TREES! A Pathfinder for Kindergarten
	Trees are plants that have a woody trunk and leaves. Trees have different types of leaves. Have you noticed that some trees lose their leaves during the Fall while other trees keep their leaves all year? To learn more about trees, follow the links on this pathfinder.
	Books Magazines Internet Sites Videos CD-ROM Dewey Numbers Keywords Phrases People Places State EALRs
	Print Resources-Books and Magazines
	Our library has wonderful books about TREES. A few of the books are listed below. NONFICTION BOOKS Arnosky, Jim Crinkleroot's guide to knowing the trees. Bash, Barbara Tree of Life Brenner, Barbara The Tremendous Tree Book "Reading Rainbow Book" Dorros, Arthur A Tree is growing Ehlert, Lois Red leaf, yellow leaf Fowler, Allan How Do You Know It's Fall? "Rookie Read-About Science" Gamlin, Linda Eyewitness Explorers:Trees Halpern, Shari The Apple Pie Tree Hiscock, Bruce The Big Tree Lauber, Patricia Be a Friend to Trees Lavies, Bianca Tree Trunk Traffic Maestro, Betsy Why Do Leaves Change Color "Let's read and find out science" National Wildlife Fed. Trees Are Terrific! "Ranger Rick's Naturescope" Podendorf, Illa A New True Book: TREES Robbins, Ken Autumn Leaves Schnieper, Claudia An Apple Tree Through The Year Thomson, Ruth Trees "Usborne First Nature Series" Wadsworth, Ginger Giant Sequoia Trees: Early Bird Nature Books Watts, Barrie Apple Tree   FICTION BOOKS Bunting, Eve Someday a Tree Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree Gibbons, Gail The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree Polacco, Patricia The Bee Tree Udry, Janice May A Tree is Nice   Return to Top
	Online Resources--Internet Sites
	These Web sites will help you learn more about TREES: A Year of Trees A great website with 18 fun activities for kindergartners and first graders.   Treetures An environmental education effort with a direct focus on trees. Kid-friendly with many activities for young children and an excellent resource for parents and teachers. Treetures are a community of whimsical characters that are dedicated to carrying the message of tree planting and care. The Treeture Program, sponsored by the US Forest Service, promotes activities held throughout the country that combine environmental education with entertainment for children.   Partners for Growing This University of Missouri site has an excellent educator and student page "Just for Kids" featuring the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.   Teaching Youth About Trees The National Arbor Day Foundation home page is filled with excellent resources and information for students and teachers.   American Forests Learn about the tallest and biggest trees! Earth Day! Excellent teacher site   Dragonfly Trees Just as trees come in many different shapes and sizes, the Dragonfly tree pages are designed to take you on many different interactive adventures.   Return to Top
	Videos, CD-ROM, Laserdiscs, etc.
	Our library has these multimedia resources about TREES: Video 582.16 Tree. Dorling Kindersley. It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown Video Arbor Day Committee (available free of charge from Wenatchee's local Arbor Day Committee 663-8181) Return to Top
	Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse
	If you want to browse the shelves in the library to find information about TREES, look for these numbers: 582.16 Trees 582 Seed-bearing plants 583 Flowering plants 634 Orchards, fruits, nuts, forestry Return to Top
	Keywords and Phrases for Searching
	Do you need more information? Ask your teacher, librarian, or parent to use these words and phrases to help you search Electric Library, KidQuest Magazine Index, the library online catalog, CD-ROM or print encyclopedias, and the World Wide Web:   trees forests conifers deciduous trees palm trees broad-leaved trees needle-leafed trees orchards search by species of trees, such as pine tree Return to Top
	Community Resources-People and Places
	The following community contacts may help you with your topic: Wenatchee is the place for trees! Fruit trees, native trees, evergreen trees and ornamental trees - we have them all. And we also have the community resources who would love to tell your class all about them! National Forest Service Susan Thomas 548-6977 ext 237 A wonderful educator who has lots of material and information regarding our National Forests. Tree Identification. Effect of fire on trees.  Conservation District Peggy Entzel 664-0265 Will come to your class and explain why trees are important in our local environment and present each student with a FREE tree to plant at home or at school. Native Plant Society Susan Ballinger 664-8955 Have you ever wondered what trees are native to the Wenatchee Valley? This group has the experts! They are a very active local group and are very geared toward kids. They are in the process of putting together a Big Book of our native trees just for this unit! They have slides, pictures and black line drawings of the trees native to our Steppe Shrubb environment. Would love to hear from you. The Native Plant Society teaches a six week class at college and high school each spring on Beginning Plant ID - Native Plants all around. Contact Dottie Knecht @ 548-7393. Wenatchee Valley Arbor Day Committee Valerie Hampton 664-0265 The local Arbor Day Committee plans the festivities for Arbor Day held the second Wednesday of April every year. This year it will be at Walla Walla Point Park, Wednesday, April 12th from 11:00am - 3:00pm. It's a celebration of trees! FREE trees and plants will be given out to all who come. This organization also has wonderful information available to your classroom. "It's Arbor Day Charlie Brown!" is an excellent video for kindergarteners, explaining the importance trees in our lives. WSU Tree Fruit Research Center 663-8181 Fruit trees are what make Wenatchee so special. Plan a field trip to the Research Center and learn all about the fruit industry. It's close and local. Call the Science Lady and she will help you arrange a quick field trip to the apple orchards! Local Fruit Tree Nurseries C&O Nursery Co. 662-7164 VanWell Nursery 886-8189 Does that stick really grow into a tree? Learn more about our local trees by visiting a local nursery. Call the Science Lady and she will help you arrange a quick field trip to a local nursery. Columbia Garden Center 884-9292 Arrange for a visit either to your classroom or to the Garden Center to explore the variety of trees available in our Valley. Call the Science Lady and she will help you arrange the visit.  Return to Top
	EALRs and Other Resources for Teachers
	General Information The Trees unit is a Full Option Science System (FOSS) kit created by the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. It is published by Britannica. For assistance with your kit or to request additional supplies please contact your Science Lady, Karen Rutherford. Core Concepts In this unit students are expected to Observe, compare and describe the properties of trees and parts of trees. Acquire the vocabulary associated with trees. Develop a growing curiosity and interest in the physical world around them. Understand the importance of trees in our lives and communities.   Return to Top
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