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From the blooming of trees in my backyard to the cherry trees blossoming in Washington D.C., trees are found in so many places and in so many forms at the Library of Congress. I love the book on historic trees Nicholson, Katharine Stanley. Historic American trees. [New York, Frye publishing company, 1922] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/22024036/.
Check out some of the interesting trees I found.
The song states “I'll not sing of flowers, flags or April Showers but I will sing of trees!” Arbor Day is Friday April 28. Take your class outside or discover the beauty of trees found in the Library of Congress collections. Why not find out each states tree for a fun project or just go out and read the book A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry. There are a vast number of lessons that you can do with the trees. I love trees and I know your students will too.
If you can add to this album, please do! Let's start a "tree"mendous post on trees.
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I love this album and the teaching ideas 
Cheryl Best
! I added an image of one of my favorite trees to the album, which also happens to be the name of my daughter.
Love the album
Cheryl Best
! I added an ad from 1913 about chewing gum coming from trees. We do an activity with 2nd graders called Tree Needs. The kids look at containers and items and try to guess which ones come from trees and then learn about the needs a tree has before playing a game where they are the trees and have to collect colored chips for water, nutrients, and CO2. Chewing gum ALWAYS messes them up as a product that comes from trees!
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