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Lesson Plans - April

Zoo

Show children picture cards of zoo animals. Discuss each animal.
Ask children what size space various animals would need.
Discuss which animals would be good neighbors and which would be poor neighbors.

Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation

Students begin by viewing an animal webcam, making observations, and describing what they see in a notebook or log.

The Importance of Trees in the Rural Area: Planting a Snowfence

Trees can play an important role in rural areas. As a living snowfence, trees can protect roads and highways as well as provide habitat cover for wildlife and protection for livestock. This activity gives students hands-on experience in planting trees as well as being involved in area projects.

“My Life As A Tree”

This lesson can be used for Kindergarten through fourth grade! This is a good way to introduce the students to three parts of a tree and how they function.

Trees in Art and Nature

Students will: discuss paintings by Vincent van Gogh, independently develop a classification method for trees, create leaf rubbings, and learn about the ways to calculate the age of a tree.