Parts of a Tree

Time : 40 minutes

Author: Vicki DeBusk

Outline

Greeting and Review	Meet in usual spot. Ask students, “Where do trees come from? How big are trees? Do you have a favorite tree? What do you know about trees?” Explain that today we are going to learn about the parts of as tree.
Main Lesson	Investigate and identify parts of a tree.
Activity 1	Parts of a Tree *Materials Needed*: white board to draw tree for example, journals, pencils, colored pencils or crayons, magnifying lens – enough for each student
Activity 2	Work in the garden *Materials Needed*: watering cans, gloves, brooms
Cleanup	Put away all supplies
Goodbye	As students line up, ask them to name a part of the tree and explain its purpose.
External References	None
Worksheets	None

This activity can be completed as a whole class or you can divide the class in 2 groups and rotate.

Using a white board or large piece of paper, draw a tree like the one above. Ask the students to help label the tree.
Have students go into the garden and find one of the trees. Next, have them draw the tree in their journal and label the parts of the tree.
Have the students use the magnifying lens to look more closely at the bark of the tree and draw it in their journal.
Extension: Students could write a quite story from the point of view of the tree.

Encourage students to raise their hand and ask questions if they are unsure about something.