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Get Creative! Use some of these ideas to add more creativity to your tree collage: Sculptors see images in stone and wood—can you see faces or images in the bark of your favorite tree? Make a drawing of the images you see in your tree, or take close-up photographs.
If your tree could speak, what would it say? Would it have a story to tell or a song to sing? Let a tree speak to you and write down what it says. What would you say back? |
More outdoor fun“Focus on Newfoundland Forests” is an activity guide for primary and elementary school-aged children, and a great resource for educators, youth group leaders, and parents looking for hands-on, forest-based outdoor learning experiences for their children. Check out a few activities:
Contact the NL Department of Natural Resources, Forest Resources, for information on how to access this guide.
http://www.env.gov.nl.ca/snp/Education/ProjectWild/ProjectWild.htm
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Peel Academy participants at Big Falls, Sir Richard Squires Provincial Park. |
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There’s nothing better than lunch in the woods. |
The Forest in Your Backyard |
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Western Newfoundland Model Forest |
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The Great Outdoors |
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There are lots of ways to enjoy the great outdoors, and lots of activities to get families, students, youth groups or any other outdoor enthusiast involved in some hands-on, outdoor fun. Here are some fun ideas from Western School District’s outdoor program, “Where Continents Collided” and the NL Department of Natural Resources activity guide, “Focus on Newfoundland Forests.” 1. Hug A TreeBring your group to the edge of a field that has well-spaced, deciduous and coniferous trees. Divide participants into pairs. One person will blindfold the other and lead him or her to a particular tree. The blindfolded person will explore the tree using all senses except for sight. After a few moments, the blindfolded partner will be led back to the meeting spot and the blindfold will be removed. Then the partners return to the field, and the previously blindfolded partner will then try to find their tree. 2. Get to Know a TreeThere are lots of ways a tree can inspire artistic expression. Choose a tree that appeals to your senses and use the following activities to create images to compile into a collage of your favorite tree. Splatter print · Place a leaf flat on a piece of paper. · Dip a toothbrush in tempera paint. Shake off excess. Hold a window screen over your leaf while rubbing the brush back and forth. Remove the leaf from the paper to see its outline. Leaf print · Place a leaf on an ink pad, underside down (the underside has more clearly defined veins). Gently pat the leaf. · Remove the leaf from the ink pad and place it on a piece of paper. Place a piece of wax paper over the leaf and gently pat or roll the leaf so that the ink is transferred to the paper. Leaf pounding · Place a leaf on a piece of blotting paper or cloth. · Use a small stone and gently pound the leaf. As you pound, leaf pigments will be transferred to the paper. Bark rubbing · Have a friend hold a sheet of paper over the trunk of your tree. · Use a black crayon and gently rub the paper. The pattern of the bark will be transferred to the paper. When you have finished these activities, paste everything you have created on a large sheet of paper. This collage will give you some interesting perspectives of your favorite tree. |
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Check out these activities from Western School District’s “Where Continents Collided” (PDF Files) Activity 1—Getting to Know Me: the Tree Activity 3—Twig Identification and Forcing Activity 4—Dirt Dwellers: Life in the Forest Soil Activity 5—Opening Up the Forest Activity 7—Measuring Up the Forest
See more information about Outdoor Education. |
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Taking a walk on the trail to Cedar Cove. |