How I Got Environmental Education into My Kids’ Classroom
A parent finds a way to introduce environmental education and PLT into busy teachers’ schedules at her own children’s school.
Tips for Doing PLT Activities
How-To Videos for Conducting PLT Activities with Your Students
Watch these videos of some of PLT’s most popular activities in action. The videos accompany our new online professional development courses.
Tree Factory Activity Helps Students Learn How a Tree Functions
Print out these useful cards for students to wear as giant name tags next time you facilitate PLT’s Activity 63: Tree Factory in your classroom.
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.
Why Teach Outside in Winter?
Teaching outside year-round is a rewarding experience for students of all ages. Teachers in Maine share how to make winter outdoor learning safe and fun.
What Makes Trees So Colorful in the Fall?
Visible and invisible changes happen in leaves this season. Explore these changes and how to use a classic PLT activity to teach about fall colors.
Nature Journaling Ideas
Discover how experiential learning across all subjects can be achieved by encouraging your students to use a nature journal.
ELM: Environmental Learning Multiplied, in Denver
Multiplication often results in ending up with more than you had at the start. That’s what happened with Environmental Learning Multiplied, or ELM, a program that took place at Sloan’s Lake Park in Denver.
Incorporating PLT GreenSchools in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
An urban school teacher in Denver adapts GreenSchools to meet the needs of her Latino students, incorporates gardening and farming at a nearby Urban Farm.
Our Environmental Journey Began with an Exchange Box
A classic PLT activity connects students in Texas and Connecticut—and a parent adds an unexpected personal connection to make the learning even more real.