Second graders examine and explore how trees are an integral part of daily life. They analyze works of art by Robert Harris, read studenT literature, and create their own artworks.

Learners identify parts of a tree and use observation and art techniques to depict the growth of a tree from seedling to crown.

Students examine new concepts related to the aging of a tree. They use the rings on the stump to gather more information about the tree. They answer questions to complete the lesson.

Students see that people have developed new technologies and new products that increase efficiencies and maximize the productive use of each tree harvested. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study forestry.

Students are introduced to the parts of trees through discussion and participation in learning centers with hands on activities that focus on each part.

In this short answer worksheet, students complete ten plot-driven questions in complete answers as they pertain to the story The Tree That Would Not Die.

In this short answer worksheet, students complete seven plot-driven questions in complete answers as they pertain to the story The Tree That Would Not Die.

In this short answer worksheet, students complete nine plot-driven questions in complete answers as they pertain to the story The Tree That Would Not Die.

In this short answer worksheet, students complete ten plot-driven questions in complete answers as they pertain to the story The Tree That Would Not Die.

In this short answer worksheet, students complete eight plot-driven questions in complete answers as they pertain to the story The Tree That Would Not Die.

In this family tree worksheet, students cut out the family member names and then use the pictures to identify the pictures of the family.

In this English royalty worksheet, students complete a family tree with members of the family that begins with Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.

Young readers travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in this literature unit based on the story Dinosaurs Before Dark. Intended for use with upper-elementary special education students, this resource provides reading...

Define the term "urban forestry"; discuss several problems facing urban forests today and both government and public efforts centered on developing and maintaining sustainable urban forests. Develop a feasible action plan for alternative...

In this factorization worksheet, learners prime factorize six numbers by using the factor tree method. The numbers given go up to the number 24.

Students study cross sections of trees or tree "cookies" to discover how the rings on tree sections give clues to the climate during the time the ring was produced. They study simulated cross sections of trees to determine the climate...

Young scholars investigate the ecosystem. In this environmental lesson, students read the book The Tree by Dana Lyons and list ways to save the trees. Young scholars create a poster about saving the trees.

Students complete a tree poster activity to learn about Earth Day, stewardship, and the environment. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read The Story of the Tree and discuss stewardship with trees. Students act out tree...

Students calculate the board footage of a tree. For this forestry lesson, students use a Biltmore tree scale stick to calculate the number of board feet that would be produced. They quantify the economic value of a tree from this...

Second graders explore the book, Night Tree, by Eve Bunting. They read and discuss the story, identify what the tree did for the animals, create a food chain for animals to hang on a tree, and decorate a tree at school.

Students review the letters of the alphabet using the book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault. They create their own alphabet "tree" in the classroom.

Pupils work cooperatively to create a classroom thanksgiving tree in this November art lesson for the elementary classsroom. Included with the lesson is a short resource list of books that contain more Thanksgiving craft ideas.

High schoolers investigate their family heritage and plot their timeline.  In this research instructional activity students study their family tree and forestry. 

Students consider the best place to plant a tree. In this environment instructional activity, students identify urban locations that are compatible with particular tree types. Students decide what trees would go where and why they would...