Preschool Learning Project – Learning About Trees

The major objectives of the Preschool Learning Project – Learning about trees comprise of:

1. Developing awareness: Children learn to recognize names, characteristics and living conditions of trees in nature through visiting, reading books, doing experiments and watching scientific movies.

 

 

Students watching scientific movies about trees

Observing and recognizing names, characteristics, benefits and harmful effects of trees

 

Learning about tree leaves, visiting areas full of green trees

 

Using microscopes to discover wood veins, leaves, barks Sowing seeds (rice, bean, etc.)

2. Developing language: Children learn to communicate confidently through such activities like reading poems, folk literatures, telling stories and reciting literatures about trees.

 

 

Naming leaves, seeds, trees; learning botanical glossary

3. Socio-emotional development: Children learn to cooperate and share with friends when participating in teambuilding activities, know how to protect and care for trees: do not break trees and branches.

 

 

Students cooperating in a tree-measuring experiment

4. Aesthetic development: Children learn how to express appropriate feelings about natural beauty and combine a variety of activities like drawing, modeling, cutting, tearing and pasting, doing jigsaw puzzles to produce meaningful and creative products.

 

 

Collecting books, seeds, leaves

 

Making a city model with full of trees

 

Drawing pictures about trees

5. Physical development: Children learn such skills like walking, running, crawling, etc. when taking part in movement and active games.

 

Through the “Learning about Trees” project, children can develop physically, socio-emotionally, aesthetically and know how to cooperate and share with their friends in activities. They also know how to protect and take care of trees, express feelings about natural beauty and love their surrounding environment more.

Some photos from the “Learning about Trees” project: