The Every Day is an Arbor Day Activity Guide is a how-to, step-by-step workbook essential for any teacher who is interested in incorporating the concepts of tree planting and stewardship into their elementary or junior high school classroom. Program elements focus on introducing students to the concept that they live amidst an urban forest by having them map the location of trees in their neighborhood and involving them in tree-planting and stewardship activities.
This New York City-centric educator activity guide introduces the MillionTreesNYC initiative to city classrooms and includes applied teaching concepts for lessons in math, environmental science, resource conservation and stewardship, and other arbor-related subjects.
The Every Day is an Arbor Day Activity Guide is available to educators citywide and includes a listing of additional available environmental resources. Guide activities also meet New York State Department of Education Learning Standards for Science Education, grades Kindergarten through eighth.
To download the Every Day is an Arbor Day Activity Guide, please click here.
15 for Trees is a quick and easy way for teachers to incorporate hands-on, inquiry-based activities that get students thinking critically about trees and New York City’s urban forest, as well as their relationship to our environment and local communities. A series of downloadable, 15-minute lessons, 15 for Trees covers topics including Trees and the Earth, Trees and New York City, Trees and Neighborhoods, and Trees and Me and is ideally suited for teachers of elementary and junior high school students who cannot devote an entire class session to arbor-related education. This no-cost curriculum features two grade-adjusted lesson tracks – one for Kindergarten through third grades, and another for fourth through eighth grades – each track developed around New York City Department of Education standards, with each lesson indicating which criteria it meets.
To download the 15 for Trees curriculum for grades K-3, click here.
To download the 15 for Trees curriculum for grades 4-8, click here.