PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide
Title | PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780997080605 |
Tall Tall Tree
Title | Tall Tall Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony D. Fredericks |
Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2017-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1584696044 |
Tall Tall Tree is a tribute to the last remaining old-growth redwood forests that stand along the northern Californian coast. The perfect forest book for kids, Tall Tall Tree includes accurate scientific information about redwood trees and the habitat they create, making this book important for young readers at home and in the classroom. Tall Tall Tree is the perfect California book for kids eager to learn about the state and its surrounding environment. With its counting format and rhyming text, this book doubles as a counting book for kids and young readers. There's a world teeming with life that very few people ever see. Take a peek at some of the animals that make their home in a Tall Tall Tree—a magnificent coast redwood. Count the animals, one through ten—chipmunks chattering, bats roosting, slugs sliding, and many more. Tony Frederick's playful rhyme makes this a book young children will want to look at and listen to again and again, while early readers will enjoy reading it on their own. The turn of every page reveals a unique perspective on the redwood's many moods, illustrated with Chad Wallace's stunning colors. Enriching STEAM activities complement the content. Come discover and explore this wild and magic world! Parents, teachers, gift givers, and many others will find: backmatter includes further information about redwood trees and the animals that live there An explore more section for teachers & parents includes STEAM activities and further learning websites A book for young readers learning how to count!
Green Jobs
Title | Green Jobs PDF eBook |
Author | Project Learning Tree |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2019-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781735920917 |
Green jobs represent one of the fastest growing and changing segments of the global economy. You have an opportunity to introduce young people to career paths that are not only in demand, but that are also rewarding and help conserve the environment. Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers contains four learning activities that engage youth in actively exploring forest-related green careers. Anyone can use this resource with youth ages 12-25 in settings ranging from community youth programs and school classrooms, to college and career prep, to field trips and forest tours. Designed to be flexible, use individual activities or use the entire set as a stand-alone unit. The guide also contains a quiz that helps youth match their personality with an array of green jobs opportunities, and a self-assessment of their technical and other skills, such as communication and problem solving. Appendices include a list of career information websites, job boards and connections to academic standards.
Over and Under the Snow
Title | Over and Under the Snow PDF eBook |
Author | Kate Messner |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2012-12-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1452123985 |
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow. Discover the wonder and activity that lies beneath winter s snowy landscape in this magical book.
Seeking the Wolf Tree
Title | Seeking the Wolf Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Natalie Cleavitt |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 2015-11-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 163076146X |
Old-time New England foresters coined the term “wolf tree” for trees they saw as having the ability to “eat” the sun and nutrients and prevent the growth of other trees. Today, however, we understand how wolf trees benefit wildlife. Join Aurora and Orion as they search for a wolf tree in the 3500-acre forest managed by Harvard University near Petersham, Massachusetts, looking for such clues as a large trunk, low branches, wildlife activity, and nearby smaller trees.
Up the Learning Tree
Title | Up the Learning Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Marcia K. Vaughan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781584300496 |
A young slave boy risks his life to learn how to read and, with the unsuspecting help of a teacher from the North, begins to realize his dream.
Professional Learning Communities at Work
Title | Professional Learning Communities at Work PDF eBook |
Author | Richard DuFour |
Publisher | Solution Tree |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781879639607 |
Provides specific information on how to transform schools into results-oriented professional learning communities, describing the best practices that have been used by schools nationwide.