Berry Song
Michaela Goade celebrates the gifts of the forest with wisdom, gratitude, and kinship with the land in PLT’s latest recommended read, Berry Song.
PreK-8 Activity 13 – We All Need Trees
Thank a Tree for Everything From Your Roof to Shredded Cheese
Give thanks for forests this season! Whether building a house or buying a shirt, you may be surprised by just how many products we use daily come from trees.
Using PLT in the New Normal
Did you know that you can adapt many of PLT’s activities to present virtually or assign to your students for independent exploration? “We All Need Trees” is a great example.
Hands-On Activities to Explore the Many Uses of Trees
Learning about trees is a great introduction to many subject areas – from science to music to geography. Here are some outdoor lesson ideas for students in any grade.
Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World’s Favorite Treat
What is the difference between cacao and cocoa? Where do cocoa woods grow? Why do we crave chocolate? This book (ages 12+) explores these questions.
Family Activity: We All Need Trees
Discover different products we get from trees and how much we depend on trees in our daily lives.
Trout Are Made Of Trees
In this book for grades K-2, join three young children and their Dad as they observe life in and around a stream.
Pablo’s Tree
Storybooks are a great way to capture children’s interest in the environment. Check out this book—and some ways to tie it to PLT activities.
8 Differentiated Instruction Techniques to Reach Diverse Learners
Try these teaching ideas to provide students with different learning styles and abilities multiple avenues to acquire and process content.
Leadership, Teamwork, and Volunteerism Learned through PLT Activities
Project Learning Tree activities are excellent tools to teach life skills. At a summer leadership camp in Georgia, students learned about leadership, teamwork, and volunteerism.