National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of animals, people and plants in the rainforest by participating in an ecosystem simulation.
Students learn about animals that live in trees.
This is a good way to introduce the students to three parts of a tree and how they function. Extensions can be easily added such as studying the tree rings for evidence of disease, fire, and other detrimental effects on a tree. Indiana Arbor Day Teacher's Guide Includes poems, info for planning an Arbor Day ceremony, an Arbor Day play, activities. They will be involved within the world around them at home and at school and hopefully will become caretakers of their environment. 3 - Students learn to observe and identify trees, create bark and leaf rubbings, and more.