This activity helps students connect with nature in a positive and meaningful way.
The concept of having a special tree friend is fun, and students will like this framing.
Prerequisites
Teachers may want to plan to bring students to an accessible area with enough trees for each student to have their own special tree.
Differentiation & Implementation
Teachers can make connections to climate change by explaining how trees clean our air, building towards an eventual understanding of trees as carbon sinks.
As a writing extension, students can write stories or poems about their best friend trees.
Older students can use a field guide to identify what kind of tree they have chosen for their friend.
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