LEAF 5-6 Lesson Guide Kit

LEAF K-8th Grade Kits correspond to the K-1st grade, 2nd-3rd grade, 4th grade, 5-6th grade, and 7-8th grade LEAF Lesson Guides. These kits contain supplemental lesson materials, fiction and non-fiction books focused on Wisconsin forests, and equipment for students to use when exploring the forest for grades 5-6.

This kit includes:

• 6 Books (see checklist for complete list)
• Lesson Materials (Lessons 1-8, Careers Exploration, Field Enhancements 1, 2, & 3)
• Additional Materials

Other Resources for this kit:

• LEAF 5-6 Lesson Guide Kit Checklist PDF
• Lessons from the LEAF 5-6 Lesson Guide:
  • Lesson 1 – Me as a Tree
  • Lesson 2 – What Makes A Forest?
  • Lesson 3 – Forests are Always Changing
  • Lesson 4 – Ecosystem Extravaganza
  • Lesson 5 – We All Need Trees
  • Lesson 6 – What is Management?
  • Lesson 7 – Who Owns It?
  • Lesson 8 – Whose Job Is It?
  • Careers Exploration
  • Field Enhancement 1 – Woods’ Worth
  • Field Enhancement 2 – Studying Forest Layers
  • Field Enhancement 3 – Competition in a Forest