CUXX-12

CU PKK K-1:13 Tu B’Shvat The Importance of Trees Goal: Students will plant parsley seeds and discuss the different products we get from trees. Materials – grocery bag filled with tree produced products, Grows on Trees sign, Made from tree sign, parsley seeds, cups, potting soil, water spayer, 1. ** Gain attention of the learner ** Fill a grocery bag with a package of napkins, some pencils, apples, dates, figs, walnuts, and any mixture of tree by products. Make sure there are enough items for each child to have one. Ask students to identify each item. Return the items back to the bag. 2. ** Review relevant past learning ** In Israel and around the world we rely on many plants for many things. At Tu B’Shvat we take time to think about the special things trees do for us. 3. ** Present new material ** We use trees and the products trees in many different ways. 4. ** Provide guided practice ** Bring the materials from the bag. Create two signs. Draw fruits on sign one and label this sign “Grows on Trees.” The second sign draw a trunk, label this sign “Made from trees.” Ask students one at a time to remove items from the bag. As an item is removed, the child should place the item under the appropriate sign. What items, not from the collection can the students add to this list. Search around the room together, how many items in the room can they find that are made from trees? 5. ** Provide independent practice ** Only certain kinds of plants are trees. Some plants, however, look like trees. Distribute 8 oz cups, soil, and some parsley seeds to each student. Water the plants slightly. (Make one extra plant to bring back to class next week to compare growth) 6. ** Close the lesson ** Show the picture from the seed packet to the class. How many similarities can they make between a tree and the parsley plant? Ask the students to describe what they will do to make sure that there plant grows strong and healthy.