PreK-8 Activity 21 – Adopt a Tree
Students “adopt” a tree, deepening their awareness of individual trees over time and encouraging a greater understanding and appreciation of their local environment. This is …
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PreK-8 Activity 5 – Poet-Tree
Writing and sharing poems gives students an opportunity to express their thoughts, values, and beliefs about the environment and related issues in creative and artistic …
GreenSchools School Site Investigation
Students investigate natural habitats, wildlife, trees, grounds maintenance practices, and ways to make improvements to your school site. Below is a collection of resources that …
For Natural Resource Professionals
Teach Today’s Youth to Become Tomorrow’s Stewards One of the best ways to inspire today’s youth to be stewards for tomorrow is to engage them actively with …
Color the World!
Coloringnature.org offers more than 500 realistically illustrated coloring pages that can be downloaded and printed for use in PreK-8 classrooms. Choose from categories such as amphibians, …
Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees that provides resources to encourage tree planting and tree care.
Urban and Community Forestry Appreciation Tool Kit
This is a free online toolkit provided by the U.S. Forest Service Northeastern Area. The toolkit was developed to promote urban and community forestry as …
U.S. Forest Service
The U.S. Forest Service website provides information on choosing and planting trees, caring for trees, benefits of trees, and more. This is a great general …
i-Tree Design
The U.S. Forest Service’s i-tree Tree Benefit Calculator allows you to estimate the benefits of trees on your school grounds or in your community.
21 Endangered Species Art Project Ideas for Elementary Kids
There are tens of thousands of known threatened species. It’s critical to teach our children about endangered species because if we don’t know about the problem, we can’t take steps to find solutions.