Leaves,+Seeds,+and+Trees

These are teacher resources for Leaves, Seeds, Trees, and Prairie Units

Trees, leaves, and seeds

GENERAL RESOURCES

[|What’s it like where you leave? : Biomes from around the world]

[|Biology of Plants]

[|Enchanted Learning : Plants] All types of activities and information on plants

[|My First Garden : Show me the basics] For K-3. Explains everything you need to know about growing plants.

[|Fun plant activities to do with students]

TREES

[|Tree World tree identifier] (by name)

[|Trees for Children] We are asking people around the globe to take responsibility for their lifestyles through the planting of the trees that were used in the construction of their homes or businesses, or to offset the carbon imprint of the miles they drive, or plant trees and/or groves to honor people they care about.

[|Folktales and Myths about Trees for children, families and adults]

[|What tree is that?] : Online tree identifier.

A Walk in the Woods (online animated video) []

Dr. Arbor Talks Trees (online animated video) []

Exploring the Secret Life of Trees (online animated video) []

A Children's story about Arbor Day - The Little Tree That Longed ... Stay informed of all our new resources as they're developed...we have some exciting ... Arbor Day Short Stories for kids - Children's Stories About Trees ... www.apples4theteacher.com/

Kids for Trees [] Teacher guide and student online curriculum

LEAVES

Plant ID Guides: Leaves [] Types of leaves

A Children's story about Autumn - The Anxious Leaf - Kids Fall ... The Anxious Leaf is a children's Autumn short story - Kids Stories for Fall www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/.../the-anxious-leaf.html Online leaf identifier, []

Autumn Leaf Color Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? by Science Made Simple Why do Fall leaves change color? Autumn Leaves Science Projects Learn More About: How plants prepare for winter I Can Read: Fall Leaves --- Word Puzzle []

Trees Forever www.treesforever.org

SEEDS

The Great Plant Escape : Interactive activites about plants []

From Seed to Plant : activities based on Gail Gibons’ book []

Fingerplay : Seeds Some little seeds have parachutes To carry them around (cup hand downward) The wind blows them swish, swish, swish, (flip fingers outward ) Then gently lays them on the ground. (let hand gently float down and rest on lap)

Seed Walk Fit each child with a tape bracelet (sticky side out). One for each arm. Go to the park or go for a walk. Let children add seeds and small cones to their bracelets.

PRAIRIES

The Power of the Prairie : Lesson Plan []

The Tall Grass Prairie in Illinois [|http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/tallgrass.html]

Prairie in Illinois []

Build a Prairie (Online Game) []

Tall Grass Prairie Tour (Online Actvity) []

A Field Guide to the Prairie []

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a new kind of national park. The preserve is 10,861 acres, but most of that land will remain under the ownership of the Nature Conservancy, which purchased the land in 2005. The land was originally purchased by the National Park Trust in 1994. The National Park Service may own up to 180 acres, yet the legislation calls for the entire acreage to be managed cooperatively by the National Park Service and the private land owner. []

Prairies in the Prairie State []

FALL

Fall Poems []