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Arbor Day

From All About the Holidays

Arbor Day
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Summary

While most holidays honor events in the past, Arbor Day is all about looking to the future. All across the country Americans plant trees to recognize the important role they play on earth.

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Discussion

Short explainer (2 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.

  1. What makes Arbor Day different from most other holidays?
  2. What jobs do trees do for the land, air, and animals?
  3. Where near your school would a new tree help the most?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: arbor, plant, oxygen, shade.

Try it: Count the trees you can see from one window, then write one sentence about what those trees do for your school.