Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education program that uses trees and forests as “windows on the world” to help students master core subjects and develop essential problem-solving skills.
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Families
Whether in your backyard, at a local park, or on a forest walk — these activities provide a great way for families to connect with nature and each other.
Early Childhood
Home tweet Home – A great activity for learners age 1-6 from PLT’s Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children
Elementary
Sample Student Activities – A sampling of hands-on PLT activities from PLT’s Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide and E-Unit Collections
Middle and High School
- Learn About Forests 12 activities perfect for natural resource professionals and community leaders engaging middle schoolers in learning about trees, forests, and sustainable forest management.
- Teaching with i-Tree Middle and high school students discover and analyze the many ecosystem services that trees provide and calculate the dollar value of these benefits using a free, state-of-the-art online tool.
- The Journeys of Black Professionals in Green Careers – Filled with inspiring stories and profiles, this guide shares the diverse career paths taken by over 20 professionals who found their way into a green career through their love of nature and the outdoors.
- Forests and Climate Change – Designed for grades 9-12, these lessons teach about climate change impacts on forest ecosystems, carbon sequestration, strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapting to changing climatic conditions.
- Green School Investigations – Engage students in STEM as they investigate their school site, energy use, water, waste and recycling practices.
Ready-to-Use Materials
Ready to dive deeper? Our standards-aligned, research-based instructional materials inspire a lifelong commitment to environmental stewardship
Early Childhood
K-8
- Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide – Available in Spanish
- Colorado Science Standards Correlations
- Resources – Downloadable English/Spanish student pages, units of instruction, indigenous resources, career connections and more
Theme-based Activity Collections
Start your Project Learning Tree journey with our themed collections! Each set features three activities from the Explore Your Environment guide, making it a perfect way to experience PLT without committing to the full curriculum.
E-Units – Treemendous Science! (K-2), Energy in Ecosystems (3-5), Carbon & Climate (6-8)
Forest Literacy
Project Learning Tree’s materials translate complex concepts about forests and sustainable forest management into accessible lessons for all ages. This empowers learners to make informed decisions about the environment and become champions for healthy forests, which are vital to our planet’s well-being