Resource of the Week Archive
Resource
of the Week
27 September -
3 October 2014
Tree Day
Sammy Squirrel tells us about Tree Day, trees and forests in general and how to help the environment.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 1-2
- SESE Science
Strand: Environ. Awareness & Care
Strand unit: Caring for my locality
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of ways in which the environment can be polluted or harmed
- develop an awareness that air, water, soil, living and non-living things are essential to the environment
- identify and help to implement simple strategies for protecting, conserving and enhancing the environment
- identify, discuss and implement simple strategies for improving and caring for the environment
- observe similarities and differences among plants and animals in different local habitats
- realise that there is both an individual and a community responsibility for taking care of the environment
Suggestions for use: The site contains age appropriate class modules focusing comprehensively on aspects of tree and forest life. Each one also includes a selection of stories, poems, experiments and ideas for field trips. These are best used as either lesson stimuls or assessment activities.
Why is it Resource of the Week?
- Tree day takes place on the 9th October and this resource is excellent for planning and assessing information and activities based on trees
- Comprehensive modules are presented for all class levels and inlclude worksheets, illustrations and ideas for games
- Advice and information on growing your own tree is available
- Tips on how to look after the environment are inlcuded
- It contains crosswords, puzzles and other activities
