Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Trees-Whiz Lesson PlanTrees-Whiz Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

Trees-Whiz

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This Trees-Whiz lesson plan also includes:
  • Activity
  • Project
  • Join to access all included materials

A unique series of lessons on trees is here for you. The series has learners utilize visual art, musical compositions, and literature in order to examine how trees have a place in a culture. The classic tale, The Giving Tree is one example of a piece of literature that conveys emotion and value around a tree. Great lessons!

13 Views 9 Downloads
Concepts

the giving tree, shel silverstein, trees

Additional Tags

trees, urban environment, the giving tree, science
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Science
6 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
1 more...
Usage Permissions
Fine Print: Educational Use

See similar resources:

Study Guide

A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of Jack London's The Call of the Wild

Penguin Books
The Yukon provides plenty of opportunity for adventure. A study guide for The Call of the Wild by Jack London, also the author of White Fang, helps readers navigate the novel which is set in Yukon, Canada. Chapter summaries give a...
6th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

The Hate U Give

Anti-Defamation League
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas became a quick hit in the young adult literature genre before its adaptation in the 2018 film of the same name. Use a thorough activity, discussion guide, and series of activities to discuss the...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Instructional Video

Where Do Trees Get Their Mass From?

Veritasium
From stately oaks to towering pines, trees are the largest members of the plant kingdom that most people see. But how do trees get so big? Find out where the mass of a tree comes from with a short video. The narrator presents the topic...
4 mins 6th - 12th Science
Instructional Video

The Most Amazing Thing About Trees

Veritasium
When water goes up a tube 10 meters, it creates a perfect vacuum in the tube above that point, and the water can go no higher. So how does a tree get water to the top? Part of a larger series, an intriguing video installment poses this...
7 mins 9th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

Your Place in the Primate Family Tree

PBS
Your family get-togethers are about to become more interesting! A video lesson in the PBS Eons series describes the primate family tree that leads to the one and only—homo sapiens. Discover the fossil evidence that leads scientists to...
12 mins 6th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Tree Rings: Living Records of Climate

US Environmental Protection Agency
Open with a discussion on weather and climate and then explain how tree rings can provide scientists with information about the earth's past climate. Pupils analyze graphics of simulated tree rings from various US locations for the...
5th - 10th Science
Lesson Plan

Life Cycle of Trees

Curated OER
Turn your students into young tree-tectives with this fun science investigation into the life of trees. To begin, a class volunteer gets dressed up in a tree costume as the different parts of trees are introduced. Then, the class...
2nd - 8th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Tree Cookies

Curated OER
You will find a viewer-friendly PowerPoint on the growth rings and other features found in a cross-section of a tree trunk, affectionately known as a "tree cookie." A few worksheets are provided for practice counting tree rings and a...
4th - 8th Science
Unit Plan

Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature

Annenberg Foundation
Multimedia course focuses on thirteen literary classics from many different times and many different cultures. Each lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on a particular work. Read excerpts from each work and...
9th - 10th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Graphic

Pbs Learning Media: Shape of Trees: The Frustration Principle

PBS
This series of images shows the work of biologist Karl Niklas on the adaptations and evolution of plants. From The Evolutionary Biology of Plants.
9th - 10th Science
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use