Project Learning Tree (4-6)

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
"This is a very comprehensive collection of activities [for] use throughout the year."

"New energy and society storylines are important contributions to the 2001 update."

"Very comprehensive - lots of varied activities."

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

Presentation
"Clear, easy to use layout."

Pedagogy
"Excellent activities that engage students using a variety of pedagogical strategies."

Teacher Usability
"Sets the pace, space, time, and approach for teachers."

"Such a broad range of lessons to choose from and the cross-referencing by subject is a great boon for busy teachers!"

"The pencil lesson is amazing! Good systems thinking!"

Focus on Communities
"Good job integrating human and natural communities."

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 guide 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 into five themes: diversity, interrelationshipss, systems, structure and scale, and patterns of change. Appendices offer tips for dealing with controversial issues, multiculturals, using technology, differentiated instruction; organizations and agencies, and cross-referenced indices for activities. A supplement correlates activities to California Content Standards for Science, History and Social Studies, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and English Language Development. Spanish translations of the student pages and a glossary are available.

Web Address: http://www.fire.ca.gov

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum

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: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Cultural Awareness, Economics, Ecosystems-General, Ecosystems-Forest, Ecosystems-Mountain, Ecosystems-Watershed, Ecosystems-Wetlands, Endangered Species, Energy, Gardening/Composting, Land Use, Monitoring, Natural Resources/Res. Mgmt., Nature Awareness, Plants & Animals, Pollution Prevention, Recycling/Waste Mgmt., Stewardship, Sustainable Development, Technology & Society, Transportation, Urban Environments, Water

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: Statewide

Additional Languages: Spanish

View Sample Pages (PDF)

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