Class Activities

Print off these activities or use them to generate your own ideas.  Have fun!

Lessons

• A Tree’s Ring of Life: 2 Parts (Compare/Contrast & Creative Writing) – a look at 2 different tree trunk cross sections and the aspects of each.

- Rubric

• Mapping the Trail – make a map and legend of the field trip trail
• Stages of Succession

- Stages and Wildlife Chart

- Stages of Succession slide series (2.4M)

- Flip Book directions

• Tree Ring Timeline – students make a tree ring depiction of their own life.

Games

• Forest Bingo (Challenge Version)
• Forest Bingo (Easy Version)
• Trail Trivia Board Game
• Plant Life Matching Game

Activities

• From the Forest to Your House (with tree parts) – a fun activity for the family
• From the Forest to Your House (without tree parts) – a fun activity for the family
• Forestry Terms – study and use these terms to create a word search

  - Word Search Grid (challenge)

- Word Search Grid (easy)

• Starker Forests Field Trip Mad Lib – students can create their own field trip mad lib and trade with a partner or they can complete the example provided.
• Tree Plant Day - Then and Now (1.8M)
• More Ideas

To schedule a field trip or for more information, contact Dick Powell at (541) 929-2477 or by email at dick@starkerforests.com.