Lesson Plans to Support Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Download these six Project Learning Tree activities to support “teachable moments” related to this classic children’s book and film.
The Branch Archive
The Listening Walk
The Listening Walk Ages 3-6 By Paul Showers Illustrated by Aliki ISBN: 9780064433228 Recommended Reading Try exploring nature with all of your senses! Each season provides unique opportunities for young children to “tune in” to the sounds of our natural environment. Begin using your hearing with The Listening Walk by Paul Showers. In this book, a… Read more »
Students Across the Country Exchange Forests
A foundation of PLT’s broad-based curriculum is support and enrichment of a variety of teaching and learning opportunities for teachers and students alike. PLT activities are well known for being multi-disciplinary. The activities themselves, and their suggestions for enhancement, incorporate multiple subject areas. A prime example is PLT’s “Environmental Exchange Box” Activity, which can be… Read more »
Top Ten Tips for Teaching Outside – Middle and High School
There are lots of reasons to learn outside. If you are thinking about trying out teaching in the outdoors, check out these tips.
Top Ten Tips for Teaching Outside – Elementary
There are lots of reasons to learn outside. If you are thinking about trying out teaching in the outdoors, check out these tips.
Top Ten Tips for Teaching Outside – Early Childhood
There are lots of reasons to learn outside. If you are thinking about trying out teaching in the outdoors, check out these tips.
8 Differentiated Instruction Techniques to Reach Diverse Learners
Try these teaching ideas to provide students with different learning styles and abilities multiple avenues to acquire and process content.
Why Teach Outside?
Nature helps children’s development–intellectually, emotionally, socially, spiritually, and physically. Studies show that teaching outdoors produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts and math.
Lab Coats Paint a Thousand Words
Create your own painted lab coats! These powerful visual tools engage students in learning about science and the environment.
Tips for Setting Up a Community Garden
Last year, Randolph Middle School in Charlotte, NC, received a PLT GreenWorks! grant to initiate a community garden on our school grounds. Randolph is an urban school with diverse enrollment. Its student body comes from 32 different countries and 52 percent of its students receive free or reduced lunch. Now students can grow organic vegetables outside and in… Read more »