Trees

by Jennifer Meyer

1. Theme Goals

1.1. Parts of Trees

1.1.1. New node

1.2. Kinds of Trees

1.2.1. Types of Fruit Trees

1.3. Care of Trees

1.3.1. New node

1.4. Purpose of Trees

1.4.1. New node

1.4.2. New node

1.4.3. New node

1.4.4. New node

1.4.5. New node

1.4.6. New node

1.4.7. New node

1.5. Types of Fruit Trees

1.6. Animal Homes in Trees

2. Parent Involvement

2.1. Family Letter

3. Arts and Crafts

3.1. Tree Rubbing

3.2. Twig Painting

3.3. Pine Needle Brush

3.4. Decorating Pinecones

3.5. Sawdust Play Dough

3.6. Textured Paint

3.7. Paper Product Sculptures

3.8. Make a Tree

4. Cooking

4.1. Guacamole Dip

4.2. Orange Pecan Cookies

4.3. Others

5. Dramatic Play

5.1. Construction Site

5.2. Birds

6. Field Trips

6.1. paper mill

6.2. Department of Natural Resources

6.3. National, state, and local parks

6.4. nature centers

6.5. university departments of biology, botany, construction, and forestry

7. Fingerplays

7.1. The Apple Tree

7.2. Orange Tree

7.3. I Am a Tall Tree

7.4. The Wind

8. Group Time

8.1. Tree Chart

8.2. Movement Activity-"Happy Leaves"

9. Large Muscle

9.1. Wooden Climber

9.2. Wooden Balance Beam

10. Math

10.1. Trace Walk

10.2. Sorting and Counting Activities

10.3. Items made from trees

11. Music

11.1. "Little Leaves"

11.2. "Foods That Grow on Trees"

12. Science

12.1. Weighing Nuts

12.2. Planting Seeds

12.3. Grow an Avocado Tree

12.4. Leaf Book

12.5. Shade versus Sun

12.6. Pinecone Bird Feeders

12.7. Make Paper

13. Sensory

13.1. Wood Shavings

13.2. Pinecones

13.3. Acorns

14. Social Studies

14.1. Family Tree

15. Books

16. Multi Media

17. Vocabulary

17.1. bark

17.2. root

17.3. sap

17.4. tree

17.5. trunk