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Scavenger Hunt: The Secret Life of Trees

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this The Secret Life of Trees scavenger hunt worksheet, students locate 5 vocabulary words, 5 animals of insects that can live in trees, and 5 things that grow on trees in the story and record their findings on the graphic organizer.
Worksheet
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"The Secret Life of Trees" Spelling

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling activity, students fill in bubbles with he letters that correctly spell a set of 10 words from The Secret Life of Trees. Words are given on page 2.
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"The Secret Life of Trees" Spelling Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling learning exercise, students bubble in the letters that spell a set of words from the story The Secret Life of Trees. Words are dictated by the teacher.
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"The Secret Life of Trees" Spelling Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this spelling worksheet, students find a set of 10 words from The Secret Life of Trees in a word search puzzle. Words are given at the bottom of the page.
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"The Secret Life of Trees" Crossword Puzzle

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, learners use clues to write a set of words from The Secret Life of Trees. Clues are given at the bottom of the page.
Worksheet
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The Secret Life of Trees: Tall and Short Letters

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this spelling word visualization worksheet, students write 10 words from the book The Secret Life of Trees in boxes that represent the tall and short letters of each word.
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National Park Service

The Secret of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Dead trees provide nutrients for the soil, food for animals, protection and a home for organisms, a seed-bed for new trees, and a place for nitrogen-fixing bacteria to live. In the activity, pupils collect decaying logs, expose them to a...
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American Museum of Natural History

Life in the City

For Students 6th - 12th
Believe it or not, biodiversity exists even in areas of disturbed habitat. An interactive activity challenges learners to look for species with a magnifying lens in an image of a city habitat. Pop-up images and descriptions explain how...
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Life of a Logger

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to the work and lives of 19th century lumberjacks through a living history slide show presentation. They compare and contrast life 150 years ago with the present. Students describe the history of logging in...
Lesson Plan
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The Unknown Secrets of the Rain Forest

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the rain forest and where they are located. Students examine why the rain forests are important and what is happening to them. They investigate the water cycle and life cycle of a frog. Students build a rain forest in...
Worksheet
Prestwick House

Their Eyes Were Watching God

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The main character in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, is the focus of a crossword puzzle that asks readers to identify key events and characters in Janie Starks' life.
Lesson Plan
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The Unknown Secrets of the Rain Forest

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to the story "The Great Kapok" then discuss characteristics of the rain forest. They make several different types of rain forest animals from paper plates (ex. sloth, tigers, monkeys etc) and design costumes for a...
Lesson Plan
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Life in a Cup

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make and maintain a mini terrarium. They keep a daily journal of what happens in their terrarium and record daily observations and measurements.
Lesson Plan
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Looks Like Christmas: Exploring Sight

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars participate in various hands-on activities to determine what life is like without the sense of sight.
Worksheet
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Much Ado About Nothing

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Shakespeare worksheet, high schoolers decipher Much Ado About Nothing. Students read excerpts from the play and answer questions about specific quotes. They also translate lines into modern language.
Interactive
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Exploring the Secret Life of Trees

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn all about the parts of a tree and why trees are important to us.