Project Learning Tree (K-3)

Contact Information

Main Contact: Kay Antunez

Phone: 916-653-7958
Fax: 916-653-6378

Email: Kay.Antunez@fire.ca.gov

Mailing Address: PO Box 944246

Street Address: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Sacramento, California 95814-2460

Last Updated: 06-06-2007

Compendium Resource

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Wow! PLT has come a long way since I took a workshop in the 80's. It really deserves a second look - it is a very broad-based, all encompassing environmental education program."

"Very comprehensive - lots of varied activities."

"Offers a balanced presentation on (potentially) controversial topics."

Presentation
"Offers excellent, detailed appendices."

"Good lesson plan layout."

Pedagogy
"Activities are used to teach specific concepts or to integrate into other curricula."

Teacher Usability
"Each lesson can be used independent of others, although a storyline can be seen when some lessons are presented in sequence."

"Extensive field testing."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Project Learning Tree, California

Description: Project Learning Tree (2006, 470 p.) is a pre-K-8 environmental education activity guides that uses the forest as the context through which students study the environment, its interrelationships, resources and the implications for management and sustainability, and forces that shape society and culture. Ninety-six activities are organized within five themes: diversity, interrelationships, systems, structure and scale, and patterns of change. Appendices offer tips for dealing with controversial issues, multiculturalism, differentiated instruction and use of technology; organizations and agencies; and cross-referenced indices for activities. A supplement correlates activities to California Content Standards for Science, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Mathematics and the California Environmental Education Initatitives "Environmental Principles and Concepts". Spanish translations of the student pages and glossary are available.

Web Address: http://www.plt.org

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum, Professional Development

Audience Served: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Teachers, Nonformal Educators, General Public, College Students

Cost: Provided free at low-cost or free workshop

EE Focus: Environmental Sciences, Nature Awareness, Sustainable Development

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary

Correlated to these State Standards: English/Language Arts, History/Social Science, Mathematics, Science
Correlations to Standards have been determined by the Provider and have not been verfied by CREEC Network staff or CDE.

Counties Served: Yolo, Statewide

Additional Languages: Spanish

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

A+
A+
A
A+
A+
A+

Discipline Emphasis

Science
History/Social Science
Health
Mathematics
Visual/Performing Arts
Language Arts
Industrial/Vocational Ed.
Foreign Language