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