.

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happy little girl girl looking up along a tree trunk seeing a bird or squirrel

Tree Textures

In this activity, children explore trees and their parts using the sense of touch.

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Cute Girl Listening

Sounds Around

In this activity, children explore the sounds of nature and imitate them using their own voices and instruments that they make together.

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Child in nature. The boy points a finger at something on the tree. Spring park and cute kid. Green background and boy

The Shape of Things

In this activity, children search for the shapes and colors that define both our natural and built environments.

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looking up through very tall trees
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Tree Factory

By modeling the parts of a tree and creating a “tree factory,” students will learn about the structure of a tree.

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Close-up shot of tree rings texture background.

Tree Cookies

Tree rings show patterns of change in the tree’s life, as well as changes in the area where it grows. Students will trace environmental and historical changes using a cross-section of a tree.

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Front view of caucasian teacher and multi ethnic students reading book while sitting on brick wall at corridor in school

Get Outside!

Regular time outdoors is beneficial for emotional, mental, and physical health, as well as for creativity, learning, and child development. In this activity, students will examine the physical and emotional effects of a task done outdoors.

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We All Need Trees

Students are often surprised to learn how many different products we get from trees. Use this activity to help students learn just how much we depend on trees in our daily lives.

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A lot of small funny birds sparrows sitting on a branch on the panoramic picture

Trees as Habitats

From their leafy branches to their tangled roots, trees provide habitat for a host of plants and animals. Students will inventory the plants and animals that live in, on, and around trees and discover how plants and animals depend on them.

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Hand Made Craft Paper

Make Your Own Paper

Students learn about the papermaking process by trying it themselves. Students will find out that they can make their own paper and that their product is practical, as well as beautiful.