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| Title: |
Minnesota Project Learning Tree (PLT): Early Childhood
Supplement |
| Description of Resource: |
This
activity guide geared toward the young learner is designed to compliment
the PLT PreK-8 Activity Guide. Lessons are based on educational
practices appropriate for children ages 3-6. All 11 lessons are
broken into activity sections with enhancements including: music
and movement, art, literature, a snack, cognitive skills, a main
group activity, and reflection questions. Activities adapted from
or inspired by the following PLT activities: The Shape of Things;
Get in Touch with Trees; To Be a Tree; Adopt a Tree; Tree Life
Cycle; Trees as Habitats; Every Tree for Itself; Are Vacant Lots
Vacant; How Big is Your Tree; Signs of Fall; and Sounds Around. |
| Author/Producer: |
Minnesota Project
Learning Tree |
| Topic Areas Covered: |
Tree Parts,
Tree Products, Cycles, Tree Needs, Habitats |
| Type of Resource: |
Curriculum |
| For Grade Levels: |
Early Childhood |
| Publication Dates: |
2003 |
| Length: |
62 |
| Cost: |
This book is made available
only by attending a PLT instructional workshop. |
| Is It Available for Loan: |
No |
| Is Training Necessary: |
Yes |
| Language: |
English |
| Educational or Informational: |
Educational |
| Recommended Enhancements to Accompany This Resource: |
PLT
PreK-8 Activity Guide |
| Geographic Location |
All U.S. |
| Notes: |
Minnesota
Contact: Amy Kay Kerber, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Forestry, 500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155-4044.
651-297-2214, Fax: 651-296-5954, Email: amykay.kerber@dnr.state.mn.us |
| F.R.E.E. Network's Evaluation Criteria: |
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| To Order This Resource Contact: |
Project Learning Tree |
| Address: |
111 19th St. N.W., #780 |
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Washington, DC 20036 |
| Phone: |
202-463-2462 |
| Fax: |
202-463-2461 |
| E-Mail: |
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| URL: |
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/plt/curriculum.html#early
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Our Message and Evaluation Criteria:
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Everything is made from natural resources and natural resources
must come from somewhere.
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The gathering and processing of all natural resources have environmental
impacts.
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Responsible production and use of wood - a renewable resource -
is environmentally sound.
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