How PLT Supports STEM
According to the most widely-accepted definition, STEM education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons as students …
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STEM: Adopt a Tree
Encourage a greater understanding of your local environment and a tree’s place in it using this STEM focused activity.
Why Teach Outside in Winter?
Teaching outside year-round is a rewarding experience for students of all ages. Teachers in Maine share how to make winter outdoor learning safe and fun.
Experiences to Help High School Students Become Scientists
“In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we have been …
Nature Recycles, How About You?
Use this book with grades K-5 to explore how animals in different habitats use recycled material to build homes, protect themselves, and nourish their bodies.
Activities for Girl Scout Badges and Journeys
Scout troop leaders and volunteers, and those who provide scout programs at nature centers, parks, and community recreation facilities, can quickly identify Project Learning Tree …
Nature Journaling Ideas
Discover how experiential learning across all subjects can be achieved by encouraging your students to use a nature journal.
Activity Ideas for a Recycling Center Tour
We All Need Trees, Even Recycling Centers By Liz Swafford in Educator Tips & Stories A recycling center in Georgia organizes tours for teachers and …
GreenSchools as an Extracurricular Activity
Be inspired and learn what can be accomplished in a small amount of time with these tips from teachers at a middle school in Oklahoma.
Hey, Little Ant
To squish or not to squish? This heart-warming story of a conversation between a boy and a little ant encourages children to consider other perspectives.