Summary
Ranger Jesse leads city kids on a forest mission from Plum, exploring one tree from its canopy down to its roots and meeting the plants, animals and insects that call it home.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Kids explore a single tree and find a whole community living in it.
- What living things did the kids find in and around the tree?
- Which parts of the tree do different animals use?
- Why is a tree a good home for so many creatures?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: canopy, roots, habitat.
Try it: Draw a tree and label three different living things and where on the tree each one lives.