Mini Forestry/Trees (K-1)

MANUAL:The Manual for this project can be found below in Resources.

EXHIBIT: This is a list of project activities that can be shown at the Newton County Punkin’ Vine Fair.  Pick a project activity you would like to try from the list below. This exhibit can be displayed in various ways such as on a 22” X 28” poster board (see the “4-H Poster and Notebook Requirements” section for more information), scrapbook, project activities, etc.

  • Make a project activity as a group and take it to the fair to show the kinds of things your group has been doing.
  • Make a scrapbook of pictures showing your group having fun while making the project activities in this manual.
  • Visit a lumberyard. Observe the main different types of wood. How is the wood stored? What sounds do you hear? What kinds of smells do you notice? Talk to one of the workers to find out what they do. Draw a picture of what you found out.
  • Make a poster with pictures of your group planting a tree.
  • Make an art collage out of things collected on a walk in the woods. You can do this by yourself or you can do this as a group mural.
  • Go on an alphabet scavenger hunt. Look for things in the forest that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Make an alphabet book using the items you find.
  • Make a poster or book showing things people can do to help trees or showing things people use that come from trees.
  • Write a story or poem about your favorite tree.
  • Draw a picture of the ways your favorite tree looks in each of the four seasons.
  • Make a collage of pictures cut from magazines. Show as many different kinds of trees as you can find. See if you can find at least one picture of a tree with an unusual shape.
  • Take a walk in a local park. Collect things that have fallen from trees onto the ground. Make a tree shaped poster and glue all the things you found onto the poster. Be sure to match the items with the part of the tree where they are found.
  • Make a leaf rubbings book using 5 leaves you find that you think are interesting. To make the leaf rubbings, place each leaf on a flat surface with the vein side up. Next, place a piece of paper over the leaf and use the side of a crayon to rub color over it. Label each page with the leaf name.

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