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Family Activities
A collection of activities for families to use in the outdoors.
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Project Learning Tree helps young people gain an awareness of the world around them and their place within it. Blending a walk in the outdoors with a fun and engaging PLT activity creates a powerful learning experience for children of all ages. Take your children, grandchildren, neighbors' or friends' children outside and try one of these activities. Enhance what children have learned in the outdoors with the sing-along songs from a new CD Project Learning Tree Presents: Billy B Sings About Trees
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Activity 2: Get in Touch With Trees
By way of our neighborhood trees and a mystery box, children will explore their sense of touch and discover different shapes and textures in nature.
Activity 12: Invasive Species
Throughout history, people have intentionally and unintentionally moved plants and animal species to new environments. Some of these species have proved beneficial, but others invade natural habitats causing environmental and economic harm.
Activity 13: We All Need Trees
Children are often surprised to learn how many different products we get from trees. Use this activity to help children learn just how much we depend on trees in our daily lives.
Activity 21: Adopt a Tree
In this activity, children "adopt" a tree, deepening their awareness of individual trees over time and encouraging a greater understanding and appreciation of their local environment.
Activity 22: Trees as Habitats
From their leafy branches to their tangled roots, trees provide a habitat for a host of plants and animals. In this activity, children will inventory the plants and animals that live in, on, and around trees and discover how plants and animals depend on trees in many ways.
Activity 23: The Fallen Log
It’s amazing how many things live in and on rotting logs. In this activity, kids become familiar with some of those organisms by observing fallen logs. They’ll gain an understanding of how decomposition takes place and a better appreciation for microhabitats and communities.
Activity 64: Looking at Leaves
In this activity, children will take a closer look at leaves and find out more about leaf characteristics and how leaves can be used to identify plants.
Activity 65: Bursting Buds
In early spring, the tiny, bright green leaves of many trees burst forth. Where do the leaves come from? How do they form? In this activity, children will find the answers to these questions through observation and research.
Activity 67: How Big is Your Tree
Trees come in various shapes and sizes. In this activity, children will measure trees in different ways and become familiar with tree scale and structure. They will also learn the importance of standard units of measure and measuring techniques.
Activity 76: Tree Cookies
One way to learn about tree growth is to look at annual rings. Tree rings show patterns of change in a tree’s life as well as changes in the area where it grows. In this activity, you can trace environmental and historical changes using a cross section of a tree, or “tree cookie.”
Activity 78: Signs of Fall
In this activity, children look for signs of autumn. They observe the annual change of seasons, and investigate why leaves of deciduous trees change color in the fall.
Activity 79: Tree Lifecycle
In this activity, students will discover that trees have a lifecycle that is similar to that of other living things.
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More activities coming soon!
These activities are modified from Project Learning Tree's PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide. The PreK-8 Guide can be obtained by attending a Project Learning Workshop. For more information on how to attend a PLT workshop please contact your state coordinator.
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