Song of the Trees
It’s the 1930s in rural Mississippi. This short novel for grades 6-8 tracks a family’s tough choices during the Great Depression. Something tells 8-year-old Cassie the family’s trees are worth something…
Focus On Forests Activity 4 – Tough Choices
The Walking Fish
Use this book with grades 6-8 to emphasize several Science and Engineering Practices outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards.
Activities to Teach About Forests in the Place You Live
Combine lessons from these two resources to stimulate higher level thinking in your students and spark discussions about the value of trees where you live.