Family Activity: Trees as Habitats
Meet plants and animals living in, on, and around trees and how they depend on trees to survive.
PreK-8 Activity 22 – Trees as Habitats
Wild Ones, Observing City Critters
Grade K-5 readers are invited to play a game of I Spy to find urban wildlife along with this story’s main character, a family dog named Scooter.
Over and Under the Snow
Use this book with grades K-4 to explore winter habitats, biodiversity, and even predator-prey relationships that all take place over and under the snow.
Flashlight
Using no words and a dramatic color palate, this book follows a little boy who leaves his tent to explore the environment in the dark.
Welcome To The Neighborwood
Learn about forest habitats and micro-communities as artist-turned-author, Shawn Sheehy takes young readers from neighborhood to neighborwood.
There’s a Babirusa In My Bathtub!
This children’s book for grades 2-5 introduces 13 exotic animals using a variety of witty, lively poems that makes learning about these unsung animals fun and exciting.
Using Technology as an Entry Tool to Nature
Technology is an entry tool that can make learning about the natural world exciting and fun. Students used technology to create a digital interpretive guide for a local trail in Maine.
Around One Log
Storybooks are a great way to capture children’s interest in the environment. As this story builds, it repeats, an excellent instruction technique for young children.