Family Activity: What Tree Should I Plant?
Planting trees around your home can improve how it looks, plus trees provide important environmental benefits. Use i-Tree Species to determine what tree to plant.
In Your Own Backyard
Family Activity: Poet-Tree
Observe a variety of trees and write a poem.
Family Activity: How Big is Your Tree?
Measure trees in different ways and become familiar with tree scale and structure.
Family Activity: Sounds Around
Explore nature by tuning in to the sounds of your environment.
Family Activity: Birds and Worms
Discover the value of camouflage and pretend to be birds in search of worms.
Family Activity: The Shape of Things
Focus on the many shapes that are found in both natural and built environments.
Family Activity: Soil Stories
Explore differences in soil types and composition.
Family Activity: Bursting Buds
Find out what’s inside different buds in early spring, where leaves come from, and how they form.
Family Activity: Tree Factory
Act out and learn about the parts of a tree, and their structure and function.
Family Activity: Trees as Habitats
Meet plants and animals living in, on, and around trees and how they depend on trees to survive.