Parts to Play
In this activity, children make a tree costume and explore the parts of a tree.
Trees
My Tree and Me
In this activity, children compare trees and identify distinguishing features.
Best Buds
In this activity, children explore twigs, buds, and tree flowers while they celebrate the coming of spring.
Evergreens in Winter
In this activity, children explore evergreen trees—and the season of winter—using their senses.
Fall for Trees
In this activity, children explore the signs of autumn and play with falling, changing, and dancing leaves.
Follow Your Nose
In this activity, children explore trees and tree parts using their senses of smell and taste.
Tree Textures
In this activity, children explore trees and their parts using the sense of touch.
What’s in a Label?
Students explore the environmental, social, and economic criteria of forest certification and consider possible benefits and limitations of certification for both forests and people.
Plant a Tree
Never underestimate the power of a tree! In addition to giving us an amazing array of paper and wood products, trees provide a host of other benefits—from shading our backyards to reducing air pollution to helping stabilize the global climate.
Nature’s Skyscrapers
Trees come in many shapes and sizes. Students become familiar with tree structure and scale by using different methods to measure them and by making comparisons. They learn the importance of standardized measurements and proper measuring techniques.