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ATreeisNicebyJanice
MayUdry

WePlantedaTreeby
DianeMuldrow

LeafJumpersbyCarole
Gerber

TheGivingTreebyShel
Silverstein

ChickaChickaBoom
BoombyBillMartinJr.and
JohnArchambault

OutdoorActivity

NatureWalkand
Collection
Developanawarenessof
trees,theirhabitats,and
features.
Developobservationskills.

ExploringBarkTexture
BarkRubbings
Buildawarenessofthe
structureandtextureof
trees.Usedescriptive
language.

MeasuringTreeTrunks
Developabilitytocompare
objectsbysize.

TreeStumpObstacle
Course
Developlargemuscle
coordination,balance,and
control.

NeighborhoodTree
Guide
Developobservationskills
andanawarenessof
environmentalfeatures.

SmallGroupActivity1

LargeandSmallLeaf
Sort
Compareobjectsusing
size.

ForestFloorSensoryBin
Increasesensory
awareness,andexplore
thephysicalpropertiesof
treesandtheirhabitats.

LeafPrints
Learnaboutartelements
andtechniques.Buildan
awarenessofleafstructure
andbeauty.

PaintingTreeBranches
ProcessArt
Helpchildrenexpress
themselvesthrougha
varietyofartmedia.

ChickaChickaBoom
BoomAlphabetGame
Developliteracyskillsand
alphabetknowledge.

SmallGroupActivity2

PoundingLeafPrints
Developlargemuscle
coordinationandcontrol.
Buildscienceknowledge
andobservecauseand
effect.

SortingSeeds
Developsmallmuscle
coordinationandcontrol.
Compareandsortobjects
usingattributes.

PartsofaTree
Developobservationskills,
identifyandrecord
physicalfeaturesofatree.

HowDoesaLeaf
Breathe?Experiment
Buildinquiryskillsthrough
simpleinvestigations
involvingpredictions,
observationsand
discussion.

TreePatterns
Developabilitytosort,
classify,serializeobjects
andextendsimple
patterns.

IndoorSpecialActivity

MixedMediaForest
Collage
Developaesthetic
awareness,anduse
naturalmaterialsto
representideas.

GrowinganAvocado
Tree
Observeanddiscussliving
thingsandnatural
processes.

LifeCycleofaTree
MovementActivity
Usecreativemovementto
expressconceptsand
ideas.

MeetaParkRanger
Developand
understandingofthe
varietyofrolesinthe
communityandourability
totakecareofthe
environment.

FruitsthatGrowon
Trees
Increasesensory
awareness.Understand
therelationshipbetween
treesandfood.

Circletime

Discussion:Whatdowe
wanttoknowabout
trees?
Buildlanguageskills
throughdiscussionof
ideasandinquiryskills
throughquestioning.

PlantingaTreeFinger
playsong
Buildsmallmuscle
coordinationanddevelop
creativeexpression
throughmusicand
vocabulary.

Poem:IamaTallTree
Developexpressive
languageskillsthrough
differentformsof
language,and
phonologicalawareness
throughrhyming.

Discussion:Whatdowe
usetreesfor?
Buildexpressivelanguage
skills,usingdiscussionto
expressideas.

LeafDancing
Developcreative
expressionthrough
movement.