December Blog entries

During the holiday break, get crafty with Project Learning Tree! Crafts around the holiday season can include much more than just frosting cookies and building the traditional snowman. When students use natural materials to create fun art projects in the wintertime, it helps them form deeper connections with the outside world.

Encourage students to get outside and learn the skill of winter tree ID. Use this guide to learn about buds and other things to look for in winter. Click on the link to the left to access the Winter Tree ID Key from the LEAF Program.

It may be cold outside, but winter is a great time to get outside! Check out this resource from Environmental Education for Kids (EEK) that shares awesome ways you can engage with nature in the winter!

Have your students "dive in" to the virtual dives created by NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries. Students can feel like they are on a field trip while they explore exotic places like Hawaii or Michigan's own Thunder Bay. These immersive 360 degree views allow students to escape to amazing habitats by just using their devices. To make it an assignment, have students compare two dives, what animals they saw, how the water looked, etc! Click on the link to the left to see all of the offered virtual dives.