What is National Tree Day?
National Tree Day is a large community tree planting and nature protection event participated by many Australians. It is a call to action for all Australians to put their hands in the earth and give back to their community. Each year, hundreds of thousands people volunteer their time to engage in environmental activities that educate individuals about the world around them.
When is National Tree Day?
Sunday, 6 August
Activities:
- Refer to School Tree Day Activities - https://nsw.childcarealliance.org.au/blog/826-schools-tree-day
- Encourage families to plant a tree at home and bring in a picture capturning moment for the children to share with peers and create a family tree with the images.
- Encourage families to bring in recycle materials to save trees.
- Reading books about the importance of trees and the life cycle of trees - https://www.hellowonderful.co/post/10-CHILDREN----S-BOOKS-ABOUT-PLANTS-AND-FLOWERS/
- Exploring seeds in foods that we eat.
- Discussing and creating a diagram of what happens to trees and leaves in different seasons; this could also be turned into a identifying different types of trees in nature magazines and creating a collage.
See this link for lots of fun activity sheets that can be used for young learners: https://treeday.planetark.org/toolkit/#activity-sheets
Or click throught to these links that provide toolkits for early learning: