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.
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3 Rules and 3 Ideas for Involving Parents in Children’s Learning
When parents take an active interest in their child’s education, students benefit. Here are 3 tested ways to engage parents in learning with their children.
Tree Planting Tips
Ready, set, plant! Tree planting tips for your class, community group, or family to use when planting trees.
GreenSchools Poster to Inspire Your Class
Available online and in print, this poster provides ideas to reduce your school’s environmental footprint based on five areas covered by the PLT GreenSchools Investigations.
Recycling Myths Busted
What does the recycling symbol represent? If you answered, “reduce, reuse, recycle”, that is incorrect! Read on for more recycling myths busted…
Teaching and Learning Ecologically
Education is my passion, and I am fortunate to enjoy it as a career. As Manager of Education Programs with the Project Learning Tree (PLT) national office in Washington, D.C., I help create PLT’s PreK-12 activities and design professional development programs for educators. For nearly a decade, I have been immersed in the field of environmental education.
A Very Green(e) School Challenges Students to “Learn Naturally”
The Greene School has a final “e” in the name because of its location near the village of Greene, Rhode Island (named for colonial leader …
Rejuvenate Your School Garden in September
A Master Gardener shares his check list of things to do in the garden in September.
Green-Infused Curriculum Wins National Recognition for High School
Students in Michigan have reduced greenhouse gas emissions, implemented a school-wide recycling program, are growing produce for their school cafeteria, among many other initiatives.
Exploring Forestry as a Career
A forester explains what the life of a forester actually entails and how she inspires students to explore jobs that will take them outside.