I have a free trees lapbook and resources today for a fun study about trees. Too, on my Homeschool Lapbooks – Powerful Tools For Mastery Learning page you can find more free homeschool lapbooks.
And studying trees can bring together botany, biology, ecology, earth science, geography, math, and environmental science in one natural science unit study for an older study. With a younger student, they can start learning the parts of a tree.
A tree study is a great introduction to botany without making science feel abstract. Instead of only reading about plant structures in a textbook, kids can go outside and study trees.
They can examine bark, compare leaves, look for seeds, measure trunks, study roots, observe insects, and notice differences among tree species.
Use my lapbook as a segue into a deeper study. For example, older kids are ready to go beyond simply identifying the roots, trunk, branches, and leaves.
Next, add some of these books about trees to your unit study and to this lapbook.
BOOKS ABOUT TREES FOR KIDS
We prefer living books when we can find them.
And then we add reference books or field guides as we need them.
9 Tree Books & Resources for Kids Who Love Reading and Being Read To
You'll love using one of these books as a science reference or to use for art to inspire life science lessons.
Some trees have lived many lifetimes, standing as silent witnesses to history. Some are remarkable for their age and stature; others for their usefulness. A bristlecone pine tree in California has outlived man by almost 4,000 years; a baobab tree in Australia served as a prison for Aboriginal prisoners at the turn of the twentieth century; and a major oak in England was used as a hiding place for Robin Hood and his men (or so the story goes…).
The fourteen trees in this book have earned the title "Celebritrees" for their global fame and significance. Both in fact and in legend, these fascinating trees remind us not only how much pleasure trees bring, but what they can tell us about history.
Spectacular illustrations rendered in oil paint, and a rhyming text that describes a tree’s activities from its roots to its branches, introduce young readers to the amazing activities that go on in a tree. Acorns nibbled by chipmunks, ants scurrying across a trunk, a spider spinning a web, leaves “breathing out air for all to breathe in”—everything adds up to a “busy tree” for all to “come and see.”
This is a fantastic reference book to have on hand for tree studies.
It has great illustrations and covers everything from how a tree “eats and drinks” to types of trees, seeds, how they change in the seasons, why we need them and more
Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world.
An introduction to the world of insects, caterpillars, and butterflies including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts.Invites young naturalists to spot wildlife.
Tree Full of Wonder is a vibrant, rhyming, educational and unique picture book showing the unbreakable bond between people and trees. For children ages 3-8. Kids will fall in love with nature and will become Protectors of the Trees.
From the highest branch and leaf down to the complex “wood wide web” of roots, it’s no wonder every part of a tree plays an important role in its own growth and the habitat of the whole forest or woodland. The Magic & Mystery of Trees is a nature book that takes children on a fascinating journey of exploration, showing them just how special these mighty organisms are.
Learn and Play: These figurines provide a fun and educational way to learn about different tree species, promoting environmental awareness and appreciation.
Bringing the world of TREES to your fingertips, FANDEX presents a foolproof field guide. Four visual keys--die-cut leaf, bark pattern, flower, nut or seed, and photo of the full tree--plus descriptions of habitat and more combine to give a complete picture of North America's forest and backyard trees.
In addition, TREES is a cultural history--of the mighty White Oak, California Redwood, Aillanthus, the tree that grows in Brooklyn, and the stately White Ash, as important for the bows of early Native Americans as for the baseball bats of today.
Next, look at some more hands-on tree activities.
FUN HANDS-ON TREE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
- Why Evergreen Trees Are the Ultimate Winter Wonder & Tree Craft
- From Forest to Fun: Unique Crafts With Tree Bark
- Hands-On Literature Nature Study: Simple Tree Craft
- Cardinal Birds in Winter and Birch Trees Easy Watercolor Kids Activity
- Celebrate Arbor Day With A Fun Flowering Cherry Tree Activity
- 10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love
Last, look at the minibooks included in this free download.
FREE TREES LAPBOOK MINIBOOKS INCLUDED:
- All About Trees
- Parts of a Tree
- Common Tree Forms
- Tree Life Cycle
- Fun Facts About Trees
- Why We Need Trees
- What is a Tree
- My Tree Promise
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