Giving Tress

The Hoot Owls have been curious about trees. They learned about the parts of trees and different types of trees. The class read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and learned about the many things that trees give us. The Hoot Owls also read the book Sticks by Diane Alber which taught them about objects that are made out of trees.

The Hoot Owls then created their own giving trees, which was a multi-step activity. First, the Hoot Owls collected sticks that had been piling up on their playground. Next, they painted a beautiful fall background, and then glued their sticks to it the shape of a tree. The students also added some pieces of felt to the trees to represent autumn leaves. Ms. Traci asked the Hoot Owls, “What does your giving tree give you?”  Responses included:

“My giving tree gives me oxygen, shade, maple syrup.”

Elliott

“My giving tree gives me some of its apples. My giving tree would let me climb it.

Ruby

My giving tree gives me leaves and apples. I will gather the leaves and eat the apples. I’ll climb up too.

Leo

Check out pictures of the Hoot Owls creating their giving trees below.

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