Introduction / Planning
Most activities are designed to allow the students and teachers to complete the activity without further directions. Refer to the contents page throughout the unit.

Use/print out the KNOW-WONDER-LEARN-STILL WONDER Chart to pre-assess student’s knowledge about trees.
0 Read Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg as a shared reading activity.
0 Duplicate and send home the parent/family letter at the beginning of the unit.
0 If finding appropriate locations for planting the seedlings is a problem, modifications to the activities may be needed. Students may be able to plant on school property or at a friend or relative's house. For information or assistance, call the forester in your area.
0 Prepare a bulletin board by posting a bare tree. Students will be completing and hanging leaves as an introductory activity.

Jigsaw Strategy

Use the jigsaw strategy with cooperative groups to create lists of (1) uses of trees and (2) the importance of tree planting as depicted in or inferred from teh story, Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg. Have the students number off 1, 2, 3, 4. Put all the ones in a group, all twos, etc. Give each group a question from the chart below. Allow a few minutes for the group to research the answers. Have each student record a response generated by the group on a leaf.

Jonny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg

Cut-out leaves for students information Have the students return to their original 1234 groups and allow a few minutes for each member to share the information on their leaf. Color and cut out the leaves. Display on a tree in the room, bulletin board or other display.

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