The story should get the students thinking once again about the value of trees. After reading the story, reflect on the tree characters from the previous activities. Students study the poster 'We Need Trees'. This poster may act as a stimulus to help students brainstorm story ideas. Enhancing Students each select or are allocated a tree character.
Students then research more information about the role of their tree in the environment.
After this, they write a story about the life of their tree or develop a poster to illustrate the value of trees. Synthesising As a conclusion to this activity, students could read their stories to the Year 1 children, or present their posters on parade and then display them around the school.